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A 360-Degree Spin Around Italy

July 24, 2008 – 5:05 am

Do you ever feel like you don’t get the whole picture when reading about Italy in guidebooks or on blogs? There are now a couple of websites that go one better than the usual two-dimensional picture.
Expat Peter Ryder, a resident of Sardinia, has two websites that can give you a better picture of the island [...]

By mmr | Posted in Amalfi Coast, By Area, Campania, Fun Stuff, Sardinia, Veneto | Comments (1)

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 [...]

By mmr | Posted in Accommodations, Amalfi Coast, By Area, Campania, Capri, Emilia-Romagna, Florence, Lazio, Le Marche, Lombardy, Milan, Out and About, Parks and Nature, Rome, Sardinia, Shopping, Sicily, Travel Articles, Tuscany, Umbria, Veneto, Venice | Comments (1)

Dirty Weekends in Italy

April 28, 2008 – 4:43 am

The Times UK’s Stephen Bleach had a fun article about romantic getaways in Europe this weekend titled “The Dirty Weekend Guide to Europe.” Bleach argues that a “place of [one's] own” makes or breaks a romantic holiday and highlights a “dozen of the slushiest, smoochiest and downright sexiest hideaways on the Continent.” No surprise to [...]

By mmr | Posted in Accommodations, Amalfi Coast, By Area, Campania, Lake Como, Lombardy, Puglia, Romantic Travel, Specialty Travel, Travel Articles, Umbria | Comments (0)

Luxury Lodging Links

March 20, 2008 – 4:15 am

Italy is not short on luxury accommodations, as is often highlighted by A Luxury Travel Blog. We have gathered several recent tips from that site for hotels that go the extra mile (or kilometer, as it were):
1) In the post Top Ten Small Luxury Hotels of the World, two Italy hotels are singled out: Le [...]

By mmr | Posted in Accommodations, Amalfi Coast, By Area, Campania, Florence, Lombardy, Milan, Tuscany | Comments (0)

Ten Euro Trattorias

March 16, 2008 – 2:41 am

Italy’s leading paper Corriere della Sera has a small English language section that delivers news and the occasional lifestyle article. While digging, we found this recent nugget on Low Cost Italy’s Ten Euro Trattorias. While the article doesn’t provide an exhaustive list of cheap eats (it is a mere round-up of some other food articles), [...]

By mmr | Posted in Amalfi Coast, By Area, Campania, Food and Wine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Lombardy, Milan, Rome | Comments (0)

A Tour Through Campania

June 16, 2007 – 12:13 am

Trying to devise an itinerary for visiting the Amalfi Coast and other notable towns near Naples? A recent guide in the Via Michelin magazine shows you how to make a three day plan that takes in medieval hill towns, farms that make limoncello and wine, a cheesemaker, and a 14C Carthusian monastery. Of course, you [...]

By mmr | Posted in By Area, Campania, Italofiles, Travel Articles | Comments (0)

Be a Renaissance Man (or Woman)

April 3, 2007 – 1:50 pm

It may sound like the latest droll tour to capitalize on the wildly popular Dan Brown thriller. But, happily, the Da Vinci Capers is a unique tour package for men and women looking to tap into their inner Leonardo.
As the trip packager’s website announces, the Da Vinci Capers is “an experience, not a tour.” Indeed, the Da Vinci Capers [...]

By mmr | Posted in Arts and Culture, By Area, Campania, Deals and Packages, Italofiles, Schools and Study, Tuscany | Comments (0)