We had the pleasure of viewing the famous carts of Raffaele La Scala, who made his Sicilian carts in the traditional manner, an art form that's now almost lost. His ... Read More

Yesterday we went to the daffodil festival at Villa La Pescigola, just outside Fivizzano in northern Tuscany's Lunigiana region. It was a lovely spring day and the flowers and scenery ... Read More

April is usually filled with holy week events, but Easter came early this year. There are several big festivals toward the end of April. Rome was founded April 21 (in ... Read More

Tuesday we left Sicily to drive to southern Campania. Our drive to Sicily from Tuscany had been very easy and pleasant but not so the return. We waited in line ... Read More

Country House Parco Ducale is offering a 10% stay for a week or longer during June or July if you book by April 15. The Parco Ducale is just outside ... Read More

Easter week brings to mind the Last Supper painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The Last Supper is one of Italy's most famous and most visited paintings. Italian Notebook has an ... Read More

Sebastian Harrison of CellularAbroad, who has a house in Sicily, recommended that we stay at the friendly Bed and Breakfast Scala dei Turchi in Realmonte, Sicily, where he says the beaches ... Read More

Today we're exploring the west coast of the Calabria region. Calabria, the "toe of the boot" on the map of Italy, is a beautiful region often overlooked by tourists. It's ... Read More

Today we went to our Lunigiana favorite, Spino Fiorito, for the long Sunday lunch. The place was full and people without reservations were turned away. The set-menu meal started with ... Read More

Today is the Ides of March, the date Julius Ceasar was assassinated in 44 BC. His murder took place at the Portico of Pompeii in Rome, now part of ... Read More

If you follow travel advice given on the web, you'll be taking along an ATM card as your main source of procuring cash in Italy. But, I have to warn ... Read More

We're driving a Renault Clio diesel that we leased through the buy back program at Renault Eurodrive (book direct). Having a diesel saves us a little on the cost of ... Read More

Although some things are more expensive than in the United States, you'll find that many items at the market cost less. For example, the radicchio I bought for €48 cents ... Read More

In Italy, most stores are closed on Sundays and it's the big day to go out for lunch with family or friends. Many restaurants will be full, especially in the ... Read More

Today, March 8, is the Festival of Women, Feste delle donne. Yellow mimosa flowers and yellow balloons decorate shops and men are supposed to give the flowers to the women ... Read More

We've arrived at our home in the Lunigiana region of northern Tuscany via Dublin, where Bernd Biege of Ireland Travel took us out for a great day in the country. ... Read More

While Italy has many grand historic opera houses, one of the most exciting places to experience Italian opera is outdoors in the Arena di Verona, the Roman amphitheater in Verona, ... Read More

As of March 9, admission to the Roman Forum will no longer be free, according to Tony da Roma on Slow Travel. The current Colosseum and Palatine Hill combination ticket ... Read More