Italy Travel Notes

Follow @Italytravelnote When it comes to activities and things to do in Italy it should be noted that skiing and cycling are two of the countries favorite past times. When it comes to skiing expenses have gotten so out of hand that many skiers are now looking to Eastern Europe for cheaper ski trips, but [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote By: LeviReiss If you are looking for fine Italian wine and food, consider the Bascilicata region of southern Italy. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you’ll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour. Photograph by Francesco Lorenzani photos Bascilicata is the instep of the Italian boot. This hilly and [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote For those of you who love cooking and enjoy the Italian cuisine, here is our weekly pick from academiabarilla – Christmas Cookies recipe It is presented in a very quick and simple way – enjoy and try it at home. Buon appetito!

Follow @Italytravelnote Millions of people visit Italy every single year and why not. It is after all one of the world’s richest cultures when it comes to art. In fact art in Italy is a major part of the country’s culture. There is much art and architecture to see when in Italy that you could [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote By: Cherdkiat Taesookavat For new travelers who never been to Rome before could find out that it is very hard to imagine how Rome looks like and how to prepare themselves before visiting Rome. There are already plenty of this kind of information but this one probably the in-dept one that you are [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote By Katy Hyslop Sitting round the dinner table one night , after a few bottles of Chianti with some old friends, most of whom had spent time as European tour guides and backpackers, I asked them to name the best thing to see or do while staying in Italy. There was a lot [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote By: LeviReiss If you are looking for fine Italian wine and food, consider the Aosta Valley region of northern Italy. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you’ll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour. The Aosta Valley is a tiny corner of of northwestern Italy bordering on France and [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote By Kirk Friis The Catalan town of Alghero is located on the Northwest coast of Sardinia. Known throughout the world for its stunning beaches and characteristic old town centre it is fast becoming one of Europe’s holiday hotspots. Alghero is an old fishing town that has embraced the tourist industry with two very [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote Katy Hyslop Arriving in Ventimiglia, our first real stop over the border from France, (Monaco was also along the way) into Italy I was pleased to see a distinct difference between the Italian locals and the French ones I’d left behind. Admittedly there is a real sense of the Mediterranean life all the [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote By: LeviReiss This article reviews a fine, distinctive Italian red wine and its more pedestrian cousins. I look at several food pairings. Was it a bargain? I have a confession to make. I really thought that I had finished our series I Love Italian Wine and Food, and even wrote two articles drawing [...]