Italy Travel Guide

Italy News: 22 November 2009

Jessica — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:01 +0000

Some news from Italy for your Sunday reading pleasure: >> Just in time for the holidays - I’m enjoying making my way through the Christmas in Italy guide that came as a free gift from Dream of Italy. All you need to do to get your own PDF copy is sign up to receive the Italian [...]

Budget Airlines that Fly to Milan

Jessica — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:39 +0000

Personally, I love Milan - but I don’t even recommend it in my itinerary for first time visitors. Still, because Milan has one of the main international airports in Italy, it has become a popular entry point for the country - and because it’s also a major rail hub, it’s incredibly easy to get elsewhere [...]

Budget Airlines that Fly to Rome

Jessica — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:14:43 +0000

Let’s say you’ve got your heart set on a trip to Rome, but you’ve just looked at the cost of round-trip airfare from your home airport to Rome and your heart is now in need of a defibrillator. Why? Because flights to Rome are notoriously expensive - much more so than flights from the same [...]

Save Money with Budget Airlines that Fly to Italy

Jessica — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:07 +0000

For years, one of the most frustrating things for Italy lovers who live in North America has been the high cost of airfare from even big hub departure points. I’ve never understood the reasoning behind it, but flights to Italy are routinely more expensive than flights to Paris, London, or even Amsterdam. So one of [...]

Italy News: 15 November 2009

Jessica — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:00:59 +0000

Some news from Italy for your Sunday reading pleasure: If you’ve got a spare €30,000 lying around (give or take) and you’ve always wanted to run a B&B in Italy, this could be your chance. This is simultaneously crazy and crazy cool - some churches in Italy, rather than close their communal holy water fountains entirely, are [...]

“Miss Expatria” by Christine Cantera - Italy Book Review

Jessica — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:16:11 +0000

I can’t even remember now how I first came across the Miss Expatria blog, or how I first got in touch with its author, Christine Cantera. But somehow we “clicked” over the interwebs (no pun intended, really), and I was thrilled to finally get to meet her in her favorite city on earth - Rome [...]

Florence Hotels With a View of the River: Getting “A Room With a View” in Florence

Jessica — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:08:08 +0000

I took advantage of a lazy Sunday recently to watch a movie I’d never seen before - the Merchant-Ivory adaptation of E.M. Forster’s classic novel, “A Room With a View.” Those familiar with the story will know that it takes place partly in Florence, and the name of the book (and the movie) refers to [...]

Italy News: 08 November 2009

Jessica — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:00:21 +0000

Some news from Italy for your Sunday reading pleasure: >> Since it’s coming up on the holidays, I’m bringing my article about Italy gift ideas back up to the top of the site - in case you’ve got an Italophile you need to buy for, or need any ideas for your own wish list! In a landmark [...]

65 Italy Gift Ideas for the Italophile in Your Life

Jessica — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:40 +0000

Looking for the perfect gift for the Italy lover you know? Or just want to treat yourself to a few Italy goodies? Here's an Italy gift guide with something for everyone.

Italy 6th on 2009 “Nation Brands Index”

Jessica — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:18:03 +0000

I’ve never heard of the Simon Anholt-GfK Roper Nation Brands Index (and is there any wonder, with a name like that?!?), but when I read a headline that says, “Italy tops for tourism in 2009 nation brands index” I’m sure to click through. After reading the article, however, I think the title’s a bit misleading. [...]