Florence Beyond the Guidebook: Where to Take Guests Who Have Already Done the Obvious
The hardest brief we get from corporate organisers is the second visit. The first visit brief is easy. The group has never been to Florence. You take them to the Duomo, you arrange a guided Uffizi, you book a candlelit dinner with a view of the Arno, and you hand...
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One Day in Venice: Our Time-Saving Tips for the City of Love
To discover Venice and its thousand-year history would take a lifetime, and 24 hours are just about only enough to scratch a bit of the surface of this wonder of the world. But if, like most visitors, you only have a day to visit this City of Water, don’t waste...
10 Things I Learned on the Italian Wine & Food Pairing Class
The Italian Wine & Food Pairing Class is a 6-course dinner hosted by an Italian Master Sommelier, Marco Lori. The dinner is a unique way to explore the marriage between food and wine: what are the characteristics about food and wine that make them either a match made in heaven...
33 (Mostly Culinary!) Things to Do in Italy
Narrowing down a list of mostly culinary activities in cities across Italy to 30 33 is no easy feat! There are just simply too many beautiful cities and towns with stunning art and architecture and unique cuisines to choose from. We’ve managed, however, to come up with a list of...
Our Top Picks for Venice Hotels
Few cities in the world can boast the history and fame of Venice. For centuries it dominated the Mediterranean thanks to the commercial strategy of the Doges and the skill of its craftsmen. Romantic, full of history, breathtaking, crowded, melancholy: whichever way you want to define it, Venice remains one...
30 Culinary Activities and Things to Do in Venice
Venice is a city that you have to learn to understand, not as tourists, but as real travelers. History, art and culture always accompany the visitor, even when he or she has to find a place to eat. “Eat like a local” should be your motto when visiting this amazing...
It’s no surprise that Rome is one of the world’s best culinary cities. But with thousands of years of history and culture, it can seem a bit daunting to find the perfect Rome tour for you. Luckily, we’ve put together a helpful guide to some of Rome’s most popular food...
10 Wonderful Italian Wine Facts (we bet you didn't know!)
Does your knowledge of wine stop at pairing white wine with fish and red wine with meat? Fear not: we’ve collected 10 amazing facts about (Italian) wine from our resident sommelier, Marco Lori, and turned them into this handy info-graphic, gorgeously illustrated by Helsinki-based designer and illustrator Ilona Oksanen. Yes, this is...
16 Best Restaurants and Cafés in Venice
For a few decades, the food scene in Venice has been seen as very touristy, overpriced and generally pretty bad. But thanks to the internet and the birth of food blogs, guide books and food tours – and thanks also to the desire of travelers to eat better and the...
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