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Sitting atop a hill two miles from the town of Greve in Chianti, Villa Vignamaggio didn’t need Kenneth Branagh’s 1993 film version of Shakespeare’s classic Much Ado About Nothing to put it on the map. The estate was already famous as the birthplace of Mona Lisa in 1479. Yet another of Vignamaggio’s other claims to fame is that its red …
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The famous Harry’s Bar in Venice has never been a cheap place to eat and drink, but it has just gotten a bit cheaper for Americans. Reuters reports that a sign hanging outside the landmark this weekend reads: “Harry’s Bar of Venice, in an effort to make the American victims of subprime loans happier, has decided to give them a …
Tuscany! Amalfi Coast! Sicily! Traveling Palette Art Workshops is celebrating 11 years of providing exceptional outdoor painting programs set in world-class venues. Each workshop is dedicated to instruction in drawing and painting techniques given by Sam D’Ambruoso, including demos, exercises and constructive critiques. Non-painting guests share in the fun, too, traveling to each site. Every village is unique in offering …
And to think, I knew him when…Back when I was working in the travel section of USATODAY.com, I somehow met a very cool guy named “Johnny Jet.” Laugh if you must, but the “Jet” really fits as this guy (we’ve still never met in person; ah the world of the Web) must have more energy than five men put together. …
Given my newfound interest in gluten-free travel in Italy (see below), I decided to do some quick Web research to see what I came up with. Fabio Massimo Rapanà, who himself suffers from Celiac Disease, runs a gluten-free bed and breakfast on Lake Garda. Domus Allessandra operates a 100% gluten-free kitchen and provides a gluten-free breakfast daily for guests. The …
Updated 2018. It is amazing how a personal connection will suddenly get you to write about a topic you’ve been meaning to explore for at least a year. I hadn’t heard about Celiac Disease until about a year ago when I hired a personal organizer to come to my office and help me straighten things out. She brought her lunch …
This is a condensed excerpt from the March 2008 issue of Dream of Italy: A typical day for Fiorangela Piccione, a youthful-looking grandmother, begins with pastry baking for L’Approdo delle Sirene, her Siracusa bed and breakfast She dons running shoes to circle the island and then does an afternoon stint at her travel agency. Oh yes, Fiora also makes time …
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