Below you'll find a list of all posts from March, 2009
Florence‘s Oltrano neighborhood has long been known as the bastion of craftsmen, artisans and antique dealers. The Florentine reports that the 19th century Conventino, formerly the home of the Monastero di Santa Teresa delle Carmelitane Scalze, located near Piazza Tasso is soon to reopen as a 3,500 square-meter multifunctional center devoted to crafts. According to the newspaper, “The new …
An eight-bedroom former agriturismo makes for a terrific base for visiting Assisi, Perugia, Montefalco and more. The American owners also run jazz, food and wine tours from the villa rental.
This is an excerpt from What’s New In and Around Turin from the March 2009 issue of Dream of Italy: For foodies in the know, Turin has long been a must-visit. Now the city can add another culinary notch to its belt, with Eataly, the world’s largest food and wine store. Located in the former Carpano Vermouth production plant, Eataly …
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Having a mid-life crisis? Maybe it is time to run off to a special culinary university program in Italy. One woman did. Learn how to join in a Tuscan olive harvest this November. Find out what’s new in Turin since the Olympics.
There have been a number of new openings and restorations in Torino since the 2006 Winter Olympics. Most notable: the world's largest food and wine store, Eataly.
The traditional Italian harvest method, called brucatura, pulling one olive at a time off the full branches, brings our writer to a euphoric state. She tells you how you can join in a Tuscan olive harvest this November.
What does a 50-something romance writer who recently went through a divorce do to jazz up her life? Why run off to Italy of course to take part in a unique gastronomy learning experience.
When I worked in hard news, sometimes we’d have what we’d call a “slow news day” or even “slow news week.” I felt like that was the case with Italy travel news this week until I kept hearing left and right about the release of Tuscany tour guide and author Dario Castagno’s latest book Too Much Tuscan Wine. Aha! Something …
Toscana Americana Travel, based in Cortona, Italy (setting of Under the Tuscan Sun) offers tours and art workshops in Tuscany, the Cinque Terre and the Italian Riviera, as well as Capri, Positano, Amalfi and Santorini, Greece. Your hosts, Patrick Mahoney and Cortona native Angela Lucani offer escorted visitor services and tours providing a unique cultural and travel experiencesfor both returning …
