Below you'll find a list of all posts from August, 2007
A Vatican-backed charter airline inaugurated flights this week between Italy and Catholic shrines such as Lourdes, Fatima, Santiago de Compostela and the Holy Land. The Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi, an outfit that organizes pilgrimages for the Diocese of Rome, has signed a five-year agreement with Mistral Air, a small airline owned by the private Italian post office. The flights using a …
This summer’s heat wave across Italy hasn’t just been a hundrance to summer travel but could wreak serious havoc with travelers hoping to be in Italy for this year’s wine harvest. The hot weather is forcing Italy’s earliest harvest in decades, and some say decades. “I haven’t heard of such an early harvest since the Council of Trent of 1563,” …
I know Dream of Italy readers love our decoupage items as much as I do. (I’ve got the Roma window box on my desk right now.) Good news, we have a number of decoupage items back in stock! Remember that we can special order items you need in any of our patterns or place a special order for the exact …
Dream of Italy has partnered with Auto Europe to offer all readers 5% off Auto Europe’s already-low rental rates. Even before I knew anyone at the company, I always rented my cars through Auto Europe. That’s because they always beat everyone else’s rates and they offer 24-hour service. If you’re worried about the weakening dollar, Auto Europe offers the added …
Travel agents and tour operators report a growing number
of travelers are choosing to visit Sicily as their next Italian destination. Read on to find out why and where to find the hot spots of the region.
It is no wonder that the Italia region of Veneto has Italy's fastest growing tourism industry; more and more of us are just discovering its wonders. Read on to discover the treasures of this region.
Yup, that’s my little play on the title of the very popular Dr. Seuss book, Oh The People You’ll Meet. While travel is such an amazing experience to meet new people, for some of us who are certifiably dog-crazy, with a specific diagnosis of suffering from “terrieritis” – sometimes the dogs you meet could be just as interesting. Meet one …
It was no accident that Shakespeare set his most famous love story in Verona, Italy. Love, passion, and romance are embedded in Italian culture, which is probably why so many people fall in love in Il Bel Paese. But unlike the protagonists in Jane Austen’s novels who try to keep their love a secret from everyone, including themselves, Italians take …
creqqThe olive-oil industry may not be as “extra-virgin” as its oil is presumed to be. In fact, much of the oil isn’t even “virgin,” especially if it has been mixed with any less-expensive-to-produce oils such as that from sunflower seeds and some types of nuts. Over the past several decades, this has become quite a big issue in countries like …
The newest innovation in Tuscan wine
tourism is the Treno del Vino, which
began service this summer between Siena
and the Torrenieri-Montalcino train station,
which has been refurbished into the "Wine
Station."
