Many of our clients from the USA, who rent vacation homes along the Amalfi Coast, normally arrive early in the day in Rome or Naples. What to do until 5pm check-in?
August 2004 Archives
It can be confusing when trying to understand the sizes of Italian beds in a via vacation home. Try comparing them to the sizes of US mattresses.
While staying along the Costiera Amalfitana, you may like to try Ristorante Capo d'Orso located just outside of Maiori.
We highly recommend that all our clients purchase EURO immediately upon arrival in Italy or France.
Santo Stefano di Sessanio, in Abruzzo, is a veritably intact medieval hamlet.
In Naples, if you see a Bar Mexico, don't hesitate to stop in for a delicious coffee roasted by Passalacqua.
The ancient art of basket weaving still lives on in San Casciano Val di Pesa, Tuscany.
You love freshly ground pepper but have never been able to find a good peppermill. Sound familiar? The best peppermills have been produced by Chiarugi in Florence for over 50 years.
Tuscan farmers raise and slaughter pigs using each part of the animal. The two haunches and the two shoulders will become prosciutti, bristles will be used to make brushes, the fat to make soap and the blood to make Buristo a regional blood sausage.
Sforzato di Valtellina (aka Sfursat di Valtellina) is a powerful wine made in Lombardia from slightly dried Nebbiolo (aka Chiavennasca) grapes aged for 20 months. It must have a total alcohol level of no less than 14.5%!
