Lake Garda holidays boast a variety of options depending on which end of the lake you choose to stay. Located in the north between the Verona, Brescia and Trento provinces, Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy with its natural environment encompassing…
In the best of times Rome is confusing and disorganized. Add a little snow and well, I can’t even imagine. One thing I have noticed from watching the videos is that unlike Atlanta where we stay home when it snows, in Rome everyone seems to have jumped…
As we enjoy an unseasonably warm winter here in the States it has been cold and snowy in much of Europe including Italy. It has even snowed in the Cinque Terre with snow forecast as far south as Rome.
Snow in Cinque Terre is Unusual and Beautiful!
Snow makes…
On October 25, 2011 Vernazza and Monterosso in the Cinque Terre were devastated by flooding. If the terrible floods made the news in the US I missed it and am only now catching up on what happened. Cinque Terre is one of the most beautiful places in the…
After spending more than three years covered in scaffolding and advertisements the Bridge of Sighs in Venice has reopened. In 2007 a piece of marble fell off the adjoining Doge’s Palace and struck a German tourist in the leg. The restoration cost…
Panettone is traditional Italian sweet bread that is normally prepared and enjoyed during the Christmas and New Year holidays. Panettone is readily recognized by its geometric shape and brightly colored wrapping.
Panettone has been around forever,…
Decorate your home like they do in Italy. You need two things to make your home Christmassy in an Italian sort of way.
First you need a presepe (nativity scene). If you visit Italy at Christmas you will see presepe everywhere – family homes, churches,…
After the death of Steve Jobs my sister received an email from a friend of hers likening the death of Steve Jobs to that of Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of long distance radio transmission, from Bologna.
“When I told Charles that my grandson was saddened…
Is there anything better than sitting down to a nice bowl of pasta cooked al dente with a delicate sauce or a perfectly sautéed piece of fish with a light butter sauce? Not if you are a lover of Italian food and who isn’t?
Most of us have incorporated…
Italian tenor Salvatore Licitra died September 5, 2011 from head and chest injuries he suffered in a motorscooter crash in Sicily. Licitra was not wearing a helmet when he crashed his Vespa into a wall in the Italian town of Modica, near Ragusa on August…
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