Giddier than a teenager going to a Justin Bieber concert, with chocolate guidebooks in hand, I set out to visit the hundreds of chocolate shops in the city. Although I didn’t get anywhere close to all of them, I’m sure I made a serious dent in Turin’s chocolate supply. Death…
Ask any Roman, and they’ll all tell you the same: the best day-trip destination within an hour’s drive beyond Italy’s bustling capital, is the Castelli. The Castelli Romani–which is Italian for, ... Read more
Whether you like baring it all or prefer covering up a little, there’s some fashion inspiration for all manner of belle beach-goers for how to dress Italian style at the beach. ... Read more
One of our favorite Amalfi Coast beaches, Laurito, is a secret we hesitate to share. Foreign tourists hardly know the place. This Amalfi Coast beach is not in the average ... Read more
We wondered strongly if all this fine-living was accessible to the average traveler, so packing up our wondrously-small Renault Clio, we hit the road with only our trusty Lonely Planet, and pasta-loving appetites, to guide us. Unfortunately, the truffle pig had to stay at home.
White sneakers and khaki pants? American. Flip flops and shorts in the middle of winter? German. Default raincoat and pink lipstick? British. Vintage sundress, leggings, and mary janes? French. Skinny ... Read more
Italy is a land of history, elegance and…confusion. As Beppe Severgnini says in La Bella Figura: An Insider’s Guide to the Italian Mind, his country “can have you fuming and then purring in the space of a hundred meters, or the course of ten minutes.”
View this post on Instagram The #historic little town of Santa Maria #Maggiore, #Italy near the border with #switzerland is located in the #Vigezzo #Valley in the #piedmont ... Read more
The one thing that I really remember from my trip to Umbria was the sweet, white dessert wines, which can be identified on menus with the word “amabile.”