Tropea: Calabria’s Classic Seaside Resort

With chalky cliffs, pristine sand and aqua water, Tropea's beach has been named of the ten best in Italy. Off the beach, Tropea, Calabria is the consummate old-time Italian resort.

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One Way to Buy an Italian Villa

I love people who make their dreams come true and The New York Times today has a great story about an American graduate student who financed her dream of buying a house in Italy by selling shares! In 2001, Julie Hampton needed $80,000 to buy a house in a small village north of Florence. She only had a few thousand …

Pauline Frommer’s Picks for Milan and Rome

This is an excerpt from the September 2006 issue of Dream of Italy and Pauline Frommer’s Italy. Although Pauline focuses mainly on budget choices, these selections are great options for the more upscale traveler as well. I’ve eaten at Brek in Turin and had a fantastic meal there. – K.M. ROME: Bed & Breakfast Association of Rome handles both self-catering …

The Dream Interview: Pauline Frommer’s Italy

The daughter of guidebook king Arthur Frommer, Pauline Frommer, has launched her own guidebook series including, Pauline Frommer's Italy. Read on for details.

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Party in Naples This Saturday

The city of Naples will host its second annual “La Notte Bianca” (White Night) this Saturday, September 30. The theme for this year’s event is “The Mediterranean, a Sea of Culture.” According to the organizers, “It will feature the artistic expressions of the various countries sharing this sea: not only Europe, with the multiplicity of the cultures and traditions of …

Pauline Frommer’s Italy Picks

Thinking about touring Italy this summer? This guidebook author shares expert advice on where to eat, shop, stay and more in Rome, Milan, Bologna, Deruta and San Gimignano.

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Join Us for Washington, D.C.’s Festa Italiana

Washington, D.C.’s 8th annual Festa Italiana will take place this Sunday, September 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 5: 30 p.m. and Dream of Italy will have a booth at the celebration! The location is at 3rd and F Streets, N.W. Dream of Italy will have jewelry, guidebooks, DVDs, note cards and more available at its booth, as well as free …

September 2006 – Tropea Calabria, Pauline Frommer on Italy, Florence

In this issue, we introduce you to Tropea, the Calabrian resort boasting one of Italy’s ten most beautiful beaches. Pauline Frommer shares her picks for travel in Rome, Milan, Bologna, Deruta and San Gimignano. Also learn about gelato and olive oil tours, celebrations for the 40th anniversary of Florence’s mud angels and Venice’s new organic restaurant. We also review Beppe Severgnini’s hilarious new book.

Piemonte on the Brain

It seems that everywhere I turn there’s an event, an article, a conversation involving the Piedmont region of Italy. Even before I attended the Winter Olympics in Turin, Piedmont had one a special place in my heart. I can liken it to Tuscany before it was discovered; and the wine and food in Piedmont (especially those awesome white truffles) give …

News Briefs: Pizza, Strikes and More

September looks to be an active month for transportation strikes in Italy. Often these strikes are called off at the last minute, but a national strike of public transportation workers looks to still be scheduled for Friday, September 15. National rail service will not be affected, but service on local buses, trams, subways and trains will be limited. A Japanese …