Italy Travel
5 Things to Do in Pisa Besides Climbing the Leaning Tower
The city of Pisa Italy is famous the world over for its Leaning Tower but there's much more to the city. Here are some other things to do in Pisa: 1. Be sure to visit the Duomo and Baptistery next to the tower. Leave extra time (a few hours) to visit Pisa's stunning cathedral as well as the largest baptistery in Italy. 2. Also leave time to go into Museo dell’Opera del Duomo. This museum is where much of the art that was formerly in the cathedral is now housed. See  Giovanni Pisano's ivory carving of the Madonna and Child carved for the cathedral's ...
Things to See in Alberobello
When you travel to Italy, there might be a lot of places that you would want to visit. One destination that definitely calls for a place in your travel itinerary is - Alberobello. Located in the southern part of Italy, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site that is known for its exceptional style of building called Trulli. Trullis are nothing but limestone houses with dry stone walls and conical roof that are known for their mortarless construction. The reason behind these pre-historic buildings was to escape from paying taxes. When the king’s tax collector came to collect taxes, the owner ...
Where To Stay in Rome: The Rose Garden Palace Hotel
One of my favorite hotels in Rome is the Rose Garden Palace Hotel. Just off the famous Via Veneto, and a stone’s throw from the American Embassy, it enjoys one of the best locations in the city. The hotel is partly owned by Steve Perillo, the third generation owner of Perillo Tours, the world’s largest tour operator to Italy. Perillo and his Italian partner bought this 19th-century building in 1998 and named it after the rose bushes in the courtyard. One might expect a hotel owned by a tour company to seem impersonal or ...
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New Summer Flights From Chicago to ...
Published on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 by Kathy McCabe
Starting in May, United Airlines will begin nonstop summer service from Chicago to Rome. Flights commence May 16 at a frequency of five flights per week until June 3, then daily until August 17 and six times a week until Sept. 23. “United operates more nonstop trans-Atlantic service f...
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Join Me at An Italy Seminar at The ...
Published on Sunday, January 11, 2015 by Steve
Do you live in the New York City area or will you be there the weekend of January 24th? I hope you will join me and a group of my favorite Italy travel experts on Sunday, January 24th at 3 p.m.  for the travel seminar: Insider's Italy I will be on the panel along with fellow Italy e... -
New Train Service Links Rome Airpor...
Published on Thursday, January 8, 2015 by Kathy McCabe
Landing in Rome and traveling directly to Florence and Venice, just got a whole lot easier with trains running a new route from Rome’s Fiumicino airport to Venice. Two trains a day – at 11:08 a.m. and 3:08 p.m. from Rome, and 5:40 a.m. and 9:25 a.m. from Venice – travel along the rou... -
January Means Big Sales in Italy
Published on Monday, January 5, 2015 by Kathy McCabe
If you’re already in Italy reading this, lucky you: Lace up your comfiest shoes and head out to the nearest commercial district, where the January sales are in full swing (they began last Friday in Campania and Basilicata, and on Saturday in most other regions). If you’re not in Italyâ... -
Exploring Underground Rome
Published on Friday, January 2, 2015 by Kathy McCabe
Perhaps you’ve visited Rome more than once—even a dozen times. You’ve run up the Spanish Steps, marveled at the Vatican’s treasures, and climbed Palatine Hill. But, as journalist Amanda Ruggeri explains in this article , you’ve just scratched the surface. Underground Rome is yo... -
5 Things Not to Do in Italy
Published on Saturday, December 27, 2014 by Kathy McCabe
The goal of the Italy Travel Blog is to give you lots of great ideas on what to do in Italy but every so often, it is helpful to give you some ideas on what not to do in Italy: 1. Ask for parmesan cheese on your seafood. Or a cappuccino after lunch. Of course, if you insist on a sprin... -
The Italy Mix: Christmas Edition
Published on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 by Kathy McCabe
The Italy Mix is a weekly post about the most interesting Italy and Italy travel news and human interest stories around the Web. Here are our top picks for this week: Traditional Christmas Dishes: Each Italian region has a favorite Christmas food, from seafood to soups to pasta. Tour th... -
Italy’s Top 5 Outdoor Markets
Published on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 by Kathy McCabe
Well, actually, the five best from among both the mercatini delle pulci (flea markets) and the mercatini dell’usato (second-hand markets), because both can be fun and because the latter type has gotten more and more popular in recent years. Biggest: Carmagnola in Turin may not have ... -
The Arezzo Antiques Market in Tusca...
Published on Saturday, November 29, 2014 by Kathy McCabe
On the first Sunday of each month, 30,000 shoppers descend on the city of Arezzo in Tuscany, eager to see what the 500-plus vendors of antiques and bricabrac will offer at their stalls. Some of these vendors have been around for so long (the fair dates back to 1968) that they have permanen... -
5 Things to Do in Pisa…Beside...
Published on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 by Kathy McCabe
No matter how much you hear about the Leaning Tower, Tuscany’s lovely city of Pisa offers much more to do and see than that structurally challenged monument (but since you will want to see it, here’s a link to tell you more about its history than you might otherwise discover). Here are...
