Posts Tagged Wine
I Love Italian Travel – Wine Touring In Val d’Aosta
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on October 25, 2011
So you are planning to visit Val d’Aosta, a sliver of mountainous landbordering on Switzerland and France. This region is bilingual and boasts someof the best skiing in Europe for example on Mount Blanc near Courmayeur. Inthis tiny region you’ll find some 150 historic castles, forts, and towers.Visit the medieval village of Bard and the fort that impeded Napoleon’smilitary progress for two weeks way back when...
I Love Italian Travel – Wine Touring In Liguria
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on October 23, 2011
So you have decided to go to Liguria. You might know about the historic portof Genoa from which Christopher Columbus set out to visit “The New World”. Youmay be familiar with the Italian Riviera, unashamed competitor to its Frenchcounterpart. Perhaps you have heard about Cinque Terre, five seaside villagesthat are a favorite with hikers and romantics.If you haven’t been to Liguria you may not have ever tasted...
I Love Italian Travel – Latium Wine Tours
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on October 18, 2011
So you are planning a trip to Latium, also called Lazio, whose capital isnone other than Rome, the capital of Italy. A great Italian author once wrote,“Roma, non basta una vita,” which translates as Rome, a single lifetime is notenough. This article is not devoted to Rome’s more than numerous attractions.Many Italians claim that most Romans will drink just about anything. Perhapsthis will help explain the gen...
I Love Italian Travel – Wine Touring In Tuscany
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on October 17, 2011
Who has not heard about Tuscany? Its capital Florence is a living work ofart, whose relatively small historic center contains far too many sites to listhere. Where else you can find world-class jewelry in shops lining a bridge asthey have been for centuries on the Ponte Vecchio? You might be surprised thatBistecca all Fiorentina, the local beefsteak, is excellent. Enjoy it with aChianti or other fine Tuscan wine. T...
I Love Italian Travel – Wine Touring in Piedmont
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on October 12, 2011
There are lots of reasons to visit the Piedmont region of northwesternItaly. You might want to ski the Alps or visit the Olympic city of Turin thatperhaps surprisingly is home to a museum housing one of the world’s richestcollections of Egyptian art, and a world-class automobile museum. Nearby, onthe banks of the Po River you’ll find the Borgo Medioevale, a faithfulrepresentation of a Piedmont village from the ...
I Love Italian Travel – The Marches Wine Tours
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on October 11, 2011
So you are planning to visit Marches, a little region of Italy on theAdriatic Sea. The Marches (it’s often spelled with The) is relatively unknownto tourists. This is a great place to see the real Italy. Sights to see includethe college town of Urbino with a lovely Palazzo Ducale that houses theGalleria Nazionale delle Marche and the Casa Natale de Raffaello, the house inwhich Raphael was born. While the National...
I Love Italian Travel – Wine Touring In Trentino-Alto Adige
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on October 6, 2011
So you are planning a visit to Trentino-Alto Adige, a region of northeasternItaly bordering Switzerland and Austria that features the Alps and theDolomites. Ski resorts abound as do forests. Most residents of Alto Adigedesignate German as their mother tongue. Let’s start at Caldaro in thesouthwest of Alto Adige. Its town center hosts and the historic Church of SantaCaterina in the center of Caldaro; it’s also h...
Wine Tours in Tuscany
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on September 27, 2011
Wine tours are a specialty of Tuscany region in Italy and travelers from allover the world visit the region to experience the taste of Tuscan wines andenjoy Tuscan hospitality. The weather and soil of Tuscany is ideal for growingof grapes, which is why there is an abundance of different flavors of wines inTuscany.Wine also plays an important role in Tuscan cooking and cuisine. ItalianTuscany wine is the prime highl...
I Love Italian Travel – Sicilian Wine Tours
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on September 26, 2011
Wine tours of Italy. This series examines each of Italy’s twentywine-producing regions and presents specific suggestions for wine touring. Wename travel agencies that sell wine tours of that region. Even better, we namewineries that offer tours and sometimes agrotourism, the Italian version of arural bed and breakfast. Reading these articles may save you piles of money,money that you can invest in Italian vacatio...