Lake Como and Lake Garda get most of the love when it comes to lakes in Italy. And Lake Maggiore is pretty popular too. Lago d’Iseo, however, is one that you don’t hear as much about. That’s too bad. Because Lake Iseo is beautiful. It’s smaller and more intimate. The local tourism board calls it…
I have to admit that I’m really loving Piedmont Italy. I’ll be writing more detailed posts about this incredible region in Northern Italy in the coming weeks and months, but I want to start with a few things I’ve discovered about Piemonte. World class wines If you know anything about wine, then you know…
Casole d’Elsa was that hill town “over there” that I looked at daily from the terrace at Antico Borgo di Tignano, the agriturismo where I was staying. I could see the cluster of buildings, picking out the bell tower and a smaller crenelated tower that looked like a castle keep. But, since I hadn’t heard…
I’m sure there’s disagreement over the best towns in Umbria. I mean, after all, we all tend to our favorite towns in any given country or region. Right? So I feel like I take these lists with a grain of salt, as the saying goes. And you should probably take this list with a grain…
What are the best things to do in Piedmont Italy? What? Oh. You don’t know where Piedmont is? Where have you been? Lonely Planet chose Piedmont as its number 1 region in its best of travel for 2019. And for several good reasons that we’ll delve into below. Piedmont, Piemonte in Italiano, has been on…
There are loads of towns in Tuscany. And most of them would certainly qualify as beautiful. Some are large towns such as Siena which is quite well-known. Others are quaint villages and maybe not a town you’ve heard of such as Casole d’Elsa— which you’ll find out about soon enough. Admittedly, Tuscany is über popular.…
