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Our friend Ylenia Sambati shares this special guest post on Christmas in the region of Puglia: It’s written Puglia but you read it as baroque, miles of uncontaminated beaches and olive groves, traditions, spectacular farmhouses (masserie) and a bespoke culinary culture that makes the area becoming one of the best enogastronomic destinations in italy. Great food and wine is year round to …
Christmas in Italy is such a magical time. It is one of my favorite times to visit Italy or get Italian inspiration for my life back home. I was thrilled when my friend Anthony of How to Tour Italy wanted to interview me about travel ideas and traditions surrounding Christmas and New Years in Italy. You can download the podcast on …
My latest contribution for travel section of The Huffington Post is a slideshow on Christmas in Italy. Click on the photo below to start your journey through age-old holiday traditions in Rome, Milan, Turin, Alto-Aldige, Umbria, Puglia and more…. Learn more in our FREE 35-page Christmas in Italy Guide — filled with Italian Christmas and New Year’s traditions, Italy holiday travel …
Hotels throughout Italy realize what a special experience it is to spend Christmas in Italy where frankly, the holiday remains more authentic and family-oriented than in the United States. If you’re plotting an Italian Christmas vacation, here are some special places to spend the holiday: Two Amalfi Coast hotels are offering packages that include a chance to experience age-old Italian artistery. One offers an …
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is the typical Christmas Eve meal served on family tables throughout Italy. It is no secret that times are tough in Italy these days. Having just returned from Italy several weeks ago, I can tell you that the word I kept hearing again and again was “crisis.” So how will this affect how Italians celebrate Christmas? …
The Ukraine has donated a 100-foot Christmas tree to be displayed in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City this holiday season. The gigantic spruce tree will be lifted into position on December 5th and lit during a ceremony on December 16th. It is expected to be decorated with more than 2,500 ornaments and numerous white and yellow lights. Along with the Christmas tree, …
Our friend Nan McElroy of Living Venice fills us in on musical options for New Year’s Eve in Venice – If you are visiting Venice for New Year’s and want to make it a musical holiday, consider attending the Concerto di Capodanno, the New Year’s concert offered by the Teatro La Fenice on December 30th at 8 p.m., the 31st …
This holiday season, spend Christmas in Italy and learn to cook Italian meals and desserts, while experiencing Christmas traditions and exploring Italy: Ciao Laura offers a weeklong Christmas cooking vacation in Sorrento, which includes three Italian cooking lessons, Christmas lunch, and opportunities to explore Sorrento, Naples, Pompeii, and Positano and other spots along the Amalfi Coast. To whet your culinary …
Our Italian Christmas cards are a bit hit each and every holiday season. This year we are proud to announce a new Italy Christmas card design….Snowy Palazzo Vecchio in Florence Italy! If you’re familiar with our offerings you know that we almost never discount our exquisite and unique Italian holiday cards. But this year, the early bird gets the worm, …
There always seems to be a great deal of interest in traveling to Italy for Christmas or enjoying Italian Christmas traditions at home, (That’s also what prompted us to create a free e-book on Christmas in Italy!) Well here’s a unique opportunity to visit Italy, spend a week learning the Italian language as well learn about Italian Christmas traditions — …
