Situated in the historical centre’s edge and in the ancient town’s walls, very close to the magnificent Basilica of Santa Maria della Consolazione, is located the large and luminous Via Porta Aurea Townhouse . The historic townhouse lies over 3 floors with uniquely a garage , 2 terraces that overlook the beautiful green hills panorama [...]

Right in the historic centre of beautiful medieval Todi, lies thisexquisitePalazzo for holiday rental.   With its noble air, it retains the grace of the nobility in an atmosphere that is both tranquil and elegant and even has its very own Roman well in the entrance hall and a Roman niche wall where you can sit and enjoy a glass of wine during [...]

Some confusion exists over the “how to’s, where to’s and why’s” of relocation. Having been looking into this matter for the past few months, here’s what we’ve found. Basically, for anyone relocating from the UK, this is the ‘usual’ chain of events. I say usual, because procedures / processes can vary from region to region, [...]

ANSA) – Rome, May 11 – The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy’s art exhibitions, with Bacon, Picasso and Warhol at Florence’sAccademia:    AOSTA – Centro Saint-Benin: Giorgio de Chirico, The Labyrinth of Dreams and Ideas; 65 works including 40 oil paintings; until September 30. AREZZO – Galleria Comunale d’Arte Contemporanea: Lucio [...]

Italy’s world famous fashion designer Giorgio Armani unveiled his country’s official Olympics uniforms in Milan on Thursday, vowing to “bring Italian style” to London 2012. Fifteen Italian Olympians took to the catwalk to model the EA7 Emporio Armani outfits. “The fact that I have been chosen is a recognition to the value of what I [...]

Artisans and the Palace is an arts and crafts fair held at Florence’s Palazzo Corsini. Artisans from all over Europe use their stands as open-air workshops, showcasing their skills in pottery, glass cutting, furniture restoration and more.  The great success of this exhibition is due to the fact that it is not just a fair [...]

After the ice age across Europe n February, it certainly felt as if hibernation had taken place for some months and woke up to find it was summer!   How surreal, literally the day after the snow had melted we were experiencing temperatures of 17 deg rising to 20 deg in a few days. PRIMAVERA……SPRING.   A [...]

                        Elegant, crisp, well-balanced, with lovely minerality. In the finest San Leonardo style, but this time a white wine. To be precise, a 100% Sauvignon Blanc sourced from grapes grown in the most northerly area of Trentino, whose lofty peaks inspired its name and [...]

Voted “Italy’s finest Agriturismo for 2010″ Set in stunning surroundings amongst the verdant hills of Umbria, in an estate of 200 hectares, lies a magnificent mansion housea which is run as an upmarket Agriturismo. La Ghirlanda offers guests 12 wonderful bedrooms with antique furniture, four poster beds and two suites with fireplace and provides the [...]