If there is one tradition deeply intertwined with Italian Christmas, it is the nativity scene — the presepe. And there is perhaps no city that approaches this beloved symbol with
By Olivia Bennett There’s something undeniably special about returning to New York in winter — and I don’t mean the sugar-coated, movie-scene holiday fantasy. I mean the real kind of
As the new year approaches — well, there are still 30 days to go — it feels like the perfect moment to pop open a bottle of champagne and look
Saturnia – When a Sunday Escape Was the Only Remedy I Needed Last Sunday I reached that point of the month when I simply needed to stop.November always hits hard
For the past ten years, I’ve passed through Bologna several times on my way home to Florence. Each visit revealed a new layer, a new reason to fall in love
While we don’t traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving here in Tuscany, the holiday has quietly woven itself into late November thanks to American friends, travellers, and expats. And since Olivia is here
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By Olivia Bennett for Wonders of the World I promised myself that the next time my ship arrived in Marseille, I would follow Van Gogh’s footsteps across Provence. So here
Via Tornabuoni – Florence, Where Light, Fashion and History Become a Single Walk Via Tornabuoni in Florence is not just a prestigious address in the heart of the city: every
By Olivia Bennett for Wonders of the World Early in the morning, I stepped off the ship in Civitavecchia — the true launchpad for Rome. I didn’t expect the morning
