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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 …
Every region in Italy has a booth at Slow Food’s Salone del Gusto. Some are bigger than others but many of them have restaurants where visitors can have lunch or dinner. How to snag a table is harder at some regional restaurants than others; Sicily for instance seemed to have a popular restaurant. Just across the way, I decided to …
I knew exactly where to go this morning to get to Slow Food’s Salone del Gusto in Turin. I was in Turin in 2006 and had been to the Lingotto to watch speed skating. My mom and I hopped on the #1 bus from Turin’s main train station Porto Nuova. (We’re staying a hop, skip and a jump away at …
Tomorrow night, I’m flying to Italy for a nearly two-week trip. I’m starting off in Torino – one of my favorite Italian cities. I spent nearly three weeks there for the 2006 Winter Olympics and I think this is my fourth visit in total. Turin is just the perfect mix of beautiful architecture (love the covered walkways), interesting museums, fantastic …
60 Minutes ran an interesting piece last night on the great Antinori family of Tuscany. The dynasty has been making wine for an incredible 26 generations – putting it among the oldest family-run businesses on Earth. (A recent study found only 15 percent of family businesses survive past the second generation.) 60 Minutes focused on the fact that minus a …
Oh those crazy kids at Eurofly, they’re at it again! You KNOW you want to go to Italy this fall especially since the euro is down to $1.36 (yes, I know, all those other financial problems still out there) well, this fabulous Eurofly deal will help you save some bucks if you go! A round-trip coach ticket for travel to …
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Photo taken a limoncello shop in the town of Amalfi. This guy has the life, doesn’t he?
Our September issue, Dream of Italy’s Special Report: Villa Rentals II, provided tons of information on renting villas in Italy whether through an agency or a private owner. The New York Times today had a helpful addition to our own information – an article on skirting the pitfalls of private rentals with some mentions of particularly helpful Web sites. After …
