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About.com Italy Travel Get the latest headlines from the About.com Italy Travel GuideSite. Tuscany Photos 9 Mar 2010 at 11:27am Tuscany, one of Italy's most popular travel destinations, is a picturesque region dotted with evocative medieval hill towns that have ancient walls and towers and lively squares where you can sit at an outdoor cafe for a coffee or glass of wine. Take an armchair photo tour of Tuscany's hill towns from popular towns like Cortona and Siena to smaller, off-the-beaten-track choice with our Tuscany Photos. Tuscany: Top Places to Go in Tuscany | Tuscany Travelogues Pitigliano Photo © 20o9 by Martha Bakerjian Tuscany Photos originally appeared on About.com Italy Travel on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 11:27:34. Permalink | Comment | Email this Spring Is On The Way in Italy 7 Mar 2010 at 1:46pm Warmer weather has made its way into many parts of Italy and it's starting to look like spring is on its way. We have a forum post with spring photos from Villa I Due Padroni B&B. I added links to a couple of my spring favorites, too. Drop by the forum to talk about spring in Italy, check out the photos or post your own photo of spring in Italy. Spring Travel: Why Visit Italy in Spring? Photo of Spring flowers in Puglia © 2010 by Martha Bakejian Spring Is On The Way in Italy originally appeared on About.com Italy Travel on Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at 13:46:42. Permalink | Comment | Email this Rialto Special Events in the Heart of Venice 5 Mar 2010 at 6:10pm Rialto Bridge and Market area, in the center of Venice, is holding a series of special events to introduce Rialto Cuore della Citta', or heart of the city. Events (listed in Italian) start March 6 and run through April 10. Look for special markets displays, theater, and music on Fridays and Saturdays and Women in Jazz performances on Thursday evenings at 6:30. The Rialto Bridge is one of Venice's top free tourist sites and you'll easily find it by following signs put up in many parts of Venice. But not so many tourists visit the spectacular Rialto fish market, held weekday mornings for about the last 1000 years. Arrive early to see fresh fish being unloaded from the boats. Nearby is San Giacometto, probably Venice's first church, founded in 471 and rebuilt in 1071, about the same time the Rialto Market was built. You'll find several good, inexpensive places to eat near the market, too. See our Venice Neighborhoods Map for location. Rialto Bridge and Market Pictures Rialto Special Events in the Heart of Venice originally appeared on About.com Italy Travel on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 18:10:53. Permalink | Comment | Email this Free Museum Days in Italy 4 Mar 2010 at 1:21pm For the Festa della Donna, Women's Day Festival, Italian national museums and archeological sites will offer free admission for women March 6 and 7, 2010. Here's the list of participating museums and sites (in Italian). 2010 Settimana della Cultura, Week of Culture, is April 16 through 25. National museums and archeological sites have free admission and some have special events and guided tours. Sites not normally open to the public are sometimes opened during this week, too. Watch for updates on the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities site (in Italian). Free Museum Days in Italy originally appeared on About.com Italy Travel on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at 13:21:24. Permalink | Comment | Email this San Gimignano View - Italy Travel Photo of the Week 3 Mar 2010 at 9:27pm View of San Gimignano from the fortress gardens. 2010 Italy Travel Photos of the Week 2009 Italy Travel Photos of the WeekSan Gimignano Photo © 2010 by Martha Bakerjian San Gimignano View - Italy Travel Photo of the Week originally appeared on About.com Italy Travel on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 21:27:49. Permalink | Comment | Email this Italy Travel Tips from Italy Blogs 2 Mar 2010 at 7:04pm Last week I asked readers to submit their Italy blogs. On the submission form there's a place for travel tips so even if you don't want to read all the blogs, it's worth taking a look at the blog submissions to read the great tips about traveling in Italy. Here are a few examples: From Bleeding Espresso: "Be open-minded and relaxed. Things are probably not going to go exactly as you had planned, and you'll be much happier if you embrace that instead of stressing about it." From Cooking and Touring in Central Italy: "Don't rush your trip and try to see too much. The fondest memories you will have of your trip will not be of the landmarks you see, but the seemingly insignificant moments in between." From Becoming Italian Word by Word: "Learn a little Italian--if only basics like please and thank you (per favore e grazie). Yes, many Italians understand and speak English, but they'll relate to you on a whole other level in Italian." From Bella Baita View: "Monday is a good travel day or walking day as most museums and stores are closed on Mondays."Italy Travel Tips from Italy Blogs originally appeared on About.com Italy Travel on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 19:04:29. Permalink | Comment | Email this Bluegrass in Genoa, Italy 27 Feb 2010 at 11:30am Did you know that there's bluegrass music in Italy? I know Italy has festivals for many different types of music but I never thought of bluegrass. Last night we had dinner with friends who are on their way to language school in Chiavari and to the Red Wine Bluegrass party in Genoa, March 19-20. Red Wine played at last year's bluegrass festival in San Francisco. Laurie Lewis, a top bluegrass musician from the US, will be a headliner. Genoa, Italy's principal seaport, is a good city to visit these days. In addition to interesting festivals like this one, Genoa has a historic center said to be the largest medieval quarter in Europe and a nice port area with an interesting aquarium. Genoa makes a good base for visiting nearby Italian Riviera villages. Genoa for Visitors: Where to Stay in Genoa | Genoa Travel Guide | Genoa Pictures Bluegrass in Genoa, Italy originally appeared on About.com Italy Travel on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 11:30:13. Permalink | Comment | Email this A Hotel, a Restaurant, and Supporting an Artisan in Florence 26 Feb 2010 at 12:23pm As one of three Italy travel tips on her Bonus Blog: Italian Travel Secrets, Dianne Hales recommends staying at Palazzo Magnani Feroni in Florence (book direct). Opera et Gusto is an interesting sounding restaurant with dinner show in Florence. Currently they offer entertainment and dinner Tuesdays through Sundays, with some of the special shows having a fixed menu. Context's Foundation for Sustainable Travel has awarded their second artisanal apprenticeship to Elia Rizzo, a student of jewelry design. Elia will take an advanced etching course at Florence's Le Arti Orafe, a technical institution dedicated to jewelry, followed by an apprenticeship at a local jewelry studio, Antica Bottega. You can visit artisan workshops in Florence on Context Travel's Artisan Traditions of Florence walk. A Hotel, a Restaurant, and Supporting an Artisan in Florence originally appeared on About.com Italy Travel on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 12:23:29. Permalink | Comment | Email this Sardinian Traditions - Italy Travel Photo of the Week 24 Feb 2010 at 12:52pm Traditional Sardinian items on display at Su Gologone on the island of Sardinia - one of my favorite restaurants and hotels. Sardinia Pictures 2010 Italy Travel Photos of the Week 2009 Italy Travel Photos of the WeekSardinia Photo © 2010 by Martha Bakerjian Sardinian Traditions - Italy Travel Photo of the Week originally appeared on About.com Italy Travel on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 12:52:34. Permalink | Comment | Email this Tell Us About Your Italy Blog 22 Feb 2010 at 8:16pm Do you write a blog about Italy? We're gathering blogs about Italy to make a good resource for travelers, armchair travelers, and people who love reading about Italy. Your blog can cover any city or region of Italy, travel in Italy, Italian food or culture, or just about anything else related to Italy. Share your blog with Italy Travel readers by using this form: Submit your Italy blog. Read the Submitted Blogs Tell Us About Your Italy Blog originally appeared on About.com Italy Travel on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 at 20:16:30. Permalink | Comment | Email this Newsfeed display by CaRP Travel Blogs from Europe , Italy Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Italy Rome Marathon March 21 2010 Rome MarathonRome's marathon passes through some of the city's most famous monuments including the Colosseum and St Peter's Basilica the main church and mosque. The Marathon is one of the most important and typical events of the city.The city also organises Roma Fun Run a shorter noncompetitive race. Even though the race itself takes place on 21 March Rome begins celebrating Volterra Sunday March 7 On Sunday we headed off to Volterra another hill town in Tuscany. Like San Gimignano Volterra is surrounded by a huge stone wall. To get into town you park outside the wall and walk in. Volterra is famous for its alabaster stone works. The weather is very cold high in the low 40's and they are forecasting snow for the region. Seriously...snow. And alot of it apparently. Si San Gimignano Saturday March 6 After arriving at the farmhouse and getting situated we headed right off for San Gimignano. There are many small hill towns in the Tuscany region and this one is only 10 minutes away from where we are staying.San Gimignano is one of the larger hill towns in the area however by larger it just means that its area is measured in yards instead of feet. The whole town is only ab It's rainingwhat do we do now 2728th Feb.We stopped at a campsite near Tropea on our way to the ferry to Sicily. We had only intended a one night stop however the coastline was impressive and we took an extra day and cycled out to the headland at Capo Vaticano where the views were superb. The entrance to the campsite was a 1 in 10 hill which was incredibly narrow with hairpin bends. Upon arrival the owner saw the worried loo italianliving18. Jeszcze dzis rano mialam plan zeby wracajac ze szkoly kupic wino i grissini i w ten sposob obejsc Dzien Kobiet noi napisac o grissini ktore co juz latwo zgadnac pochodza z Turynu. Z planow nic jednak nie wyszlo bo skonczylam szkole o 19.15 jak sklepy byly juz zasadniczo zamkniete. W zwiazku z tym musialam zadowolic sie kolejny dzien z rzedu daniem pt. farfalle aglio olio pepperoncino Garda Italy May 2006 Lake Garda Italy Tips to Sardinia... HelloI am 30 years old female traveler and I want to tell the world about how beautiful is Sardinia the island located in front of Italy and give you some suggestions in case you are planning your trip for the upcoming summer.Well if you like warm sun soft sun bathing turquoise sea and white beaches great Italian food safety and hospitality...well you should plan a trip to Sardinia.Sardinia Arriving at the Farmhouse Saturday March 6 Last day in Rome. We left very early 10am and headed to the Fiumicino airport to pick up our rental car. Our cab driver was a young guy who spoke very little English. I tried to tell him in my best Italian that we wanted to go to the Hertz rental car counter at FCO airport. Unfortunately when I said affitare macchina it somehow translated to I want to rent your taxi at Vatican City and the Sistine Chapel Thursday March 4 Here we are in Vatican City which I learned is actually it's own country. I thought the Pope was going to show us around but apparently he had other things to do that day. We had a great private tour throughout the museum and saw a whole lot of really old paintings.On our way to Vatican City the big question on my mind was if we were going to see the 16th Chapel where are c italianliving17. Aura w tym roku zwariowala. Banalny komentarz ale naprawde trudno wyczuc co sie dzieje i rozwazam zmiane nazwy bloga z 'italian living' na 'nordic living' bo jak dzis po weekendzie w Mediolanie weszlam do domu to bylo 8 stopni. Wewnatrz. A teraz po 5 godzinach jest 16 stopni. Za oknem sniezyca i snieg zapowiadaja na caly tydzien. A w piatek byla piekna pogoda tak samo w niedziele. Bylismy w Simply Sienna Dear FollowersCiao I would like to give a shout out to Felicity Ross. HAPPY FEAST OF ST. FELICITYPERPETUA even though it's a Sunday Also HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO WHITNEY DANZE Anyways I hope that this update finds you all well rested happy and content with life. Let me start off this blog by saying that I heard the best news of my entire life so far... So Molly and I went on a run A Daytrip to Venice So its been three days since we toured Venice. Unfortunately things arenrsquot as fresh in my memory as previous posts so the details may not quite be there. However I did have my pen and notepad and yes I did take some notes when I could so here goes my best recollection of the day. We met right outside the residence and headed into the same bus that we rode in when we toured the Soave winery Walker Texas Ranger I havenrsquot written in quite a long time. Irsquoll just jump right in. The semester is going very well. There is a group of 22 students and so far it has been busy but going very smoothly. Wersquove had the normal problems and ups and downs of the beginning of the semester getting everyone settled into their houses dealing with initial worries and problems with the homestays but nothi Your private Tuscany Porto Ercole is a delightful seaside town located on the Argentario promontory opposite the Tuscan islands. Born as a village of fishermen today its breathtaking setting attracts seaside enthusiasts from all over the world rendering it one of italyrsquos prime yacht harbors.Walking along the waterfront one can enjoy a succession of bars and restaurants with sea view terraces charming little s .Roman Forum and Colosseum Thursday March 4 Rainy day today. We started the day on the hop onhop off bus and rode to Palantine Hill where we checked out the ruins and the Roman Forum. Then we headed over to the Colosseum. Wow. Old stuff. LOTS of walking. My dogs were barking by the time we hit the metro to head back downtown. Newsfeed display by CaRP |