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Italian Ischia – the “Island par excellence”

June 23, 2024

I’ve visited Italy three times this year, returning to some well-loved places: Puglia, Rome, Amalfi. I loved them again, perhaps more even than on previous visits. But I’ve found myself wanting to dig deeper, to explore places I’ve never seen so that I can share them with you. Today I’d…

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Attention to feminine detail

March 31, 2021

I am very proud to say that I live, work and am specialized in this small and still unknown part of Italy, Le Marche, which has so much to reveal.

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Deruta Road Trip (aka, Italian Ceramics Anyone?)

March 23, 2021

Enjoy this guest blog from Liz Brewster, our go-to guide in Rome. I admit it. I am a ceramics fanatic. I love using beautiful, colorful, hand-painted cups, bowls and dishes for meals — pretty much every day, not just for special occasions. Beautiful objects lift my spirits. Fortunately, I live…

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Hail Anita, the Italian General’s Wife

March 21, 2021

In honor of International Women’s History Month, enjoy this short and sweet guest blog from Emanuela Moroni. Learn more about her in our March 1, 2020 Instagram post! Emanuela will talk about one of Italy’s “sheroes”, celebrated last week during the country’s National Unification Day. My name is Emanuela, but…

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Before taking off in 2021 – here are the top 5 to-do’s

February 16, 2021

By John Gobbels, Medjet Chief Operating Officer So you are talking about planning a trip this year ~ let’s be real we have all been dreaming of traveling since last March! There is a lot to consider when preparing for your trip now that we are living in a world…

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Italian casa for just a euro?

December 15, 2020

Another Italian village is selling homes for €1, bringing us that little bit closer to la dolce vita. Since the beginning of 2018, towns and villages across Italy have signed up to the One Euro House scheme, whereby empty houses are put up for auction from €1 in a bid to attract new residents…

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Addio Carlo

August 23, 2020

This blog is a tribute to Carlo. A renowned radiologist in Central Italy, Dr Carlo Amodio lost his life to Covid-19 at age 71 in early April 2020. He continued to faithfully serve his patients to the end. His daughter Michela Carbonari is an Adagio friend and creator of beautiful,…

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The Perfect Umbrian Meal

July 22, 2020

First course: Pasta alla Norcina Pasta alla Norcina is a traditional Italian pasta dish hailing from the Umbrian town of Norcia. The dish is made with short pasta such as penne or rigatoni, crumbled Norcia sausage, onions, white wine, cream, and a generous amount of grated pecorino. There are some…

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Mountain lockdown: living with and emerging from covid in the Dolomites

May 31, 2020

Guest blogger and Adagio guide Thomas Deflorian has been kind enough to share his personal story of life during and emerging from lockdown in the Italian Dolomites. “Where to start? The last three months have been such an intense time and I’m happy to share with you my thoughts and…

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When will Italy let tourists in?

May 18, 2020

1. When will Italy let tourists in? Italy has been relaxing its lockdown rules gradually since the 4th of May. In the first phase Italian residents were allowed to travel outside their province – but still needed to carry a written explanation of where they were going and why, with…

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