Some might wonder why we’d be in Italy in August, the hottest month of the year. It’s a good question; the answer is a simple one. We specifically timed our trip to be in here in summer, partly because the… Continue Reading →

The small village of Solomeo in Umbria is home to Brunello Cucinelli, that icon of Italian fashion and style. It’s also where his company is based and where around 800 of its employees live. Brunello Cucinelli, the eponymous brand established… Continue Reading →

It was mid-afternoon when we arrived at our accommodation somewhere in the Umbrian countryside. We were on day one of a short road trip out of Bologna and had headed for Solomeo, a small village southwest of Perugia. By the… Continue Reading →

We’re in Bologna, the remarkable city we consider to be our ‘home’ here in Italy. And, in a happy coincidence, we returned exactly six years to the day that we first landed here. Franco and Patrizia’s little home in Via… Continue Reading →

Here’s a question: what do Ernest Hemmingway, a thousand shards of glass and the Ligurian coastal town of Rapallo have to do with us being in Italy? As it turns out, quite a lot. In 2014, we were trawling through… Continue Reading →

Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan. The great cities of Italy are among the best-known and most-loved in the world. But there are also the countless small towns and villages – most of which we’ve never heard of – that make up… Continue Reading →

There’s a mystery in this part of Italy that has to do with an extraordinary collection of statues known as the Statue Stele di Lunigiana. ‘Stele‘ are defined as stone slabs bearing an inscription or design and serving as monuments… Continue Reading →

Or is it? Maybe it’s about the location, too. And the company. Or a combination of any or all of these factors … Whatever the question, though, the answer is always the same. To enjoy incredible Italian food, in spectacular… Continue Reading →

The race has been run and Fezzano won! We’re delighted to report that the home teams have taken out the 2023 Palio del Golfo in both the women’s and men’s events. The men’s victory was hard-won. Fezzano had led for… Continue Reading →

We planned a day cruising the sparkling waters of the gulf, and what better way to do it? Blue skies, summer sun, luxurious motor launch … fabulous! Okay, we didn’t really cruise the bay in this, though we’d have liked… Continue Reading →