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When you subscribe to the award-winning newsletter Dream of Italy, you immediately receive a list of links and discount codes to take advantage of the following Italy travel deals (the subscription usually pays for itself with the savings!): GENERAL TRAVEL: Auto Europe Car Rentals – 5% off Cellular Abroad (SIM cards, cell phone rentals) – $10 off COOKING SCHOOLS & …

The Shroud of Turin Now on Display

One of Christianity’s most sacred relics, the Shroud of Turin, is now on display at the Cathedral of Turin through May 23. Accompanying the exhibit are a few unique, related activities. One such plan, which church authorities do not endorse, is the sale of 3-D glasses to enhance viewers’ ability to see minute details on the shroud, including the wounds …

New Exhibit at Pompeii Site

A new exhibit dedicated to Pompeii’s destruction opened this weekend, according Italian news agency ANSA. The exhibit is located at the entrance to the Pompeii site and contains five parts, each of which gives visitors a glimpse into the city’s fateful final hours. The exhibit incorporates archaeological evidence, virtual reproductions, films, photos, and ancient documents to realize the devastation that …

Would You Like to Experience Umbria This Fall?

In late October 2008, I spent an amazing week with my friends Bill and Suzy Menard at their villa Fattoria del Gelso just down the road from Assisi. I wrote about many of my experiences in our special report on Umbria. We ate our hearts out (the villa cook Teresa is not only a doll but an amazing chef), visited …

ItalyVacations.com Hiring Italy Travel Specialist

Since so many Italy travel professionals read this blog, we’re helping our friends at ItalyVacations.com (and you guys, too) by spreading the word about an open position in their New Jersey office-   Italyvacations.com seeks very technically skilled, energetic web savvy travel professionals to support online consumers and plan and create complex travel bookings. We offer custom designed itineraries, including …

Lazio Day Trip: Fossanova Abbey

In the March print issue of Dream of Italy, Ann Cochran writes about exploring the coast of southern Lazio. While her travels mostly take her to the seaside resort towns, Cochran says that a nice break from the sun and sand lies a short drive inland at Fossanova Abbey. Movie buffs might recognize it. The Sean Connery flick The Name …