50 Years In Italy

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

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Eating Like an Italian - in Vetralla

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vintage chairs at my front door A large US chain of restaurants (best not to reveal which) recently discovered Vetralla’s Cene ...

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Friday, June 14, 2013

A Whirlwind Tour of the Maremma Tuscany

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Guest Blog by Elisa Scarton Detti So much has been written about the beauty of Tuscany that it’s easy to fall into ...

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

UNESCO World Heritage site of Cerveteri

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two colors of tufa for this tomb Last week we invited young American archeologists Tim and Erika to describe their visit...

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Sunday, June 2, 2013

A Visit to Etruria

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Guest Blog by Timothy Shea and Erika Weiberg A week ago, while staying in Vetralla, Tim and I decided to visit some of the less-tr...

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Sunday, May 26, 2013

A chilly weekend north of Rome

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Montefiascone's wine barrel fountain May is the season for festivals, processions and country fairs but this year the w...

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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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