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, July 26, 2014

Living in a Castle in Italy: Proceno

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Castello di Proceno from the town hall When the sun burns down and the humidity levels rise, the naturally cool, dark interiors ...

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Sunday, July 13, 2014

Italy's Antique Doors

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Old Italian doors are often featured on calendars and postcards for they are icons of “picturesque Italy”. There is mo...

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Rome's Best Cappuccino and Cooking School

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As you know I have lived in Italy for 50 years and authored many guidebooks about the Eternal City but last week I made a discovery that...

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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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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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