This post contains affiliate links. One Day in a City Itinerary: The Wine Towns of Tuscany Tips on What Towns and Wines to Try If Short on Time in Tuscany, Italy For the wine aficionado, two Tuscany wine towns stand out: Montepulciano and Montalcino. When it comes to wine … [Read more...]
Italy 1-Day Itinerary Guides and Travel Tips
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One Day in Venice
Travel Guide Itinerary: Things to Do in Venice, Italy When spending your one day in Venice, try to do two things: Don’t get lost. Get lost. Let me explain. Venice is a zigzagging maze of a city and standard map rules don’t seem to apply. The sooner you can get … [Read more...]
Climbing the degli Alpini Via Ferrata in the Dolomites
One Day in the Dolomites of Italy, this Happened... A Beginner Rock Climbing Experience in the Dolomites of Italy "You guys are just trying to kill me off, aren't you," I grumbled. "I'm onto you." "Yes, Gina, that's exactly what we're trying to do," my sister Angela … [Read more...]
The Last Supper: Standing Where Da Vinci Stood
One Day in Italy, This Happened... Seeing the Last Supper as a Da Vinci Code Loving Art Novice I admit it: I'm not a huge artwork fan. Granted, I can appreciate it. Raphael's Rooms in the Vatican literally stopped me in my tracks with the lifelike expressions on the painted … [Read more...]
Two Must-Taste Wines in Tuscany
Three things were on my agenda when I planned my day in Tuscany wine towns before heading to Civitavecchia for a Mediterranean cruise. The first two were Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Brunello di Montalcino. The third: A fiancé to drive me around. What do these three things … [Read more...]