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Italy Summer Article Round-Up 2008

June 21, 2008 – 9:59 am

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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Shopping For Italy’s Best Artisanal Traditions

April 24, 2008 – 5:10 am

We recently profiled the Civilized Shopper’s Guides to Rome and Florence, two handy shopping guides for two of Italy’s most popular cities. Landing on bookshelves this week is the second edition of Made in Italy: A Shopper’s Guide to Italy’s Best Artisanal Traditions from Murano Glass to Ceramics, Jewelry, Leather Goods, and More. Written by [...]

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Bringing Home the Best from Italy

April 8, 2008 – 5:02 am

 
It’s one thing to go to Italy and bring back photos, cheap souvenirs, and designer clothing that you could have bought at just about any department store or outlet. It’s quite another to bring back items that Italy is known for - quality leather, handmade paper, artisan chocolate, etc.
That’s why I really like two guides [...]

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More Money Saving Tips for Milan

March 16, 2008 – 5:57 am

We recently got such a good response from our posting on Designer Outlets in Italy, that we thought we’d try to find more bargain shopping resources. What we found was Entrepreneur’s How to Shop in Milan - Without Spending a Fortune, a short article with tips on outlet shopping.
This isn’t a cheapskate’s guide to Milan, [...]

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Designer Outlets in Italy

February 16, 2008 – 11:55 am

We figure that few, if any, readers of this blog are flush enough to pay retail for Prada, Gucci, or any of the other Italian design houses currently showing their lines at Milan Fashion Week. That’s why we wanted to highlight Corriere della Sera’s helpful list of the fashion outlets, which are located all over northern Italy. [...]

By mmr | Also posted in By Area, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italofiles, Lazio, Le Marche, Liguria, Lombardy, Piemonte, Tuscany | Comments (0)

Fine Chocolates in Tuscany

November 3, 2007 – 9:55 am

Just in time for the holidays, the NY Times has a great article about the fine chocolatiers in Tuscany. The article looks at several artisanal chocolate makers in the so-called “Chocolate Valley” (between Florence, Pisa, and Montecatini) including DeBondt, Roberto Catinari, and Amadei. Perhaps the next wave of gastrotourism to hit Italy will be chocolate [...]

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Antiques Shopping Outside of Rome

November 2, 2007 – 4:23 am

Many readers have gotten in touch with us to find out what there is to do in the Lazio region, and, in particular, in the Province of Rome. It turns out that many provincial Roman towns host flea markets and antique fairs throughout the year. Here is a fairly comprehensive listing of these markets, courtesy [...]

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2,000 Years of Style in Rome

July 6, 2007 – 2:54 pm

 
Way back in 1999, I remember walking up to the pile of rubble and marble that was the Ara Pacis and feeling amazed that such an ancient monument had been left so lonesome on the banks of the Tiber to weather the elements. Most of the rest of Rome’s monuments were under scaffolding at that [...]

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Bologna’s Old Cutlery Shop

March 8, 2007 – 8:57 pm

 
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 great place [...]

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