Villa rental agencies for Italy are not created all created equal; they come in all shapes and sizes. We tell what to look for and the most important questions to ask when you’re thinking about working with an agency.
Buon Natale from Cooper the Dog
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, my dog Cooper hopes Santa is good to you! Buon Natale!
Introducing Summer in Italy Villa Rentals
At Summer in Italy, we know you don’t just want to see Italy, you want to experience it! That’s why we have selected only the best variety of well-equipped vacation rentals. But we don’t offer just villas- we give you real service and advice, too! And when we say “real service and advice” we mean it! Jump to our Web …
Venice for the Holidays: Markets, Concerts and Masses
Our friend Nan McElroy, author of Italy, Instructions for Use (hint: makes a terrific stocking stuffer!) is lucky to live in Venice year-round but like most of us believes the holidays are a particularly special time of year in La Serenissima. There are Christmas markets, a special glass exhibition on the island of Murano, classical music concerts, celebrations in Piazza …
Stock up on Holiday Foods at DItalia.com
If you’re looking to stock up on Italian specialties for Christmas dinner or to give yummy Italian treats as gifts, we wanted to remind you about our friends at DItalia.com We got to know them by being their customers first – bought some of their gift baskets for clients a few years ago – and we continue to do our …
Where to Attend Christmas Mass (in English) in Rome
If you didn’t plan far enough ahead to get tickets to Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, there are plenty of other places to attend Christmas mass in Rome – after all the city has hundreds of churches. Our writer in Rome, Frances Kidd, reports the following churches usually hold English-language services during the Christmas season. You …
Why This Subscriber Loves Dream of Italy
There’s nothing that makes my day more than an unsolicited e-mail from a happy Dream of Italy subscriber. And this one from earlier this week really put a smile on my face. Juanita is talking about the FREE BONUS Berlitz 4-CD language course that’s part of our best subscription deal ever – and part of our holiday gift subscription package …
Christmas Time Means Panettone!
Our guest blogger Robin Locker recounts her discovery of panettone and the history of this Italian holiday food- When I first saw panettone, I thought it was the ubiquitous fruitcake that you see around the holidays. You know- the dense brick of a log that everyone hates, but gets as a gift…and re-gifts it on down the line until they …
Barack Obama Starring In Naples Nativity Scenes
Our intrepid writer France Kidd ventured to Naples to explore their most famous Christmas tradition – the creation of presepi or Nativity scenes. This year Neapolitan craftsmen have made figures of Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain and other famous Americans and Europeans to fill their scenes. All of this Christmas fun can be found on one street …
Cyber Monday Deals on Italian Gifts
We’ve got tons of them! See all the details HERE