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Italy Article Round-Up

Italy Article Round-Up

by Melanie on 16. Jul, 2008 in Bologna, Campania, Capri, Destinations, Driving Tours, Emilia-Romagna, Family Travel, Florence, Food and Wine, Lazio, Naples, Out and About, Piemonte, Rome, Sicily, Specialty Travel, Travel Articles, Tuscany, Veneto, Venice

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 [...]

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Free Airfare to Italy with Perillo Tours

Free Airfare to Italy with Perillo Tours

by Melanie on 28. Apr, 2008 in Bologna, Deals and Packages, Destinations, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Rome, Sicily

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 [...]

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Italy Article Round-Up From the Past Few Months

Italy Article Round-Up From the Past Few Months

by Melanie on 02. Mar, 2008 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Piemonte, Rome, Sicily, Travel Articles, Tuscany, Umbria, Veneto, Venice

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 [...]

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What’s On in Italy: March

What’s On in Italy: March

by Melanie on 02. Mar, 2008 in Arts and Culture, Bologna, Destinations, Emilia-Romagna, Festivals and Events, Lazio, Museums and Exhibits, Rome, Sicily, Umbria, Veneto, Venice

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 [...]

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36 Hours in Bologna

36 Hours in Bologna

by Melanie on 21. Sep, 2007 in Bologna, Destinations, Emilia-Romagna, Travel Articles

One of the most underrated and overlooked cities in Italy is Bologna. This beautiful college town is home to two (count ‘em) two leaning towers and some of the best cuisine in the country. But Bologna sure won’t be one of Italy’s best kept secrets now that the NYT has put out the article 36 [...]

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Bologna’s Old Cutlery Shop

Bologna’s Old Cutlery Shop

by Melanie on 08. Mar, 2007 in Bologna, Destinations, Emilia-Romagna, Shopping, Travel Articles

  In a recent NY Times Foraging column, Melissa Clark profiles Antica Aguzzeria del Cavallo, a cutlery shop that dates back to 1783. Clark notes, “If it cuts, rips, tears, nicks, grates, slices, shaves or pricks and is legal to sell, they most likely have it.” Being the heartland of Italian cooking, Bologna is a [...]

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