Italy Travel Notes

by Levi Reiss
If you are looking for fine Italian wine and food, consider the Sardinia region of southern Italy. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you`ll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour.
Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean, located in the Tyrrhenian Sea west of mainland Italy. Sardinia`s [...]

by Jakob Jelling
The city of Florence, or Florentia according to its Italian name, was founded in the first century B.C. by the Romans. This way, it has passed through a really great amount of different periods and époques which have caused different influences on it, and meeting this town and its historic buildings can be [...]

by Levi Reiss
If you are looking for fine Italian wine and food, consider the Piedmont region of northern Italy. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you`ll have fun on the fact-filled wine education tour.
Piedmont is located in the northwest of Italy. It borders on France and Switzerland and is surrounded on three [...]

by stefano sandano
Eating and drinking in Rome restaurants.
Rome is not only the capital of Italy but also of the region of Lazio, which is famous for its food. Robust flavours and rich sauces abound in many typical dishes of the area, and pasta and gnocchi in all their many forms ( especially fettucine ) [...]

by Roberto Bell
With its wonderful climate year round, Italy is a perfect destination for a holiday whether you are an art lover or a gourmand; what else we can say about Italian cities, art, museums, fashion, cuisine… Probably everything has already been said!

So, if you have planned a travel to this gorgeous country of [...]

by Levi Reiss
Umbria lies smack dab in the middle of Italy. The countryside is unspoiled and dotted with medieval churches. Its fairly gentle terrain is composed of hills, valleys, and small mountains. Umbria is the only region of Italy with neither a seacoast nor a foreign border. But it has lakes, rivers, and even a [...]

by Michael Hutchins
Summertime, with it’s sweltering heat and heavy air, does something to a wine drinker’s palate. We no longer crave a tannic rich Cabernet, for example. They tend to make us warm. During the hot months, wine drinkers tend to crave wines high in acidity. These livlier wines tend to be more cleansing and [...]

by Richard Chapo
Italy is really two countries in one with the wealthy, historic north dominating. To get a taste of the south, Naples and Sorrento are your destinations.
Naples
If ever there was a city with a reputation, it is Naples. Dirty, nasty, crime infested and fanatical are all words thrown around when describing. In this case, [...]

by Levi Reiss
Calabria is the toe of the Italian boot. It is located in the southwest corner of Italy, with 500 miles of coastline on the Ionian, Mediterranean, and Tyrrhenian Seas. Its total population is about 2 million. The countryside is mountainous, and prone to earthquakes. For centuries peasants worked very hard to eke out [...]

by Karen Bryan
Unique Points Bergamo is a beautiful city, with a medieval hilltop old town. It is easily reached by Ryanair flights from Glasgow, London, Paris, Girona, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Stockholm, making it an ideal short break destination. The airport is near the city and can be reached by regular buses, costing [...]