After our wonderful breakfast and visit with John Venator and the good folks of the Valladolid Magico Rotary Club, it was off for an afternoon
Category: International – Food
Choosing the right neighborhood in Rome is as important as choosing the right hotel. We chose the romantic ambiance of the Pantheon neighborhood. We chose
Where we slept: We stayed at the Villa Rosa. Room 34. It decorates its 12 spacious rooms plus one apartment with – you guessed it
If you love Italy, Naples is Italy at its most hard-core. While Naples has plenty of great monuments, its main sight is the city itself:
We chose to stay just outside of Orvieto – about 15 minutes outside the city walls. The Alta Rocca Wine Resort, run by Emiliano and
We were only in Assisi for one night… so we got a quick lunch at Pizzeria ONE and a delightful dinner at Osteria Piazzetta dell’Erba
Sienese restaurants are a great value by Florentine and Venetian standards. For pasta, a good option is pici (PEE-chee), a thick Sienese spaghetti that seems
Trattoria Anita – Midway between the Uffizi and Santa Croce, feels old-school, with wood paneling decorated by dusty rows of wine bottles. Brothers Nicola, Gianni,
So many places to eat… so little time. What did we eat during our three nights in Venice? While touristy restaurants are the norm in
Sometimes called “Tintoretto’s Sistine Chapel,” this lavish meeting hall (next to the Frari Church) has some 50 large, colorful Tintoretto paintings plastered to the walls