This article originally appeared in the November 2012 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2019. Working with a travel agent is another option for the mobility challenged. Yet it may take a general travel agent or even an Italy specialist much time and effort (which may result in extra fees) to get up to speed on requirements and identifying providers. …
New Testaccio Market Opens in Rome
This article originally appeared in the November 2012 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2019. On the second day of July 2012, after over a decade of plans and proposals, the famed Testaccio covered market closed down after 98 years and moved into a brand-new modern-looking structure, just a few blocks away. The motivation for the move was that the …
Italy for the Mobility Challenged
This article originally appeared in the November 2012 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. Unlike the United States, Italy does not have a national law like the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires buildings, sidewalks and public transportation to meet certain accessibility standards. Instead, municipalities, each with their unique assortment of ruins and centuries-old buildings and cobblestone streets, determine …
Great New Italy Data Plan for Smartphones,iPads
Whether you’re bringing your own smartphone or tablet to Italy or renting one our friends at Cellular Abroad, the company tells us that they have a fantastic and cheap option for getting data. Cellular Abroad’s new and improved Uno Mobile SIM card costs just 9 euros for one GB of data (plus regular calling). “If a traveler has an iPhone and they …
Beer Tasting in Rome
"Beer in Italy Is really an old story," our hostess tells us, "it dates back more than 3,000 years. But since the 1990s there has been a growing interest in birra artigianale by producers and a new generation of consumers."
Adventure at a Villa in Le Marche
Our rental is a palace in the center of the Le Marche town of Mercatello, in the heart of Italy's tartufo (truffle) region where magnificent black--and highly desired tartufi bianchi (white truffles)--are gathered from October 1 through the year's end hunting season.
New Italy Museum Traces History of Gelato
Who doesn't love gelato? Now, thanks to a new museum in Anzola dell'Emilia, a small town just outside Bologna, the world can learn to love the history of gelato, too.
Two Books for Italophiles
We who love Italy also love authenticity. There are dozens of books each year that are supposedly about Italy--but fall short of the real flavor of the Italian experience. For this holiday season, I'd like to highlight two books that crossed my review desk and contain some of the real Italy, the one that we dream about when we leave.
November 2012 – Travel for the Mobility Challenged, Living in Tuscany, Gelato Museum, Testaccio Market
So what’s it REALLY like when you move to Tuscany? A young American writer shares the ins and out. We’ve got some intrepid travelers giving us Italy travel tips for the mobility challenged. Plus a profile of an accessibility travel company planning tours of Italy. Plus, new books for Italophiles, new gelato museum near Bologna and the new Testaccio market finally opens in Rome. (8 pages)
Photo #12 Flying Angel – Italy Photo Tour via the Italia 2013 Calendar
Ready to fill 2013 with Italy? We have the perfect Italia 2013 Desktop Calendar for you. You can either purchase it OR receive it FREE when you subscribe to Dream of Italy. The photo above is the featured photo for December 2013. Here photographer Mary Ann Glass explains how she captured the image: When we stayed in Umbria, we used to take …