by Michelle | Aug 5, 2021 | Bergamo Città Alta, Blog Posts, Places to visit
A day trip to Bergamo Città Alta. A Panoramic view from the bell tower. Our day trip to Bergamo Città Alta after landing in Milan My last blog post was about visiting hilltop towns in Italy. Local-Italy-Visit a hilltop town. To stay true to my advice, we visited the... 
by Michelle | Jul 27, 2021 | Blog Posts, Places to visit
The hill top town of Vezzano Ligure off the E80 heading toward La Spezia Visit a hilltop town in Italy Any hilltop town in Italy will do! I’ve driven on the E80 highway a gazillion times. It is a main European highway that goes from north to south, Genoa to... 
by Michelle | Jul 22, 2021 | Blog Posts, Forte Dei Marmi, Places to visit, Tuscany
And the winner is… Forte dei Marmi. The best family-friendly beach in Italy. I can’t remember the statistic exactly but about 3000 sq miles of Italy is coastline. For this reason, It is easy to understand why the Italians love the sea so much. The ocean is... 
by Michelle | Jul 6, 2021 | Blog Posts, Emilia Romagna, Places to visit
The charming canals of Comacchio Emilia Romagna has its own little Venice. May I present, Comacchio Just north of Ravenna and east of Ferrara lies the lovely fishing town of Comacchio. Not as famous as its sister Venice, but definitely one of the many hidden gems in... 
by Michelle | Jun 28, 2021 | Blog Posts, Food Culture, Places to visit, Tuscany, Where to eat
This post is for all of my carnivore friends out there! Full disclosure, to find an amazing steak in Tuscany, you have to travel to the border with Liguria. Don’t worry, it is worth the detour. The Fiorentina is that good! I’m gonna tell you where to go... 
by Michelle | Jun 28, 2021 | Blog Posts, Food Culture, Places to visit, Where to eat
Sagra of porcini mushrooms in Sarzana, Liguria Photo by: iryna1 What is a sagra A sagra is a traditional Italian food festival that usually takes place yearly and is centered around the local food produced in that town or region. So, Now that I have given you the wiki...