Aug 6, 2022 | discover Italy
By Earl Jackson, AIA In a past life, before cell phones and digital cameras, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to study in Italy, in Rome, Siena, and anywhere we could get to on the weekends by train. I traveled with a great Pentax K1000 SLR, rolls of film, a...
Oct 6, 2021 | community stories, discover Italy, Umbria
When traveling in Umbria I had the good fortune of stumbling across Torre della Botonta, where I stayed for a week while exploring towns in the area. Torre della Botonta is an albergo diffuso, a type of hotel where accommodations are not in one building but instead...
Jul 27, 2021 | discover Italy, Lombardy
Elinor Salter is a style coach and founder of Your Style Renaissance style retreats. How does it work? Well, you get to go to one of a few select locales in Italy for a four-day get-away, rediscover and fall in love again with your own personal style, and also sneak...
Jul 22, 2021 | discover Italy
Let’s face it, a lot of us are chomping at the bit to hop a flight now that travel restrictions have eased up some. Paula Falconer is the proprietor of the lovely and charming Villa Valentina in Cinque Terre, one of the most iconic and beloved travel...
Jul 16, 2021 | community stories, discover Italy, Tuscany
Gary and Ilene Modica. We recently caught up with Ilene & Gary Modica, co-authors of the book Our Italian Journey: Living our Dream in Italy for One Year and experts in the search process for their perfect place in Italy. Gary and Ilene searched 81...
Apr 27, 2021 | community stories, discover Italy, Tuscany
We are grateful to Terre di Casole Bike Hub and to Tenute Pietro Caciorgna Wine Estate for sharing this article and video footage. Many thanks to Silvia Livoni, who serves as our ambassador to the Terre di Casole area of Tuscany, we are indebted to you, Silvia. If...
