Below you'll find a list of all posts from July, 2013
This is an excerpt from the June/July 2013 issue of Dream of Italy: Some wineries innovate with art, and others with science. Castello Monte Vibiano Vecchio near Perugia belongs to the latter category, as the first in Italy—and among the first worldwide—to reduce its carbon footprint and be certified as having reached zero greenhouse gas emissions. Monte Vibiano, part of …
Remember when you were a kid and summer was all about staying up late? Well the same applies to many of Italy’s monuments and museums. They’re featuring extended summer hours and special evening events and we have the scoop… Sicilian Temples Lit Up Through September 15, 2013, the stupendous Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily will be open until …
Ever dreamed of going to language school in Italy? We have a first-hand account and a great guide to schools around Italy. Sipping wine more your style? We visit two vineyards in Umbria – one is an architectural wonder and one is an eco-wonder. Finally, head into Friuli for simple summer pleasures like food an festival in the Carinian Alps.
Hidden in the mountains of northern Friuli--Venezia Giulia are the seven valleys, twenty-eight villages, and 121 hamlets of Carnia. In this remote area where Italy meets Austria, Alpine farmhouses dot the landscape, cows graze in verdant pastures, and time almost seems to stand still.
A great place sip and swirl different vintages of this Sagrantino,known to be one of the most tannic varietals in the world,one of the region's newest wineries and architectural wonders!
This Umbria vineyard offers eco-tours to those curious to visit their cellar, learn about their revolutionary viticulture practices, drive their environmentally-friendly electric vehicles through the rolling vineyards, and--most importantly, stop in their chic new Green Wine Bar.
A round-up of great Italian language schools throughout Italy in Rome, Florence, Tuscany and Umbria. Spend your vacation learning the Italian language. Prego!
Many dream of becoming immersed in the Italian language, learning Italian while visiting Italy opens up the country in a whole new way. Here is a first-hand report of two language schools in Rome and Umbria.
