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August in Italy is…controversial. Some people say do everything you can to stay away, while I say, if you plan it right, it might not be a bad time to visit Italy. Make up your own mind when you read my article on the myths about visiting Italy in August. Photo by Cristiano Cani, flickr.com
One of my favorite Italian movies of all time is Pranzo di Ferragosto (or Mid-August Lunch). The charming and funny tale of a Roman man who gets stuck caring for three elderly women (his mother, the mothers of two friends and an aunt of a friend thrown in for good measure) on the most important of Italian holidays (when Italians …
Prepping for a trip to Italia? Here’s what’s hip, happening and noteworthy in Italy this summer and fall. 1. New Vaporetto Service in Venice: Ever seen those red hop-on, hop-off double decker tourists buses in major cities around the world? Venice now has its own version of a hop-on, hop-off tourist boat called Vaporetto dell’Arte. The seats all have multi-lingual …
A Celtic festival of music and games is hardly the sort of thing you’d expect to find in the mountains of central Italy. But the Montelago Celtic Festival, launched in 2003, routinely attracts over 20,000 exuberant and kilted Italians and Europeans for a totally unique weekend experience. Every year on the first weekend in August, the alpine plains of Colfiorito …
It is no secret airfares to Italy are steep this year. Blame fuel charges most of all and also limited capacity. Where $900 roundtrip from New York to Italy in the shoulder season used to seem expensive, it now sounds about right. We’r have an information-packed conversation on Dream of Italy’s Facebook page filled with great Italy airfare tips — …
Ah, the massive national vacation that is August has begun in Italy! Wonder how many Italians will add surfing to their holiday activities? I didn’t realize that there are a number of places in Italy where conditions are prime for surfing. Justine Gregory explores them in one of our latest free access articles – Surfing in Italy: Hang Ten Italian-Style, …
