Bassano del Grappa and Surrounds Bassano del Grappa is one of the walled cities originally built by the Venetians and afforded us an excellent base for a week to explore […]
Italy
Verona and Lake Garda
A visit to Veneto wouldn’t be complete without a trip to Verona to see where Romeo and Juliet declared their love for each other! Verona was an easy albeit expensive […]
Venice
Experiencing Venice firsthand gives one an idea of the immense wealth amassed by the Venetian traders in the thirteenth century, when Venice was the most prosperous city in all of […]
The Amalfi Coast
The Amalfi Coast is a collection of villages dotted along a beautiful stretch of coastline stretching from Salerno to Naples in central Italy. In June 1807 Giuseppe Bonaparte visited the […]
Rome
It was a quick stop for us in Rome after a memorable few days in Florence and Tuscany: it was forecast to be very hot and there’s only so much […]
Florence and Tuscany
Florence was such a vibrant city just brimming with history. Amazing museums, beautiful Tuscan architecture and such amazing food. Lisa assigned the kids homework: a list of landmarks across the […]
Cinque Terre
To explore Italy’s famous Cinque Terre – literally translated as “five lands” – we based ourselves in the quaint oceanside enclave of Riva Trigoso on the Italian Riviera. Our little […]