The Ten Most Seductive Places to Drink Wine in Italy
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View Article46th Annual VinItaly 2012 and Italy’s Best Wines
Image via Wikipedia If you follow my posts, you know that I love traveling through Italy’s twenty spectacular administrative wine regions and sampling their interesting local wines on my way to the...
View ArticleCelebrate the Feast Day of Saint George in Vino con Vista Ragusa Sicily
Ragusa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sicily. It is divided into two parts: Modern and Ibla. Ragusa Ibla is the lower part of the town and has medieval remains and elegant Baroque buildings and...
View ArticleAn Incredible Easter Spectacle with Fireworks in Florence Italy: Lo Scoppio...
Image via Wikipedia On Easter morning, an ornate 500-year- old, 30-foot cart is paraded through the streets of Florence Italy by a team of white oxen covered with flowers...
View ArticleCapitoline Hill Adventures in Rome
Palazzo Senatorio, Rome City Hall (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Piazza Campidoglio is the home of the Capitoline Museums. The museums are loaded with interesting ancient Roman statuary...
View ArticleInsights into the Vatican in Italy: UNESCO’s Holy City
Image via Wikipedia The Vatican City is the world’s smallest country and occupies 109 acres. It has been a sovereign state since 1929 and is ruled by the Pope. Magnificent works of art are housed in...
View ArticleItaly’s Lake District: Lake Como, Garda or Maggiore in Lombardy
Image via Wikipedia The Lake District of Lombardy is breathtaking!! It rises from the Alpine heights along the Swiss border. The glacial erosion juxtaposed quaint villages and soaring mountains to...
View ArticleCapri and the Captivating Southern Coast of Italy in Campania
Image via Wikipedia In southern Italy, Campania is one of Italy’s most captivating scenic regions. It is nestled around the Bay of Naples and Mt. Vesuviuswith incredible panoramic views. The...
View ArticleBuon Natale: Holiday Events in Friuli Venezia-Giulia Italy
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View ArticleBuon Natale: Holiday Events in Pisa Italy
Image via Wikipedia Pisa was a former Roman naval base and commercial port. Trade with Muslim Spain, North Africa and Lebanon generated tremendous wealth for this maritime power from the 11th to 13th...
View ArticleTravel Tips for Modena: A UNESCO Site in Emilia Romagna Italy
English: The Palazzo Comunale (right) and Duomo (left) in Modena, Italy. Italiano: Palazzo Comunale (a destra) e Duomo (a sinistra) di Modena. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) duomo di modena (Photo credit:...
View ArticleI Love the Oenology Wine Room in the Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago
From the California wine producer in the Central Coast (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Display your wine on a Barrel if you can find one Flavor Napa Valley Winemaker Dinner Cathedral Ridge Winery If you feel...
View ArticleVino con Vista Pisa: A UNESCO Site in Italy
Image via Wikipedia Pisa was a former Roman naval base and commercial port. Trade with Muslim Spain, North Africa and Lebanon generated tremendous wealth for this maritime power from the 11th to 13th...
View ArticleBuon Natale and Christmas: Holiday Events in Friuli Venezia-Giulia Italy
Image via Wikipedia Friuli Venezia-Giulia is a northeastern region of Italy that borders Austria, Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea. Slavic, German and Mediterranean influences and traditions converge in...
View ArticleVisit Capri and the Captivating Vino con Vista Coast of Italy in Campania
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View ArticleIncredible Easter with Fireworks in Florence Italy: Lo Scoppio del Carro
English: Capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade, 1099, from a medieval manuscript Deutsch: Mittelalterliches Gemälde der Belagerung Jerusalems durch die Kreuzfahrer 1099 Suomi: Jerusalemin...
View ArticleTravel Tips for Modena: A UNESCO Site in Emilia Romagna Italy
English: The Palazzo Comunale (right) and Duomo (left) in Modena, Italy. Italiano: Palazzo Comunale (a destra) e Duomo (a sinistra) di Modena. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) duomo di modena (Photo credit:...
View ArticleVisit Capri and the Captivating Vino con Vista Coast of Italy in Campania
Image via Wikipedia English: Shaded terrain map of the Naples and Mount Vesuvius region from SRTM3 elevation data. Each pixel corresponds to about 70×70 m. SRTM tile used was...
View ArticleVino con Vista Pisa: A UNESCO Site in Italy
Image via Wikipedia Pisa was a former Roman naval base and commercial port. Trade with Muslim Spain, North Africa and Lebanon generated tremendous wealth for this maritime power from the 11th to 13th...
View ArticleRome Churches: Insights into the Vatican and UNESCO in Italy
Image via Wikipedia English: Wide angle View of the altar inside St. Peter’s Basilica (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Façade of St. Peter’s Basilica as seen from Saint Peter’s Square. (Photo...
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