A Room with a View: When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperone Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy’s life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences Read more…
Memorable are the splendid photographs in Tuscany, which exquisitely capture the light, colors, and textures of Italy’s most romantic and inspiring region. For three decades Sonja Bullaty and Angelo Lomeo have been drawn to Tuscany and its surrounding areas endeavoring to photograph the special light, the sculpted countryside, the heralded Read more…
Tuscany, with its sweeping hillsides planted with vineyards and olive trees, Mediterranean villas, and distinctive regional cuisine, is one of the most popular regions to visit in Italy. It can be difficult to choose which of the villages to visit to get the most out of the region. Bentley highlights Read more…
Chianti Wine Basics (pronounced key-ON-tee ) Everyone loves Chianti, right? But what exactly IS Chianti, and why do so many people love to order it with dinner? To begin, Chianti Classico is inside Tuscany, a region that raises the grapes that one day grow up to be part of Chianti Read more…
In August you’ll find many small festivals in Italy. Look for brightly-colored posters (like the one in the picture) for a festa or sagara on weekends in August, where you can usually sample inexpensive regional food. Many Italians take vacations in August, often to the seaside, so you’re more likely to find Read more…