Transcript with Show Notes Embedded: Lisa Byrne: The idea of fractional ownership is that you own a share in a property. Now, it’s not a timeshare, but you actually have deeded ownership in a property where you can stay for a month a year and enjoy feeling like a local. Kathy McCabe: This is Kathy McCabe. Welcome to the …
Nominate Your Favorite Italian Vacation Rentals
When my friend Madonna Finney (yes, that’s her name, combining my two favorite things – including the name of my dog Finney) and her husband shared a link to the Airbnb in Florence where they stayed this fall, I thought to myself, my gosh there are so many great vacation rentals in Italy that I don’t know about!! So now I am on a quest, …
New Companion Book to PBS Special Gives Actionable Advice to Make Your Dream of Italy Come True
I came up with the concept for the PBS special Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform and Thrive in 2019 before a pandemic was anywhere on the horizon. The TV special of course premiered this year and though I had no idea what would hit the world in between, I think the topic was right on time. I am more convinced than ever …
Vacation Rental Website Cross-Pollinate For Sale
After 17 years, Steve Brenner and Linda Martinez are selling their vacation rental website, Cross-Pollinate. The couple started Cross-Pollinate in 2000 as a way to manage the requests from guests they couldn’t accommodate in their hostel, The Beehive, in Rome. Over the years, Brenner and Martinez grew the business to include 500 private apartments, B&Bs and guesthouses in eight European …
5 Quick Tips for Renting a Villa in Italy
If you’re thinking of renting an apartment or villa in Italy, if you’ve already started looking for a villa rental, you know all of the choices can be daunting. Here are five quick tips for renting an Italian villa: 1. Make sure there’s someone available nearby 24/7 in case something goes wrong. I learned the importance of this first-hand when …
Golf, Hogs and Family at a Tuscan Estate
A charming villa rental in Tuscany provides the base for a week of Tuscan adventures, from teeing up on a Tuscany golf course to meeting Cinta Senese pigs to making ravioli.
Villa Rental in Puglia: Masseria Gelso Bianco
This article originally appeared in the June/July 2012 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. Updated 2018. Few visitors to the area around Alberobello in Puglia haven’t dreamed of spending the night in one of the trulli, historic conical limestone huts, that dot the landscape here and are now protected by UNESCO World Heritage status. At Masseria Gelso Bianco, 11 …
Borgo Egnazia — Puglia Resort Where Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Married
Borgo Egnazia is the stunning seaside resort in Puglia where stars Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were married. Built with with Renaissance, Moorish and Norman influences, it is a great Puglia resort especially for golfers, families and those who want to enjoy Pugliese culture.
Umbria Villa Rental: Il Casale di Mele
Secluded yet easily accessible, Il Casale di Mele is the perfect setting, providing the tranquility of the countryside but within easy reach of E45 which leasds to many famous hilltowns as well as parts of Tuscany. Il Casale di Mele is a traditional Umbrian stone farmhouse built with all the modern conveniences that sleeps 6 + 1. Read more about …
FREE Guide for Renting a Villa in Italy
Everyone has a “dream of Italy”… and that dream usually involves renting a villa in the Italian countryside, Tuscany for instance. The award-winning newsletter Dream of Italy can help you make this dream come true with Dream of Italy’s Free Guide for Renting a Villa in Italy Villa.