Below you'll find a list of all posts from April, 2014
I was up in Fort Collins, Colorado this past weekend visiting my friends Andy and Veronica Miscio. Despite having lived in Colorado for several years now, this was the first time I made it to this university town (population 150,000) about an hour north of Denver. Andy, a commercial real estate developer, took us on an insider’s tour which included …
Sunday, April 27th is an incredibly historic day at the Vatican in Rome. Two former popes will be canonized as saints and two popes are likely to be in attendance. Read this brief guide to the canonization over at ItalyTravel.com.
Once thousands of gondole could be found gliding through Venice, now there are only 400. We meet the last gondola makers and find out how to have unique gondola experiences in Venice. Then off to the Tuscan island of Capraia for some R&R. And seven quick tips for experiencing an even better trip to Italy. (8 pages)
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After writing about Italy full-time for nearly 12 years (and helping numerous people plan their trips), I've learned a thing or two about how to make an already good trip a great one. Here are seven tips!
Capraia is an island of just 400 souls but they know how to take care of visitors! Find out where to stay and where to eat (think seafood) when you visit this Tuscan island!
Legend says that when the goddess Venus emerged from the waves of the Tyrrhenian Sea, she dropped her necklace, and those gemstones became the seven islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, one of which is stunning Capraia.
Today, only about 400 gondola glide through the waterways of Venice, and each year, fewer are turned out by hand. A small group of specialized master boat builders working in historic boatyards now holds the craft–literally–in its hands.
The island of Elba is preparing to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s exile to the largest island in the Tuscan archipelago. A series of events including performances, exhibits and re-enactments will make the occasion. The Treaty of Fountainbleau, signed in April of 1814, ended Napoleon’s rule over France and sent him into exile on Elba, 12 miles off the …
This article appeared in a previous issue of Dream of Italy. Dino Martelli can be forgiven for interrupting our conversation every five minutes or so. He has to move the pasta and today, like many days here at Pasta Martelli in Tuscany, he’s the only one minding the 60-year-old machines at the small factory his family has run for 88 …
