August is a special month in Italy: the entire country closes down for about 2 weeks and it all looks like a Hollywood set -- where did all the people go? To the beach, to the mountains, but no one stays in town! It is also the start of the harvest time, and that is…
Everyone should take a sailboat trip around Italian islands at some point in their life. Now when Domenico Modugno sang 'Nel blu dipinto di blu' this is what he was talking about! A recent cruise around the Egadi Islands off of Sicily's western coast (departures from Marsala or Trapani - both fantastic small…
Suzanne Branciforte's Italian Grapevine 