Below you'll find a list of all posts from August, 2009
I know many of those who follow Dream of Italy and the Dream of Italy Blog are themselves involved in the business of travel to Italy. So this blog post is for them – to share latest opportunities we have to connect Italian travel enthusiasts with the businesses (especially small ones) who want to serve them. Here are the online …
When you’re planning you trip to Italy, the first rule of thumb should be to always check what special events are happening in the destinations you’re visiting. In conjunction with a last-minute trip to the Dolomites at the beginning of September, I decided to spend a few nights in Venice before my journey into the mountains. Yesterday, I checked our …
Earlier this week, I had lunch with Allison O’ Sullivan, managing director of The Women’s Travel Club. We had much to talk about from our passion for travel to changes in the industry and how women are on the forefront of travel and looking for new and meaningful ways to see the world. Allison told me that the Italy trips …
This is a guest post from Amie O’Shaughnessy of CiaoBambino.com. Updated 2018. Narrowing down the best itinerary is the hardest part of planning a trip to Italy. There are countless amazing places to experience and it’s temping pack an exhausting number of stops into a two-week itinerary. This strategy will backfire when traveling with young children — minimal accommodation changes …
There’s a town just outside Bologna where every two years the buildings turn into a giant canvas. (Just look at these photos!) This September the village is set for yet another artistic transformation…Read the details here Photo credit: Il Cama, flickr.com
The Smithsonian Associates, the educational arm of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC, is putting on a program of lectures this fall entitled Savoring Italy. I am so honored to be co-presenting two of these lectures and hope that if you are in the DC-area or will be visiting during that time, that you will join me! First, I …
Heading over to Bologna? When you've had your fill of seeing art and it's time to rest your head, these choices near Bologna's Piazza Maggiore have something unique that might just catch your eye.
A World Heritage Site in Emilia-Romagna, this medieval and Renaissance city has excellent food, art, and architecture. And music year-round. Read on to find out how you can see it on foot or by bicycle.
With its appetite for art, Bologna's contributions to the good life are more than gustatory. Though known as the "Red City" for its architecture and politics, our writer found a brilliant palette of museums, galleries, churches and markets with mouth watering visuals for every taste.
After 15 centuries, Ravenna's luminous mosaics still shine with the golden brilliance of the empires that endowed them. These shimmering sacred images reveal both familiar and unexpected chapters in Italian history while affirming an artistic climate that thrives today.
