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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10 Italian Cooking and Dining Mista...
Published on Sunday, September 8, 2013 by Kathy McCabe
The Academia Barilla in Parma is the first international center dedicated to the development and promotion of Italian gastronomic culture. So the folks there know a thing or two about Italian food and how it should be prepared and eaten. The center recently published 10 Italian cooking ...
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Italian Life Photo: Smurfs Selling ...
Published on Thursday, September 5, 2013 by Kathy McCabe
When we think about buying and eating fruit in Italy, we think of fresh, delicious produce. But do Italian melons need more help in selling to the public? Are Italians that into the Smurfs? That's what we wondered when we read this piece in Licensing Magazine about Smurfs being used to... -
Italians Go Home for Lunch No Matte...
Published on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 by Kathy McCabe
Remember when you were a kid and you could go home for lunch if you brought a note for your teacher? In the U.S., I think that possibility ended in the 1980s and surely few American kids and adults have the luxury of going to their house for lunch. But in Italy, a staggering 75% of workers... -
The Italy Mix: The Borgias, Italian...
Published on Friday, August 30, 2013 by Steve
The Italy Mix is a post about the most interesting Italy and Italy travel news and human interest stories around the Web each week. Here are our top picks for this week: Looking for the Borgias: Novelist Sarah Dunant is an expert on the Borgia clan who were true power brokers in 16t... -
What Does Italy Do Best?
Published on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 by Kathy McCabe
When you think of Italy, what do you think of? What do you think Italy, as a country, does best? A few thoughts might be art, wine, food. CNN came up with a list of 10 Thing Italy Does Better Than Anywhere Else and here are their 10 picks: 1. Flattery: Sure, we can see that. Those Itali... -
Steve’s Travel Tips: Renting ...
Published on Friday, August 23, 2013 by Steve
I’m Steve Perillo of Perillo Tours. I have a video series called Steve's Travel Tips to share all the insider Italy travel tips I have learned over a lifetime of travel to Italy. In this video, I'd love to share my tips for renting a villa in Italy. This is a popular travel dream that... -
Mayor Wants to Make Ancient Rome Mo...
Published on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 by Kathy McCabe
The newly elected mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino wants to close down the Via dei Fori Imperiali which runs next to the Colosseum in a bid to make ancient Rome more pedestrian friendly, hoping to double the current number of visitors to the ancient sites to 20 million. On August 3r... -
Italian Wine: 2013 Predicted to Be ...
Published on Sunday, August 18, 2013 by Kathy McCabe
As the grape harvest begins in southern Italy, the Association of Italian Enologists predicts that 2013 may well be an excellent year for the production of both red and white local wines if the current climatic conditions continue. ""It's going well, this climatic situation cannot but be... -
Italy Travel Photo: Red Vespas in R...
Published on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 by Kathy McCabe
You can't visit the city of Rome without coming upon a Vespa parked on almost any street or whizzing by. These red Vespas truly stand out against a Roman backdrop. Photo by tekaybe, flickr.com... -
The Italy Mix: Siena Travel Advice,...
Published on Monday, August 12, 2013 by Kathy McCabe
The Italy Mix is a post about the most interesting Italy and Italy travel news and human interest stories around the Web each week. Here are our top picks for this week: Siena: Italy's Medieval Gem: Rick Steves explores the Tuscan city of Siena and recommends sites, hotels and restaur...
