Guest Post: Italy from the American perspective

UPDATE This is great news! If you have ever thought about coming to Italy and living like a local this is an excellent opportunity for you! Yes! It is possible to join me for a week this autumn! Check the details here! The project is called iloveFerrara and it is the essence of Italian Dolce Vita. This is a guest post written by Sonia. I think it brings an interesting perspective from overseas and- not surprisingly- Sonia shares my ... Read more

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Ravenna Gallery

Here are photos taken in Ravenna. I found this town truly fascinating. Despite the crowd of tourists it is still worthy to visit. I fully agree with the arguments by UNESCO: A unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. There is no other place like this. You just need to see it one ... Read more

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Perugia & Umbria Gallery

As much as Tuscany in one of the most frequently visited Italian regions Umbria is much less so. Although there are many similarities between these two Umbria gets less attention and less traffic. And it makes Umbria really intriguing. Finding information on main cities of the region (Perugia, Spoleto, Norcia or Assisi) is simple so let me skip this part. Why I think Umbria is so intriguing? Let me put it this way: For me the ... Read more

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Street Dinner is coming!

What is it? Broadly speaking, Street Dinner is an annual event- a dinner- that brings together people passionate about food and entertainment. It grew from a global movement of unconventional restaurants and eating habits. There are at least three very particular features re this event. First, the place where the dinner is set is not revealed until the very last moment. The only thing you can be sure is the it is UNCONVENTIONAL ... Read more

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The Lunar Landscape: Gruppo del Sella

The track I’m describing here was done in the second day of our stay in the Dolomites. We started at 9:30 with a ride from Passo Pordoi to Rifugio Maria Sas de Pordoi and we started our walk from there. As the ride with a funicular railway is available to everybody the mountain hut was crowded. We hurried up and followed the trail to reach another mountain hut in about 20 minutes, passing by an organized group of ... Read more

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Light Walk, Stunning Views: The Dolomites

Just when we visited Ferrara and Ravenna this was a high time to start the core of our holiday: The Dolomites. We picked up a typical Alpine hotel in Arabba and began our first walk. Read the story and share. The Dolomites are exceptionally friendly to all sorts of tourists: starting with climbing experts, through walkers with dogs, families with small children, organized groups, school trips and finishing with handicap people. The ... Read more

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Why Ravenna Is Fascinating?

This was my second time in Ravenna and I would go there again, if I had an opportunity. Although this is not a top 5 or even 10 tourist destination this town is still relatively full of tourists. Why? Because it is fascinating. I see at least one big reason for that: ART. The transition If you’re interested in history of European art, at least a bit, it is very likely you studied it one style after another, chronologically. ... Read more

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Quick look at my recent trip to Italy

Visiting Italy is always fun. I had been living in Italy for many years, I visited the majority of known places, I saw many of its famous monuments but it’s never enough. You simply can’t get bored in this country. Over and over again, in familiar places you discover something fresh and fascinating. At this point what I enjoy the most is visiting with Italian friends or showing it to the foreign friends. Both ways are ... Read more

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Colors Of Memories

Expectations towards travel of any kind has grown. People who undertake the trip expect many things from it, starting with simple relax and finishing with a complete change of life. It’s OK to have your own plans regarding the journey however it needs to be reasonable to avoid disappointment. After my full immersion in Italian traditional kitchen I thought I should learn some local history. Although I had a general idea ... Read more

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My holiday plans

True: my job looks like never-ending holiday, however, I need some rest too. And guess where am I going? Italy, of course, where else? As a result of my holiday I’ll limit the post published to one post a week in July. Knowing my habits you can expect that the holiday planed includes trekking in the mounties and visits in some touristic places. Trento Alto Adige, Emilia-Romagna, Marche and Umbria are on my list. As I am going ... Read more

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