50 Years In Italy

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

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Best House Museums in Italian Ports

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visiting Villa Mombelli,Livorno First time cruisers in the Mediterranean usually visit the Vatican Museums when in Rome, see Pompeii w...

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Friday, November 21, 2014

High tea on the high seas

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Aqualina aboard Azamara Journey Having high tea in Aqualina restaurant was one of the perks of a sea day aboard Azamara Journey,...

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Women, Books and Blogs at the American Academy in Rome

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Rome viewed from Villa Aurelia's terrace The American Academy’s Villa Aurelia proudly crowns the Janiculum Hill, aloof and e...

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Anagni: Papal town south of Rome

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Entrance to Anagni: Porta Santa Maria Rome’s Vatican City, Viterbo and Anagni are the three Italian cities where popes have lived ov...

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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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