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Dream Italia: Your Passpost to Italy for Enchanting Tours
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Three Great Things to Do on The Island of Elba
In our May special report on the coast of Tuscany, Elisabeth Antoine Crawford took us on a special journey to the island of Elba, just off the coast. She detailed 10 Great Things to Do on Elba, here are three of our favorites: #1 Get a Mountain High From the hill town of Marciana, take a cabinovia to the 3343-foot …
The Story Behind “Extra Virgin” with Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos
I couldn’t help but be hooked from the first episode, when I started watching Extra Virgin on the Cooking Channel. I was already familiar with actress Debi Mazar and had been following her Italian husband Gabriele Corcos on his website Under The Tuscan Gun and his presence on Twitter. I’m not sure what I was expecting but the chemistry between …
Special Savings from Ciao Laura Culinary Vacations
Ciao Laura Culinary Vacations offers weekly cooking vacations, hands-on cooking lessons, wine tours, and foodie excursions in Italy. Guided walking tours to historical sites available in Venice, Florence, Rome & Bologna. Special Dream of Italy Reader Discount on our Best Selling Tuscany Culinary Programs – 10% off FARM-TO-FORK™ Cooking Lessons in Chianti or $100 off Gourmet Cooking in Bella Tuscany …
New Year’s Eve in Tuscany at A 1930s Party
This New Year’s Eve, step back in time in the heart of Tuscany as the luxurious Terme di Saturnia Spa & Golf Resort hosts a 1930s soiree, complete with gangster pinstripe suits, bow ties, Borsalino-hat clad waiters and chefs. The Jazz quartet, Sweet & Hot Band, will play the night away, and guests will ring in 2011 with a traditional …
Tips from An Insider: What to See and Do in Pisa Italy
Pisa is so much more than a tourist city BUT you have to know where to go. That’s why we asked Pisa resident Gloria Capelli to share her insider secrets for the best sites (besides the tower), restaurants, shops, day trips and more. (Dream of Italy subscribers can save 10% on Gloria’s Pisa apartment rental, Behind The Tower. ) Here …
Stay in The Tuscany Villa Where “Under The Tuscan Sun” Was Filmed
No one put Tuscany on the map quite like Frances Mayes and her book Under The Tuscan Sun. But that was before the film version of the book came out and even more people latched on to the dream of owning a villa in Tuscany OR at least staying in one for a week or two. In the film, the …
Meet Two of My Favorite Italy Travel Experts
Dream of writing about travel to Italy? Dream of buying a home in Italy and living there part-time? My friends Martha Bakerjian and James Martin (they’re married) have fulfilled all three of these dreams and it was a pleasure for me to finally meet them in Tuscany several months ago. I’ve been following the work of these Italy travel experts …
Win a Week in Tuscany or A Set of Seven Italy Travel Books
News of two fantastic Italy travel giveaways crossed my desk today and I wanted to let you know about them so you can enter to win. Who couldn’t use a week in Tuscany or a stack full of wonderful Italy travel books?CiaoBambino.com is giving away a week in a two-bedroom apartment at Al Gelso Bianco, a wine and olive producing …