Flowers Found in Italy Spring and now Summer have arrived with gorgeous flowers in Italy – found everywhere you look. This explosion of color and fragrance is around almost every corner in Tuscany and Umbria (other regions too) – and …
Tipping Etiquette in Italy | What You Need to Know
Tipping in Italy The culture of tipping in Italy is very different than what we are used to in the USA or perhaps even from where you are from. You hear people say that you don’t need to tip in …
Spello Restaurant Recommendation
Great location to sit in the piazza! The first visit was just for coffee. An Instagram friend, Barbara told us her friends Ana and Angelo owned it. The second visit was cacio pepe and a pizza at a good price.
Salerno Restaurant Recommendation
Here is our Salerno restaurant recommendation when visiting Campania, Italy. The fish was so fresh in this place, they don’t even have printed menus. Reason? The catch of the day is what goes on the menu and obviously, they don’t …
Matera Restaurant
This Matera restaurant was over-the-top and we would return here in a heartbeat! Excellent food and service… and the view! You walk through an archway and down several steps to the restaurant. We wrote about our experience in our book, …
Capri Restaurants
The food was amazing. Gary had the octopus and I had pasta with clams. We didn’t have the pizza but the other guests said it was terrific! Go through the arch in Piazzatta of Capri next to the town hall …
Arezzo Restaurant
This family became quite special to us during our month in Arezzo. We wrote about them in our first book, “Our Italian Journey,” and how they were very kind. One of their special dishes, Spaghetti Lancia D’Oro is with tomato …