50 Years In Italy

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

Friday, June 27, 2014

Lavender Fields near Rome,Viterbo and Civitavecchia

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Wide expanses of purple flowers, a heady perfume, bees buzzing…no, we are not in Provence, nor in faraway Tasmania, but just a short...

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Monday, June 2, 2014

Romantic Hideaways near Rome

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loggia of Palazzo Orsini A hilltop cottage or a candle-lit cantina, a tree house surrounded by lavender or a seaside villa wit...

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Saturday, May 10, 2014

Rome to Tuscany : rediscovering the Via Clodia

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Sandro Vanucci leads the group past the Colosseum- -and the Roman Forum Today hundreds of horsemen, bikers and trekkers lef...

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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Secrets of San Pellegrino, Viterbo's Medieval Quarter

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dressed for the flower festival in San Pellegrino Pauline Stiles was a rare American visitor to Viterbo a century ago who penned a...

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Monday, April 28, 2014

Living History in Italy

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Sala di Giove, Palazzo Farnese Caprarola The regular schedule of blog posts was interrupted this week due to some unusual event...

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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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