Below you'll find a list of all posts from October, 2008
This is the second time I have had the chance to go truffle hunting – everyone should experience it. The first time was in Piedmont. I won’t even get into the rivalry over Piedmont vs. Umbria truffles. Our truffle hunter (tells you something about me that I can’t remember his name but remember the dog’s name!) and his dog Asia …
As the owner of a small business, it is hard to get away from work — even in Italy. But if you have to work, can you find a much better spot than this? Photo taken at Fattoria del Gelso, the villa my friends Suzy and Bill recently purchased.
If you thought attending the Eurochocolate Festival in Perugia was enough choco-fun for us, you’re wrong. There was more. After lunch on a lovely restaurant terrace in Spello Sunday afternoon, we headed for a lesson at the chocolate school at Perguina’s factory. (I first attended the Perugina school right after it opened a few years back.) My friend Bill drove …
Sunday was a perfect day in Umbria: sunny and clear with just the right temperature (not to warm, not too cool) and lots and lots of chocolate. It was the final day of Eurochocolate, the extravaganza held each year in Umbria’s charming capital city of Perugia. Everyone else seemed to think it was a great day for chocolate as well …
Did you know that the largest hotel suite in Europe can be found in Rome? All 11,700 square feet of it. Read on to get the latest on what this hotel offers and why an experience here would be surely exceptional.
After seven long years, the Four Seasons finally opens in Florence...and doesn't disappoint. Read on to find out our take on the details- including location, amenities and even a valuable collection of artwork.
Our writer called her visit to this hotel near Rome's ancient wonders, "one of the great hotel stays of my life." Read on to find out just what made her experience in this Roman hotel so special.
This well preserved and tiny Tuscan town (population: 36) boasts healing waters, sweeping views and a multitude of history. Read on for details on where to stay, what to eat, and of course, where to bathe.
As far as Tuscan spas go, the Hotel Adler Thermae, which opened four years ago, is the new kid on the block. Yet the raison d'etre of the hotel -- the nearby thermal waters -- have been celebrated for thousands of years and the family managing the resort has been in the hospitality business for nearly two centuries.
The latest James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace,, has scenes filmed in Tuscany. Find out how you can stay in the villa where some scenes were shot and rent a lavish apartment as part of a Bond-themed package.
