August 2010 - Dream of Italy

Christmas in Calabria: Festa di Santa Lucia + Cuccia Recipes

Although she was born in Sicily, Santa Lucia is adored by Calabrians who created prayers and proverbs in her honor. They take Festa di Santa Lucia very seriously. Read on to explore the history of this sacred day.

A Villa in Viterbo Italy: Where Julia Roberts Stayed While Filming “Eat Pray Love”

Updated 2018. In our Eat Pray Love Italy travel guide, we told you about the luxury hotels where movie star Julia Roberts stayed while filming in Rome last August. Yet when filming moved to other parts of Italy and Julia’s family and entourage arrived in Italy (husband Danny Moder, her three children, bodyguards and yoga instructor), they took up residence …

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A Secret Haven in Rome – Acquamadre Hammam

When I need a respite after a day of touring, eating, walking, shopping, and general cosmopolitan living, I pop into my favorite secret haven in Rome: Acquamadre Hammam. Here we bring you the details.

Eat, Pray, Love in Rome, Italy

Updated 2018. Author Elizabeth Gilbert has charmed many an armchair traveler with her New York Times best-selling memoir, Eat Pray Love. Once achieving what most would call success (a celebrated career, a husband and a lovely home) Gilbert realizes that she has cultivated a life for which she is not completely suited. Gilbert decides to take a year off from …

Eat Pray Love in Naples Italy: Especially Eating!

Author Elizabeth Gilbert has charmed many an armchair traveler with her New York Times best-selling memoir, Eat Pray Love. Once achieving what most would call success (a celebrated career, a husband and a lovely home) Gilbert realizes that she has cultivated a life for which she is not completely suited. Gilbert decides to take a year off from her life …

Star-Struck at a New Amalfi Coast Hotel

Each of the 25 rooms at this new hotel on the Amalfi Coast is an homage to a cinema goddess--from Sophia Loren to Marilyn Monroe. The Liz room has dark wood floors, white leather furniture, orange-and-pistachio fabric, antique gold Venetian resin accents and a two-person Jacuzzi.

Paestum: A Must-Visit Archaeological Site in Campania

If antiquity electrifies you, plan to devote at least a day, or two days if possible to visit Paestum. I recommend walking through the archeological site either early in the morning or late in the afternoon to avoid the scorching sun and take advantage of softer light for photographs.

The Dream Interview: Tuscany and Umbria Insider Barrie Kerper

Kerper is such a thorough researcher she would put any librarian at the Library of Congress to shame. She finds out absolutely everything about a place -- much of it through the eyes of other great travel writers -- and the presents the essential and the fascinating in a compelling way.

CitySightseeing Offers a New Way Around the Amalfi Coast

If a private car and driver aren't in your budget and you don't have the Formula 1 tendencies required to rent a car on the Amalfi Coast, consider getting around with a new red bus service.

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