September 5, 2008 – 8:58 am
Hard to believe it’s September again! Here’s a rundown for the beginning of the fall - a marvelous time to be in Italy!
Time for Wine! One of the reasons it’s so great to travel in Italy in the fall is for all of the wine sampling to be done. Oenological Week in Montefalco, Umbria, which celebrates [...]
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I am now catching up on summer magazine reading and just came across Gourmet’s May issue, which has tons of information on cooking schools in Italy and elsewhere. So, I wanted to give you the lowdown on the schools I found in the magazine as well as a couple others I’ve read about in the [...]
In case you missed these recent articles on travel to Italy…
New York Times
Sicily, Through the Eyes of the Leopard
The Washington Post
See Naples…And Eat
Sydney Morning Herald
Ready for Super-Bol (A Search for the Best Ragu in Bologna)
Los Angeles Times
Exploring Sun-Splashed Venice’s City Squares
The Guardian (UK)
Instant Weekend…Turin
The Boston Globe
Eat Them All, Pray For More, Love the Neopolitan Pie
Ancient [...]
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Well, the Italian National team will not be going to the European Soccer Championship semi-finals thanks to Spain, who beat the Italians for the first time since the 1920s on penalty kicks in yesterday’s match. Yeah, Spain’s had a long drought when it comes to defeating Italy. Of course, that wasn’t always the case.
Large parts [...]
Lots of Italy-related articles this time of year. So, here goes:
New York Times
Wandering Beyond Classic Rome (The Frugal Traveler Does Europe on a Budget)
On Venice’s Grand Canal in a Kayak
Prescription Med (Ischia)
Los Angeles Times
Exploring Rome’s Famous Seven Hills
Budget Travel in Rome
10 Books and Movies to Prep for a Trip to Rome
Italy: At Home in Rome
National [...]
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My friend Jessica over at Italy Logue found this (pretty) great deal from Perillo Tours this summer. Here’s the gist:
In order to take advantage of the (admittedly generous) free airfare offer, you have to fly from New York’s JFK into Rome, Bologna or Palermo. You have to fly on EuroFly airlines. The flight must be [...]
At the end of this month, from April 24-27, Vespa enthusiasts from around the world will gather in Cefalù, Sicily, for Vespa World Days. This annual event, held in a different city each year, brings together thousands of the iconic Italian “motorini” from Piaggio in one place. Participants not only have the chance to meet [...]
Here are some of the Italy travel articles you may have missed over the past few months.
New York Times
Prato, Italy: In Tuscany, the Revealing of a Forbidden Love
Bread-Making and Truffle-Hunting in Italy (Piemonte; actually a short review of two tours)
Bologna, Italy: Finding New Life in the Arts
La Dolce Vita, Both Day and Night (Readers Picks [...]
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It’s time again for the rundown of the upcoming month’s events. March is unofficially the beginning of the tourist season in Italy, as the weather warms up and Easter festivities get underway.
Photography Exhibitions for Pilgrims, Rome. Rome’s March agenda is packed, though two photography exhibits seems quite interesting. At the Museo di Roma Palazzo Braschi [...]
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February 28, 2008 – 7:26 am
This one comes from the U.K.’s Italy Magazine, which tells us that the Corleone villa of former Mafia boss Salvatore Riina has been turned into farmstay housing, a.k.a., an agriturismo. The Pio La Torre Cooperative, named for a martyred anti-Mafia activist, belonged to Riina before it was seized by the State after his 1993 capture. [...]
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