Palermo is the Italian Capital of Culture for 2018: Founded by the Phoenicians, once belonging to the Roman and Byzantine Empires, ruled by the Arabs, the Normans and the Spanish, capital of the Kingdom of Sicily and the Holy Roman Empire for a short time, Palermo has a real mosaic of history. Today the city […]
Things to see
Ferrari Museum, Maranello: Secret and Unique
A glimpse of some of Ferrari’s most exclusive and secret cars A glimpse of some of Ferrari’s most exclusive and secret cars, Eric Clapton’s was a one-off and another had a production run of just TWO! The Cars SP12EC (2012) : The “EC” stands for guitar maestro Eric Clapton, who ordered this car and loves […]
Shopping
A Unique Tableware Find in Venice
MYFACE Tableware was an Unexpected Find in Venice: Tableware in Venice? “La Serenissima” is famous for its Murano glass and Burano lace, but tableware? During our numerous trips to Venice we’ve seen our share of the iconic Venetian glass, lacework and arts and crafts. On this trip we did manage to find something unique and […]
Eating and Drinking
Dinner in the Lair of a Giant Octopus!
La Tana del Polpo is a Popular Seafood Restaurant in Bari: La Tana del Polpo was one of the restaurants that we walked past on our Bari walking tour. Guisseppe, our Free Walking Tour guide, said that it is a popular seafood restaurant and it could be difficult to get a table. We peaked into […]
Getting Around
How to Get to Portofino
How to Get to Portofino by Air, Train, Bus and Ferry: Portofino is located about 45km east of Genoa on the eastern stretch of the Italian Riviera. Genoa is the hub for all transportation along the Italian Riviera and from Genoa to Portofino travellers have a choice of travel by train or ferry. Portofino is […]
Useful Facts
Grandstand View of Il Campo, Siena
Our Siena Apartment Right on the Famous Il Campo: In Siena, we struck gold when it came to our apartment’s location. Sometimes it’s a bit difficult to tell exactly where your booked apartment is in relation to a particular site. In Siena, the apartment’s location was beyond our expectations. It was right on Il Campo, […]
News & Events
Festa della Repubblica 2019 – Republic Day in Italy
Festa della Repubblica – The Celebration of Republic Day in Italy: Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day) is the celebration of the founding of the Republic of Italy. On June 2nd each year, Italians all over the world commemorate the 1946 referendum in which the citizens voted for Italy to become a republic. June 2nd is […]
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