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This summer’s heat wave across Italy hasn’t just been a hundrance to summer travel but could wreak serious havoc with travelers hoping to be in Italy for this year’s wine harvest. The hot weather is forcing Italy’s earliest harvest in decades, and some say decades. “I haven’t heard of such an early harvest since the Council of Trent of 1563,” …
I know Dream of Italy readers love our decoupage items as much as I do. (I’ve got the Roma window box on my desk right now.) Good news, we have a number of decoupage items back in stock! Remember that we can special order items you need in any of our patterns or place a special order for the exact …
Dream of Italy has partnered with Auto Europe to offer all readers 5% off Auto Europe’s already-low rental rates. Even before I knew anyone at the company, I always rented my cars through Auto Europe. That’s because they always beat everyone else’s rates and they offer 24-hour service. If you’re worried about the weakening dollar, Auto Europe offers the added …
Yup, that’s my little play on the title of the very popular Dr. Seuss book, Oh The People You’ll Meet. While travel is such an amazing experience to meet new people, for some of us who are certifiably dog-crazy, with a specific diagnosis of suffering from “terrieritis” – sometimes the dogs you meet could be just as interesting. Meet one …
It was no accident that Shakespeare set his most famous love story in Verona, Italy. Love, passion, and romance are embedded in Italian culture, which is probably why so many people fall in love in Il Bel Paese. But unlike the protagonists in Jane Austen’s novels who try to keep their love a secret from everyone, including themselves, Italians take …
creqqThe olive-oil industry may not be as “extra-virgin” as its oil is presumed to be. In fact, much of the oil isn’t even “virgin,” especially if it has been mixed with any less-expensive-to-produce oils such as that from sunflower seeds and some types of nuts. Over the past several decades, this has become quite a big issue in countries like …
For the first time in some 70 years, a new bridge is being built over Venice's Grand Canal. This steel bridge designed by Spanish born architect Santiago Calatrave will connect the train station to Piazzale Rome.
Italy has been named the #1 honeymoon destination in Modern Bride magazine’s annual “World’s Best Honeymoons” survey. Is it any wonder? Early this year, I interviewed Monica Larner, author of In Love, In Italy, and asked her what exactly makes Italia so romantic? “A very big part of what makes Italy so romantic is that fact that we – as …
Have you ever wondered what’s inside Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome? Well now is your chance to take a stroll inside the enormous walls to see for yourself. According to the L.A. Times, “Through Aug. 26, 2007, visitors will be offered nighttime guided tours of the prison built in the fort’s cellars by Pope Alexander VI in 1503, stepping through darkened …
If it seems like more and more people are treking off to spend some time “under the Tuscan sun,” it’s not just your imagination. According to The Florentine, “Statistics from 2006 reveal that tourism in Tuscany is up 7.6 percent from the previous year and there is no sign of it declining. Second only to the region of Veneto, Tuscany’s …
