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A Good Woman
Tomorrow sees the movie A Good Woman (2004) on BBC 2. The TV guide says: “A 1930s Manhattan socialite feels jaded by her numerous failed affairs and sets out for a new life in Italy on the Amalfi Coast, where she strikes up a friendship with a [...]
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Time Video Interview with Mario Monti
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti talks about reforming Italian politics and society and getting out of the euro crisis with a stronger Europe.
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The Cultural Revolution Comes To Le Marche
This month I am pleased to welcome Sarah Trevathan of the Montanaro Circle as Guest Author. Sarah is a psychotherapist with a PhD in Holistic Theology and lives in Le Marche with her husband and three children. The Montanaro Circle offers specialised courses in art, nature and spirituality. [...]
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Italy not exactly flavour of the month with Gogobot members in 2011
Gogobot, one of the top 50 Best Websites of 2011, has published it’s Year in Review for 2011. Italy did not appear to fair that well with Gogobot members in 2011, with only one Italian destination in the top 15, 2 hotels in the top 100 and [...]
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Italian Reflections Bloggers Arrive!
Welcome to the Italian Reflections Bloggers. Today sees the first selection of posts from the Italian Reflections Bloggers, whose latest articles are now featured dynamically on Italian Reflections. They include: artTrav, written by Alexandra M. Korey, a Florence-based art historian turned journalist, blogger, and digital marketing specialist. [...]
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Villa in Umbria Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
ITALIAN REFLECTIONS VACATION COLLECTION is delighted to announce that Villa in Umbria, has joined the collection this week. “Come and visit Umbria, rent a villa with a private swimming pool or an apartment with a shared pool and enjoy beautiful views. We rent throughout Umbria, so you [...]
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Terror at Sea
Terror at Sea: The Sinking of the Concordia tonight on UK Channel 4. The TV guide says: “An investigation into the capsizing of cruise ship the Costa Concordia off the west coast of Italy on January 13, discovering why modern maritime technology failed to prevent the disaster. [...]
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Il Casale di Mele Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
ITALIAN REFLECTIONS VACATION COLLECTION is delighted to announce that Il Casale di Mele, has joined the collection this week. “Secluded yet easily accessible, Il Casale di Mele is the perfect setting, providing the tranquility of the countryside but within easy reach of E45 which leads to many [...]
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Top Gear in Italy
Top Gear Visits Italy tonight on BBC2. Season 18 Episode 1 of 7 The TV guide says: “New series. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May put three supercars through their paces in Italy. Their weapons of choice are the 691bhp Lamborghini Aventador, McLaren’s hi-tech MP4-12C, and [...]
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Sicily Unpacked (3 of 3)
Tomorrow sees episode 3 and the last in the new series: Sicily Unpacked on BBC 2. The TV guide says: “Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli explore how Sicilians are embracing their heritage, and reveal why the island’s future is linked to its past. They learn that a [...]
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Pamela Sheldon Johns Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
ITALIAN REFLECTIONS VACATION COLLECTION is delighted to announce that Pamela Sheldon Johns has joined the collection this week. Pamela Sheldon Johns is the author of sixteen books specializing in Italian traditional and regional ingredients. Originally from California, Johns has lived full-time in Tuscany for over 10 years [...]
tgiFLORENCE Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
ITALIAN REFLECTIONS VACATION COLLECTION is delighted to announce that tgiFLORENCE, has joined the collection this week. “Over 2000 years of history, art, culture, tradition, folkore and legend come together in this most special place. Let me accompany you on your discovery of one of the world’s most [...]
Tuscan Auteur Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
ITALIAN REFLECTIONS VACATION COLLECTION is delighted to announce that Tuscan Auteur, in Tuscany, has joined the collection this week. “Growing up around the authentic tastes of an Italian-American kitchen proved fertile ground in the development of Lauren Cicione’s passion for gastronomy. After several years living a proper [...]
Casa Lilla Bed and Breakfast and Holiday Apartment Rental Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
ITALIAN REFLECTIONS VACATION COLLECTION is delighted to announce that Casa Lilla Bed and Breakfast and Holiday Apartment Rental, in Umbria, has joined the collection this week. “Get away from it all, come and relax and discover the delights of Umbria. Stroll through historic Umbrian towns and cities, [...]
Visit Italy Via The Movies
There are many ways to see Italy and the Italians once you have arrived in this lovely country. But there is a another way that you can see Italy and the Italians without actually leaving home…via the movies! Italian Reflections has assembled an initial list of over [...]
Winter in Piedmont
Piedmont in winter really does have a lot to offer, mountain resorts for winter sports lovers, beautiful lakes, natural parks, traditional dishes and excellent wines. Piedmont’s name, meaning “at the foot of the mountain”, comes from its location at the base of the impressive Alpine chain that [...]
The Venetian Vine Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
ITALIAN REFLECTIONS VACATION COLLECTION is delighted to announce that The Venetian Vine, in Veneto, has joined the collection this week. “In this city of San Marco, wine has always been more popular than water. In fact, the local bàcari (wine bars) serve an average of 50,000 glasses [...]
Gusto Wine Tours Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
ITALIAN REFLECTIONS VACATION COLLECTION is delighted to announce that Gusto Wine Tours, in Umbria, has joined the collection this week. “A wine tour with Gusto will take you off the beaten track, introduce you to the people behind the wines and let you experience their famous Italian [...]
Brigolante Guest Apartments Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
ITALIAN REFLECTIONS VACATION COLLECTION is delighted to announce that Brigolante Guest Apartments, in Umbria, has joined the collection this week. “Just outside of Assisi, nestled among the foothills of St. Francis’ beloved Mount Subasio in Umbria, this 16th century stone farmhouse, once part of a larger castle, [...]
Artigiani della Pietra Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
ITALIAN REFLECTIONS VACATION COLLECTION is delighted to announce that Artigiani della Pietra has joined the collection this week. “Artigiani della Pietra (Artisans of Stone) create diverse works starting with natural stone and wood, specially engraved, then smoothed and polished. The artisans carve their own designs into [...]
Expats in Italy
- Sicily Unpacked (2 of 3)
- Sicily Unpacked (1 of 3)
- Italian Reflections Daily is now published on Italian Reflections every day!
- Auguri!
- Italian Reflections Facebook Group Membership Reaches 600!
- Italian Photoroll update: February 2012
- An Interview with Nina Hansen Machotka in Umbria
- A Man Who Has Not Been In Italy…
- Italian Reflections Daily: Gusto Wine Tours
- Cheaper Heating in Italy
Food and Wine
- One Italian Wine Spa in the World’s Top 10
- Italian Reflections Expat Christmas Food Earlybird Offer
- The Great Evil Of Wine…
- Divina Cucina Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
- Canelli The City of Wine
- Wine Has Been For Me A Firm Friend
- Italian Reflections Daily: Mushroom Pappardelle
- A Wonderful Drink, Wine. . .
- Jamie Cooks Summer
- Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals: Featuring Sea Bass and Crispy Pancetta
Interviews
- An Interview with Jodi Michelle Cutler in Tuscany
- An Interview with Monica Cesarato of Faronhof B&B in Veneto
- An Interview with Eugene Martinez of tgiFlorence
- An Interview with Valerie Fortney-Schneider of My Bella Basilicata
- An Interview with Anita Iaconangelo of the Italian Connection in Sicily
- An Interview with Bonnie Alberts of Napoli Unplugged
- An Interview with Giselle Stafford of Gusto Wine Tours in Umbria
- An Interview with Tania Pascuzzi of In Italy Tours
- An Interview with Ashley Bartner of La Tavola Marche
- An Interview with David Brenner of Villasfor2
News
- Italian Reflections Daily: The First of October in Positano
- Bella Baita B&B Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
- La Tavola Marche Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
- Villasfor2 Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
- Italian Reflections Daily: Ca’Camone
- London City to Florence by CityJet from £79
- Italian Reflections Daily: Tongue Tied
- Italian Reflections Facebook Group Membership Reaches 500!
- Welcome Beyond’s Italian Collection
- Italian Reflections Daily: 5000
Piedmont
- Piedmont: Val di Susa Skiing Guide
- Piedmont: The Mountains or The Lakes?
- Italian Reflections featured on Golden Days in Italy
- Two Greedy Italians (3 of 4)
- An Interview with Marla Gulley Roncaglia of Bella Baita
- Visit the Potager Royal in Turin
- National Car Museum in Turin re-opens
- Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento, Torino
- Piedmont’s Fairs and Festivals
- Cioccolato alla Corte del Barolo Chinato
Travel Tips
- Italian Reflections Hotelroll Update: July 2011
- Latest News in English from around Italy
- Tour The Quadrilatero Romano in Turin
- A Winter Walk along the Anita Garibaldi Promenade
- Italian B&B Day Coming Soon!
- Secret Hotels in Italy
- Rome at No.2 in Global Pickpocket Top Ten
- Rhino in Italy?
- Unusual Hotels added to the Italian Hoteroll
- Caffè Al Bicerin
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