If I had to name one truly unique experience to be had in my native town, one thing in particular would come to mind: attending an opera in the Verona Arena. And even if you don't know anything about opera, if you can't tell a bar…

For centuries, the Republic of Venice ruled the seas. But one of its greatest legacies, and a distinctive feature of the region's landscape today, is the collection of nearly five thousand Venetian villas scattered over its mainla…

It's Sunday morning and a beautiful sunny day. I take my bike and head down along the Adige River. This is a little ritual shared by thousands of people from Verona. Every Sunday, in fact, the stretch along the river, or the Lunga…