Below you'll find a list of all posts from August, 2012
My old friend Anthony Cappozoli is back with his How to Tour Italy podcasts and I was so excited to be his first guest on his re-launched show. We’re both big talkers and give us a half-an-hour and our favorite topic – Italy – and you never know what we will come up with… We discussed Dream of Italy’s 10th …
Capri is on everyone’s bucket list. But don’t miss the oasis of Anacapri at the top of the island. Ready for some wine tasting in Chianti? We tell you about a great day trip from Florence. Two new luxury hotels have opened in Rome – including a resort next to the Vatican. Plus, get out of your comfort zone with a special cooking class in Rome. (8 pages)
Updated 2018. Italy is sweltering this week under an oppressive heat wave. Surely, Italians have flocked to the beach, not only to cool down but because in August that’s what Italians do. Some of Italy’s best beaches (indeed some of the world’s finest beaches) are on the island of Sardinia. Our friend Susan Van Allen reveals her favorite Sardinia beach, where history, …
One of my favorite Italian movies of all time is Pranzo di Ferragosto (or Mid-August Lunch). The charming and funny tale of a Roman man who gets stuck caring for three elderly women (his mother, the mothers of two friends and an aunt of a friend thrown in for good measure) on the most important of Italian holidays (when Italians …
August is prime vacation time in Italy with this week in particular a popular time to hit the beach. Italians, and foreigners alike, headed for some Tuscan, Amalfi Coast and Sicilian islands will be paying a bit more for the privilege. These islands are now charging a ferry landing tax of 1 euro per passenger in the cases of the Tuscan islands of Giglio …
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It seems to be a bit of a random list but in compiling the 101 Best Restaurants in the World 2012, Newsweek editors consulted dozens of noteworthy chefs (many of whom are American) on their picks and seven of them chose restaurants (or food stands) in Italy. Here is a quick recap of this group’s choices best places to eat …
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The American author Gore Vidal has died at the age of 86. The iconic Vidal will be remembered for many things including his 25 novels and political activism. Vidal will also be noted for his enduring love for Italy. He lived in Ravello on Italy’s Amalfi Coast for more than three decades. Vidal was known to locals as “Il Maestro.” Gore Vidal owned …
Someone neglected to tell Rome’s Colosseum that there’s a tower in Pisa that has cornered the market the whole “leaning” thing. Italian officials announced Tuesday that the south side of the Colosseum may now be 15 inches lower than the north side of the 2,000-year old monument. “The concrete foundation on which the Colosseum is built is an oval-shaped ‘doughnut’ which is 13 metres …
