I had lunch with my friend Suzy Menard last week. Suzy’s one of my “Italy friends” – we share both a personal passion and a professional life centered on Italy. Suzy and her husband Bill own Bella Italia, a wonderful store selling Italian imports, especially ceramics, in Bethesda, MD. Suzy and I ate at the new Assagi Mozzarella Bar, right …
Receive a FREE DVD of an Italian Film Classic!
One of my favorite things to do is to give away new travel books or DVDs related to Italy. Well, here we go again… This month three films by Italy’s Taviani brothers are being released on DVD for the North American market. Don’t know the Tavianis? Well here’s how The New York Times described them: “Before the Coens, the Hugheses, …
Movie Travel: Tuscan Villa in “Much Ado About Nothing”
Sitting atop a hill two miles from the town of Greve in Chianti, Villa Vignamaggio didn’t need Kenneth Branagh’s 1993 film version of Shakespeare’s classic Much Ado About Nothing to put it on the map. The estate was already famous as the birthplace of Mona Lisa in 1479. Yet another of Vignamaggio’s other claims to fame is that its red …
SALE: 15% OFF Italian Decoupage Items
This week only, save 15% on our unique and fabulous Italian decoupage window boxes and buckets…I don’t think we have ever had a sale on these before… If you came to my home, you would be surprised how many of these I use all over the place. I have a Portofino window box on my desk holding assorted office supplies, …
Save $700 on May’s Tuscany Visioning Retreat
What’s the most magical gift you can give someone (including yourself!) this holiday season? How about a week of cultural and personal enrichment in one of the most beautiful places in the world? Tuscany Get a jump start on your New Year’s intentions and make 2008 your most amazing year yet! Join executive coach Margarita Rozenfeld and Dream of …
Gift Guide: Italy in Photographs
While its hard to leave Italy, images and photos are the next best things to preserving the magic of this place. Artist Allison Cross has shared her drawings and photos in the Christmas cards and note cards and prints she has produced for Dream of Italy. Now we introduce photographer Nancy Robinson who uses both black and white and color …
Washington, DC Event: “Planning for Your Dream of Italy” Wine Tasting
It is no mistake that the name of my subscription travel newsletter is Dream of Italy; for so many, traveling to Italy, spending an extended period of time there or even retiring in the land of la dolce vita is a dream. So how do you make this dream a reality? Dream of Italy has partnered with Ameriprise Financial and …
Get Your Italian Decoupage While It’s in Stock!
I know Dream of Italy readers love our decoupage items as much as I do. (I’ve got the Roma window box on my desk right now.) Good news, we have a number of decoupage items back in stock! Remember that we can special order items you need in any of our patterns or place a special order for the exact …
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