Debra Lavison said “One of the great joys of travelling through Italy, is discovering that it is, indeed a dream destination.” She’s right you know. We see images as we scroll through our news feeds, but none of it seems real does it. We’ve been there, and we even sometimes forget that we’re taken these photos, we know it exists, but as we sit at our desk going through the day to day motions of work, family, life on the...
Read MoreOrignally published in Conde Nast Traveller TAVERNA DEL CAPITANO Marina di Cantone, on the road from Punta Campanella to Positano (00 39 081 808 1028). The Taverna del Capitano is one of the best restaurants on the Amalfi coast. It is located on the ground floor of an unassuming hotel above the beach. Serves delicious seafood and exceptional desserts. Closed Mondays in winter and most of January and February. If you haggle down by the...
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THIS IS A POST FROM 2014 ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MINUBE – but it’s still completely relevant today. “I never saw Venice” is a classic last-words cliché for a reason: Most would love to visit Italy, but very few end up going. Well, now’s the time to start thinking about that summer vacation, and we’ve gone through tips and photos from thousands of travelers at minube to help you make up your mind. Here are 21...
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Last week we asked you, via social media, to tell us the very first thing you thought of when you think of Italy. Not surprisingly the overwhelming response was “FOOD!” We’d have to agree, but there were some other wonderful answers too. Remarkably, a lot of you responded with “Tuscany”. Perhaps because the perfection of the Tuscan countryside is one that’d depicted in the media and associated...
Read MoreWritten by John Bensalhia | Thursday, March 31, 2016 – 10:34 for Italy Magazine April flowers this year with a bumper crop of events and festivals steeped in tradition and culture. John Bensalhia is your faithful guide… April’s a busy time for Italy. It’s a month that sees the country coming together to mark Liberation Day. It’s also the month in which Rome and Venice mark two special events too (in the...
Read MoreGrowing up in an Italian family the religious holidays are held in high regard, and especially Easter. Easter is all about, you guessed it, family and food. Let’s face it, all holidays are about family and food and that’s not restricted to Italians, but the food that Nonna gets up at 4am to start cooking for Easter is certainly something to write home about. Zippoli’s, Arranchini (or rice balls to us), pasta and...
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