50 Years In Italy

Lifestyle, stories, travel, itineraries in and around Rome, central Italy, cruises in Mediterranean. Study abroad, writers, food, antiques, culture, books.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Christmas concert Giardino Segreto, Vetralla

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Susanna presents Arcadia Clarinet Ensemble Living in a small town in central Italy has some unexpected advantages. Where else co...

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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Taking the back roads to Barbarano Romano

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Barbarano Romano surrounded by medieval walls While the pre-Christmas crowds and traffic be siege the cities and shoppin...

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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Zagreb's Weekly Flea Market

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even on a cloudy day the red umbrellas cast a rosy light on the market 50yearsinItaly hosts a guest writer for the first time ...

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Garden of Bitter Oranges

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We all know the citrus fruits oranges, lemons, clementine and mandarini. But how many of us have ever heard of Portogalli? Th...

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Money Saving Christmas Shopping in Italy

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Fighting off the commercialism of Christmas is easy in small town Italy where the buzz words have always been handmade, local an...

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mary jane cryan: Vetralla, Italy; Writer and historian Mary Jane Cryan has been living in Italy since 1965. She sets up study abroad programs and works with tour operators and adult learners. A contributor to scholarly journals, guidebooks (Eyewitness Guide to Rome, Fodor’s), print and online magazines, she also lectures on luxury cruise ships plying the Mediterranean, Adriatic and Black Seas. From her palazzo near Rome she publishes history and travel books about central Italy and has received numerous awards for her website, books and conferences.

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