July 2022 Dining Review: Taverna Squarcialupi – Castellina in Chianti, Tuscany Italy There are far too many places in Tuscany to have a wonderful meal so picking one meal could be a difficult task with so many choices. Since we were staying in Castellina, I wanted …

September 2016 Perfect 3 Day Itinerary for Florence, Italy I will be honest and say I was not expecting Florence to be one of my favorite Italian cities when we planned our first two week adventure through Italy. We enjoyed it so much that we …

September 2015 Perfect 3 Day Itinerary for Siena, Italy Siena may be an overlooked destination when planning a trip to Italy but after reading this I hope you consider adding it. Getting to Siena is easy from Florence – we ended up taking a bus …

August 2020 Perfect 3 Day Itinerary for Milan, Italy Regardless of where we travel to in Italy, we always fly into Milan. It is significantly less to fly into Milan than all the other Italian cities – at least in our experience flying out of …

November 2019 Bologna, Italy  One of our favorite memories from our first trip to Italy was the time we spent in Modena – the people, the food, the rustic and timeless streets – we knew one day we would return to the Emilia Romagna region. …

Festival della Sagre Astigiane- Asti, Italy Each September, the town of Asti, Italy holds the Douja d’Or festival that is a celebration of Piedmont food and wine all leading up to the famous horse race, Palio di Asti. One aspect of the festival that takes …