Uno Minuto - Italian Language Tips
How much Italian language knowledge should one be prepared with when visiting Italy? My advice is to focus on gaining the simple...
Uno Minuto with Shannon Kenny - The Italian Coffee Drinking Experience
Among so many wonderful aspects of food and Italian culture is the infamous coffee one finds in Italy. In fact, coffee was first...
Art & Cultural Day Camp for Children in Italy, Lucca Program
One of brands, Arte al Sole , an international day camp for children in Italy, has released the first in a series of videos profiling...

Family Chocolate Factory Tour in Perugia, Italy
One of the highlights of our visit to Umbria was touring the Perugina Casa del Cioccolato located in the Baci by Perugina factory in...

Exploring and Dining in Puglia with Kids
From our base at the Villa Carenza, families attending Arte al Sole have an opportunity to enjoy not only the charming seaside town of...


Favorite Kid-Friendly Activities in Rome
What makes the Pantheon so terrific is that it is one of the few ancient sites that is still perfectly intact. It's a very easy stop for...


A Few New Family-Friendly Holiday Apartments in our Favorite Rome Neighborhoods
This summer season we were pleasantly surprised to discover some jewels among Rome’s thousands of holiday apartment rentals. The below...

A Romantic Boutique Tuscany Stay
We love the challenge of planning trips for clients who have never visited Italy. In the case of Tuscany, everyone seems to have a...

Dining on Ischia, A Gem of an Island off the Bay of Naples
It is quite a travel feat to be able to say that every single dining experience we have had in Ischia has been a memorable one. The...

Shopping in Amalfi
In contrast to the higher-end boutiques and alley upon alley of tourist shops in Positano, the town of Amalfi, likewise touristy in...