Fall is the perfect time of year to cook this Friulian specialty - gnocchi made from butternut squash. One of the delightful flavors of the Friuli region of Italy. Read on for the recipe.
Eat Your Way Through the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region of Italy
Tucked away between mountains and sea in Italy's northeast corner, tiny Friuli--Venezia Giulia boasts one of the country's most distinctive regional cuisines. With influences from Austria, Hungary, and Slovenia, the Friulian people cleverly merge local ingredients with spices from foreign lands. Learn about the best restaurants in Friuli and the best bakery in Trieste.
A Villa in Viterbo Italy: Where Julia Roberts Stayed While Filming “Eat Pray Love”
Updated 2018. In our Eat Pray Love Italy travel guide, we told you about the luxury hotels where movie star Julia Roberts stayed while filming in Rome last August. Yet when filming moved to other parts of Italy and Julia’s family and entourage arrived in Italy (husband Danny Moder, her three children, bodyguards and yoga instructor), they took up residence …
Star-Struck at a New Amalfi Coast Hotel
Each of the 25 rooms at this new hotel on the Amalfi Coast is an homage to a cinema goddess--from Sophia Loren to Marilyn Monroe. The Liz room has dark wood floors, white leather furniture, orange-and-pistachio fabric, antique gold Venetian resin accents and a two-person Jacuzzi.
Paestum: A Must-Visit Archaeological Site in Campania
If antiquity electrifies you, plan to devote at least a day, or two days if possible to visit Paestum. I recommend walking through the archeological site either early in the morning or late in the afternoon to avoid the scorching sun and take advantage of softer light for photographs.
The Dream Interview: Tuscany and Umbria Insider Barrie Kerper
Kerper is such a thorough researcher she would put any librarian at the Library of Congress to shame. She finds out absolutely everything about a place -- much of it through the eyes of other great travel writers -- and the presents the essential and the fascinating in a compelling way.
CitySightseeing Offers a New Way Around the Amalfi Coast
If a private car and driver aren't in your budget and you don't have the Formula 1 tendencies required to rent a car on the Amalfi Coast, consider getting around with a new red bus service.
Get Schooled in Gelato on Your Next Trip to Italy
Have you ever visited a gelateria in Italy and been so enthralled that you fantasized about opening your own gelato shop back home? Well, your dreams can become reality with the training at one of Italy's "gelato universities." One of them even holds classes in the U.S....
Food Tour of the Castelli Romani
The towns of Castelli Romani are traditional places for Romans to take a Sunday drive to enjoy peaceful panoramas, the local wine and a perhaps most of all, eat some great food.
In and Around Collelungo, Umbria
The author of the new book Marcus of Umbria, Justine van der Leun introduces us to her former home village of Collelungo in Umbria and what there is to see and do around Todi.