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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 …
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 …
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 …
A Villa in Viterbo Italy: Where Julia Roberts Stayed While Filming “Eat Pray Love”
Updated 2018. In our Eat Pray Love Italy travel guide, we told you about the luxury hotels where movie star Julia Roberts stayed while filming in Rome last August. Yet when filming moved to other parts of Italy and Julia’s family and entourage arrived in Italy (husband Danny Moder, her three children, bodyguards and yoga instructor), they took up residence …
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Ready to rent a villa in Italy or book a cooking class or choose a tour? We can help you save big on all of these Italy travel services! Here’s another great reason to become a subscriber to Dream of Italy’s award-winning print newsleter – subscribers are now entitled to exclusive discounts on Italy travel services as well as …
Notes + Video From My Visit to Venice
This was my first time back to Venice in awhile. Here some notes and thoughts about my short time there on this trip (more to come in future newsletters): Yes, Venice can be crowded. For some reason, I felt like the big tourist areas were more crowded than ever. Only 60,000 Venetians live in Venice but one of my guides …
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A Villa Rental in Umbria: Fattoria del Gelso
Fattoria del Gelso is one of three Umbria villa rentals profiled in the June 2009 issue of Dream of Italy: As the owners of Bella Italia, a successful Italian gourmet and ceramics store in Bethesda, Maryland, Suzy and Bill Menard found themselves spending plenty of time in Deruta, Umbria’s ceramics capital, sourcing imports for their store. In time it made …
Truly Venice: Apartment Rentals in Venice, Italy
Are you planning a trip to Italy and are unsure what destination to choose? Venice is definitely a place you shouldn’t miss! This city is one of the world’s most unique group of islands – actually, it is the only inhabited lagoon in the world with an ancient history that dates back to the seventh century. The water of the …