Greg's Italy

06/22/2022

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National Pepperoni Pizza Day! 🍕🍕🍕

06/03/2020

Ceramics from Deruta, all sizes and shapes.

06/03/2020

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DISCOVER ITALY

05/19/2020

From the blog:

https://gregsitaly.blog/2020/04/26/more-photos-from-past-trips-the-daily-market-in-siracusa-sicily/

AT THE MARKET IN SIRACUSA, SICILY Cipolla di Tropea.: The Calabrese cuisine is a reflection of its history – it is not refined or elaborate, normally simple, using most of the time vegeta…

04/28/2019

Now is the time to search for airfares to Italy for fall travel. Save money and enjoy our trip.
https://gregsitaly.blog/2019/04/28/italy-airfares-up-or-down-plan-ahead/

Last year I flew to Milan for a bike tour. Because of all the stuff I needed to bring, I had to have luggage in both directions, It was not a bad price, $488.00 from Miami, non stop. I spent about …

12/29/2018

See my post regarding The NY Times article on Rome Being a Dump.
https://gregsitaly.blog/2018/12/29/the-decline-and-fall-of-rome/

From The NY Times here is a quote “Rome is in danger of becoming a dump. I don’t mean the rubbish heap of history, which is how the poet Petrarch envisioned the city in the 14th century. I do…

10/12/2018

Follow my bike rides from Bolzano to Lake Garda and on to Venice.
https://vimeo.com/294259763

BIKING DOLOMITES TO LAKE GARDA AND VENICE

09/24/2018

Favorite Italy Photos From Here and There

09/24/2018

Memories of Cefalu

06/15/2017

My blog on Italy now appears at gregsitaly.blog hosted by WordPress. Let me know what you think.

06/02/2017

Greg's Italy the web site I read a book several years back that described this ancient villiage high up on the coast overlooking Trapani and the salt flats. I was intrgued by the description of the fog rollsing in on a reguar basis. I did ot have to wait long. It flowed through the town and then left as the sun came back out. [ 108 more words ]

http://gregsitaly.blog/2017/06/02/erice-the-villiage-in-the-clouds/

Greg’s Italy   the web site I read a book several years back that described this ancient villiage high up on the coast overlooking Trapani and the salt flats.  I was intrgued  by the descript…

06/02/2017

Follow the blot now located on WordPress here is the link
https://gregsitaly.blog

Italy and all things Italian for travel on your own to discover the real Italy

06/01/2017

Google and YouTube are my greatest allies in finding incredibly good videos for travel. On Youtube search for Rick Steves travel videos. Over 100 are there. Many video Vlogs are also found. Some are excellent, so well not so good. It is worth the effort to search. I found many of markets in Rome had videos of excellent qualtiy which I enjoyed with my wife. [ 88 more words ]

http://gregsitaly.blog/2017/06/01/free-again-access-unliminted-travel-videos-get-free-travel-maps/

Google and YouTube are my greatest allies in finding incredibly good videos for travel. On Youtube search for Rick Steves travel videos.  Over 100 are there. Many video Vlogs are also found. Some a…

06/01/2017

It is possible to view many of the Italian TV shows for free. Although RAI blocks direct views on most channels, you can get an amazing number on line from the following web site: FreeIntgerTV dot com is easy to use. Go to the web site and choose the types of shows you would like to search for. It can mover many countries, not just italy. [ 62 more words ]

http://gregsitaly.blog/2017/05/31/italian-tv-on-the-web-free/

It is possible to view many  of the Italian TV shows for free. Although RAI blocks direct views on most channels, you can get an amazing number on line from the following web site: FreeIntgerTV.com…

05/26/2017

Grazzia is one best places to purchase high quality ceramics in Druta. We arrived during lunch and the owner took us on a tour of the factory. The outside is a virtual musuem. It continues on the inside. This is an amazing place. Each item is painted by hand.The design is painted by hand. Each item is unique. The bottom of each creation tells that it come drom Deruta and is painted by hand. [ 31 more words ]

http://gregsitaly.blog/2017/05/26/deruta-home-of-the-beautiful-ceramics/

Grazzia is one best places to purchase high quality ceramics in Druta. We arrived during lunch and the owner took us on a tour of the factory. The outside is a virtual musuem. It continues on the i…

05/19/2017

Getting from one place to another in a foreign country, and even here in the USA can be a challenge. On our first trips we had THE MAP OF ITALY. It was a big as a kitchen table, and once unfolded, it never returned to the same size nor appearance. I thought I had the answer when I purchased a TomTom GPS and it had all of western Europe on a built in hard drive. [ 163 more words ]

http://gregsitaly.blog/2017/05/19/navigating-on-your-trip-to-italty/

Getting from one place to another in a foreign country, and even here in the USA can be a challenge.  On our first trips we had THE MAP OF ITALY. It was a big as a kitchen table, and once unfolded,…

05/18/2017

We had a wonderful time at the Airbnb lodgings through out Toscana. Each one was unique in its own way. My wife and I would return to each place we stayed with no reservations. Do your research, look at the reviews. Smoking or non smoking, air conditioning, kitchen, etc. Read all the reviews. New listing may not have a review, it could be a crap shoot so look at the description throughly. [ 206 more words ]

http://gregsitaly.blog/2017/05/18/airbnb-montepulciano-and-orvieto-italy/

We had a wonderful time at the Airbnb lodgings through out Toscana. Each one was unique in its own way. My wife and I would return to each place we stayed with no  reservations. Do your research, l…

05/07/2017

Our Air BnB in Sienna. This was an amazing place in the country about 2 miles from the center of Sienna. This Air BnB had a pool and a wonderful view. The surrounding countryside was beautiful. Our room was spacious, This is a view from the garden next to several rooms. We were free to get tomatoes, basil, etc so we could make salads. [ 85 more words ]

https://gregsitaly.wordpress.com/2017/05/07/more-air-bnb-sienna-tuscany/

Our Air BnB in Sienna. This was an amazing place in the country about 2 miles from the center of Sienna. This Air BnB had a pool and a wonderful view. The surrounding countryside was beautiful. Our…