Pictures of Capri, Italy's Enchanting Island
Friday May 30, 2008
The picturesque island of Capri has enchanted visitors for hundreds of years. It was a popular vacation destination even in Roman times when Emperor Tiberius built 12 elaborate villas on ... Read More
Italy Travel Tip: Packing Your Carry-on Bag
Thursday May 29, 2008
Recently we visited Italy's Campania region with 18 people who had arrived at the Naples airport from the US (having changed planes en route). Two of them arrived without their ... Read More
Summer Music Festivals in Umbria
Monday May 26, 2008
Manuela Morena, of Fine Italian Ceramics, reminds us that the Umbria region holds two very important and world-famous summer performing arts events- the Festival dei due Mondi (Festival of the ... Read More
Tuscany Bike Tour Recommendation
Sunday May 25, 2008
Leigh Anne Farrell, who previously recommended an Amalfi Coast villa rental, wrote to recommend a bike tour she took in Tuscany when she was traveling with a friend who is ... Read More
Driving to France from Cuneo, Italy
Saturday May 24, 2008
There are several possible routes to take when traveling between Italy and France. My favorite, and the one we took a few days ago, is the route from Cuneo, an ... Read More
Pinocchio's Birthday
Friday May 23, 2008
Pescia, in Tuscany, holds a festival on May 25 to celebrate Pinocchio's birthday but Pinocchio really came to life in Collodi, a nearby village. The Adventures of Pinocchio was written ... Read More
Cantine Aperte 2008 - May 25
Tuesday May 20, 2008
Cantine Aperte, open wineries, is celebrated all over Italy on the last Sunday in May. More than 800 wineries are participating in the 2008 Cantine Aperte on May 25, usually ... Read More
Spring Flowers in Italy
Monday May 19, 2008
May is a beautiful time to visit Italy. All the rain this year has brought a profusion of flowers. Everywhere I go in Italy there are flowers, even in the ... Read More
A Look at Syracuse, Sicily
Sunday May 18, 2008
Syracuse, Siracusa in Italian, is in southeast Sicily and makes a good base for exploring the area. Founded in 733 BC, it was a mighty Greek colony about triple the ... Read More
Da Michele Pizzeria in Naples
Saturday May 17, 2008
We ate at the highly touted Pizzeria Da Michele in Naples today. Besides being recommended by our neighbor from Naples (see Eating Pizza in Naples), Da Michele was recommended by ... Read More
Visiting Chioggia and Venice
Tuesday May 13, 2008
Last week we visited Venice on a day trip from Chioggia, a picturesque fishing port south of Venice on the lagoon. Getting to Venice was cumbersome but in the summer ... Read More
Eating Pizza in Naples
Monday May 12, 2008
Naples is known as the birthplace of pizza and is still often heralded as having the best pizza in Italy. Our neighbor Angelo, who's from Naples, told us that the ... Read More
2008 Giro d'Italia
Saturday May 10, 2008
The 2008 Giro d'Italia, a bike race through Italy modeled after the Tour de France, started today in Palermo, Sicily. Tomorrow the cyclists head across the center of the island ... Read More
Going to the Opera in Milan
Friday May 9, 2008
La Scala Opera House in Milan is one of Italy's most famous opera houses and a must-see attraction for opera fans.
I've had several questions from readers recently regarding going ... Read More
2008 Long Row in Venice
Wednesday May 7, 2008
The 2008 Vogalonga (the long row), Venice's annual boating event, takes place May 11. This exciting spectacle covers a 30km course starting at St. Mark's Square, going by the islands ... Read More
Grotto of Tiberius Pictures
Tuesday May 6, 2008
Nancy Parode, about.com's guide to Senior Travel, sent me her Grotto of Tiberius Picture Gallery. The Grotto of Tiberius is near Sperlonga, off the Via Flacca, or SS-213, that runs ... Read More
May Festival in Lazio - Wedding of the Trees
Sunday May 4, 2008
The Wedding of the Trees is celebrated in Vetralla, a town in Lazio north of Rome, every year on May 8. Mary Jane Cryan, of Elegant Etruria, says that the ... Read More
Bird Watching at Italy's Lakes
Thursday May 1, 2008
Kevin Ryan, an avid birder, just returned from a trip to northern Italy where he visited Lake Como and Lake Garda. Here's what Kevin said:
While my wife shopped I got ... Read More