Local connections in Italy: Handmade Deruta Ceramics
It pays to have local connections. They throw up the door to experiences you might not have otherwise. Take this experience in Deruta, Italy, for example. We’d been in Italy for several days when our local friend Dawn said she’d like to introduce us to her...
Four Reasons to Visit Arezzo, Italy
“Florence without all the crowds” is how someone once described Arezzo. And it’s true. Arezzo is home to upscale shops, fine restaurants and quaint cafés. Yet it can boast of Renaissance Art and amazing Etruscan history that seems to pop out at you...
Back from Italy! What to expect on your next trip
(Thanks to both Lydia Grotberg, adventurous traveler and longtime family friend, who recently returned from Italy and Ann Hinrichs, trip planner and expert on travel to Italy for sitting down with us for this article.) Early July, after a rough week both at home and...
Rome or Florence? Where should you spend a few extra days
Last summer, my friend took her daughter on a surprise birthday trip to Italy. (Was she in for an incredible surprise or what?) Several weeks before the trip, my friend emailed and asked, “If we had two extra days to tour around, would you suggest Rome or...