Below you'll find a list of all posts from March, 2012
Surely you saw the news about the devastation to Cinque Terre following heavy rains last fall. How are these five villages coping and are they ready for visitors this spring and summer? Kate Little, a tour guide and sommelier originally from Texas, has lived and worked in the area since 1989. (You can find out more about Kate and the …
Cucina Povera in Tuscany May 3-10, 2012 From the mountains to the rolling hills to the seaside… Learn about Tuscany’s traditional rustic dishes of the past. Details: http://foodartisans.com/workshops/cucina-povera-tuscany.html Victory gardens of wartime Florence Peasant farmers & foragers: Artimino & Lucca Apennines Tuscan coast: Pietrasanta, Viareggio, Livorno, Grosseto Tuscan archipelago island of Capraia Southern Tuscany: Maremma and Pitigliano At home …
A collection of abandoned stone houses in the historic center of a rural town in Sicily have been turned into a center for art and culture. Read on for details on how you too can enjoy this local favorite cultural meeting spot.
A new Ferrari museum has opened in Modena Italy. We compare the new Casa Ferrari Museum to the origianl Ferrari Museum in nearby Maranello. If you love Ferrari, you need to read this article.
Dream of Italy (@dreamofitaly) will be hosting #italychat on Twitter on Wednesday, June 1st at 3 p.m. ET. The topic will be Florence and our guest will be Alexandra Korey (@arttrav)! You’re invited to join us by asking questions and/or sharing your own own advice on travel to Florence or expat life in Florence. Alexandra is an art historian turned journalist, blogger, …
The area around Trapani Sicily is filled with enchanting treasures from Sicily’s salt pans to the home of Marsala wine to The Dancing Satyr of Mazara and stunning beaches. When you visit Venice, eat where the Venetians eat with our guide to four authentic Venice restaurants and wine bars (Casanova frequented two of them). Plus: A new Ferrari museum in Modena, where to buy glass jewelry on Murano, Sicily’s Farm Cultural park, and a new Web site to help you have dinner in a local Italian home. (8 pages)
We need your help in rounding up the very best of Italy’s tour guides and you could be rewarded with a 6-month digital subscription to Dream of Italy ($47) if you’re the first person to nominate a tour guide we include in our upcoming special issue on Italy’s best tour guides! Please take two minutes to fill out our favorite …
This weekend is the perfect time to find yourself in Italy—great weather, pre-Easter celebrations and one of the most anticipated events of the year, the 20th annual Spring Open Days. Six hundred seventy cultural and historical sites all over Italy will be open to the public free of charge. The event is organized by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), the …
Need to use a cell phone in Italy and wondering whether you should rent one or buy one? Scared of all of those overseas data charges for your iPhone? We test out Cellular Abroad’s cell phone options as well as MiFi, a mobile hotspot that can help you save big on data.
While we have some favorite Italy tour guides of our own to share (in addition to the many we’ve shared over the past nine years), we’re taking nominations for YOUR favorite tour guides in Italy! Tell us by May 30, 2012.
