Below you'll find a list of all posts from January, 2009
Italians who depend on tourism for their livelihoods are missing their American customers these days, according a recent article by the Chicago Tribune. The number of American travelers to Italy has fallen some 20% over the past year and everyone from taxi drivers to store clerks to government officials are feeling their absence and blaming the global economic crisis. More …
The German flagship carrier, Lufthansa, is launching a new air service, Lufthansa Italia, linking Milan’s Malpensa Airport with eight European cities. Lufthansa Italia’s first flight takes off Monday from Milan to Barcelona, followed a few minutes later by a flight to Paris. Through February and March, flights from Milan to Brussels, Budapest, Bucharest, Lisbon, London and Madrid will be added …
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There’s nothing you want more when you return from an Italian trip than to continue to eat as well as you did in Italy. That task isn’t made any easier by the fact that truly great Italian food stores can be few and far between when you get outside of America’s major cities. If you’re anywhere near Maryland’s Eastern Shore, …
Camporsevoli is a unique hamlet in the heart of a peaceful and shaded countryside in the southernmost section of Tuscany, on the border with Umbria. The estate is within an hour’s drive from Siena, Pienza, Montalcino, Arezzo, Cortona, Perugia, and one and a half hours away from Florence, Rome or Assisi. Florence and Rome are also easy to reach via …
Chef Wolfgang Puck tells USA TODAY that the island of Capri is the best place he has ever visited. “I like everything about it. Great food and people dress very well when they go out at night. Exciting night life and especially fun if you have a boat,” he tells the newspaper. Puck, who is famous for his restaurants including …
In the December 2008/January 2009 issue of Dream of Italy, writer Duncan Campbell unveils the long history and natural beauty of a little-known part of Campania. Here’s an excerpt: The southern Italian region of Campania is justifiably known for its premier attractions, most notably Pompeii, Capri and the Amalfi Coast. But go a little further south– just 70 miles from …
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Venice is the first city in the world to offer all newborns lifetime, free Internet access. Newborns will be given a username and password for Internet access at the same time their birth certificates are issued. “The resident’s new digital identity will give free access to the Web, because we consider that’s an important universal right,” said Michele Vianello, Venice’s …
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