Published on Thursday, December 20, 2012 by Steve I'm thrilled to announce that Perillo Tours has partnered with Jennifer Iannolo, founder of Zenfully Delicious, to offer two gluten-free tours of Tuscany in 2013! This is the perfect opportunity gluten-free folks to travel worry-free and savor the tastes of Italy. The tours will run May 11-17 and October 12-18, 2013. Here's the awesome itinerary: Day 1 Depart...

Published on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 by Steve I know YOU are dreaming of Italy in 2013 and here at Perillo we can make that dream a reality. After all, we've been running tours to Italy for 68 YEARS and our tours have reached near perfection after all these years. You can get all the details our NEW Italy brochure - read it online or if you would prefer to receive it by mail, call us at (800) 431-1515 or fill ...

Published on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 by Kathy McCabe For four straight days, parts of Italy have been deluged by floods resulting in at least four deaths. Hundreds have been evacuated from their homes in Tuscany and the Tiber River burst its banks north of Rome. High tide in Venice where acqua alta is at record levels: Photo by Robert Trm, flickr.com Flooding in Montepulciano, Tuscany: Photo by Andrea Ro...

Published on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 by Kathy McCabe Slightly belated birthday wishes to one of the most famous sites in all of Italy - the Sistine Chapel - a must on every tour of Rome. The Vatican beauty turned 500 years young on October 31st. But you don't get to such a ripe old age without some controversy, some are calling for visits to the Sistine Chapel to be limited. The grand dame is a popular lady and five ...

Published on Monday, November 5, 2012 by Kathy McCabe Of all the cities in Italy, Milan is clearly the most fashion-forward and chic. Therefore it is no surprise that a W Hotel  is slated to open in Milan in the spring of 2014. The luxury chain rose to popularity in the hippest neighborhoods of large American cities (New York alone has four of them) and the brand has chosen Milan for its first W in Italy. The 76-r...

Published on Friday, October 26, 2012 by Kathy McCabe The city of Rome has a new logo.  Rome's city council approved the new logo which features a wolf on top of an ancient monument. The wolf is the symbol of Rome. According to The Florentine, "At the centre of a new merchandising campaign, which kicks off in November, the logo will appear on souvenirs, ranging from mugs to T-shirts, hats and even jackets and other gar...

Published on Thursday, October 25, 2012 by Kathy McCabe On October 25, 2011, the Cinque Terre - the five famous fishing villages linked together on northern Italy's coast of Liguria - were bruised and batter by storms and severe flooding. A number of residents lost their lives. Two of the World Heritage Site's villages in particular were severely damaged - Vernazza and Monterosso. Today on the first anniversary of the dis...

Published on Monday, October 22, 2012 by Kathy McCabe There's nothing like a celebrity wedding to bring attention to a lesser known destination and the wedding of Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel in Puglia last week has put this southern Italian region on the map. The singer and actress were married at a new, stunning luxury hotel in the seaside town of Savelletri. Borgo Egnazia, an estate of white-washed traditiona...

Published on Friday, October 19, 2012 by Kathy McCabe The website TheDailyMeal.com has put together a list of the 25 best restaurants in Italy. In a country full of incredible eateries, surely it is daunting task to even consider such a list. The editors came up with the list after a two-month nomination process which produced a list of 100 restaurants that they then shared with a panel of restaurant critics, food writer...

Published on Thursday, October 18, 2012 by Kathy McCabe As winemakers across Italy wrap up the harvest season, the winemakers' association reports that Italian wine production is down for 2012. The lower production yields means the price of Italian wine will go up. "The increase in prices could be damaging to Italian winemakers' overseas sales, especially in the Canadian and US markets," Giuseppe Martelli, director of ...