Today I am speaking with the artist David Henderson, who spends half of his year painting in Venice and taking educational art, liturature and garden tours to Europe. David Henderson spent four years at London’s Royal Academy Schools where he was awarded the S.J. Solomon prize for figure painting and was twice selected for the Academy’s annual summer exhibition. Since then, he has held over 30 solo exhibitions and regularly gives lectures on the history of art and painting. His subjects include portraiture, the figure, landscape and urban landscape.

Welcome to the Passion for Italy Podcast. Gemma from Passion for Italy Travel is interviewing Stephen Copeland and Meredith Brice – both amazing Australian artists, who have renovated and restored a beautiful apartment La Bella Casa in Conzano, situated in the wine region of Monferato, in the region Piemonte in Italy. They also off Heritage Collage Workshops and have created a Migration Art Musuem in Conzano.

I had the privilege of having a private tour at night many years ago after the museum closed at night and I was the only one there just me and my private guide. I was the only person in the Sistine Chapel. I had Michelangelo all to myself and it was so incredible I wanted to fall on the floor and stay there to spend the night gazing up at that magnificent ceiling. There was no one else and it was one of the highlights of my life indeed.

Passion For Italy Travel interview with the author of “Apion’s Journey: A Mission for Hadrians’s Empire”. Mariu is the director of "La Terre dei Miti" in Campi Flegrei, Campania and writes an interesting book about a true historical sailor who served in the Roman Fleet at Misenum the Roman Port in Campi Flegrei.

In this episode of Passion for Italy, Joe and Lori finish their recent trip by visiting Pompeii, Positano, and Capri.

Welcome to another episode of the Passion for Italy Travel Podcast. In this episode Joe and Lori spend a few days in Florence.

In this episode of the Passion for Italy Travel Podcast, Joe Mulinaro joins the PFIT team to discuss a recent trip to Rome. Joe invited a guest, his wife Lori, to discuss any positives and negatives she had with this trip.

What is stopping you from travelling other than the price? Is it fear of flying? Or is it just fear in general - You do not know where to go? Do you have problems sleeping in strange beds? Maybe your partner does not want to travel or you are single and have no one to travel with…. Let’s address these problems and how to overcome them.

Make an effort to meet the local people in the villages and communicate with your hands if not the language. The Italian people love this.

How do you start organising a trip to Italy? Passion For Italy Travel is here to help you and some great information about Travel to Italy.

As we start to wrap up a year that has seen such significant change and heartbreak, we are reminded of how fortunate we are to be healthy and safe and we hope all of you are as well. While we have been unable to travel abroad this year, nothing can take away our ability to dream about where our next travel destination will be. This holiday season, I have been reminiscing about a trip my family took to Italy last December.

Hi and welcome to the Passion for Italy Travel Podcast. This is Lindsay, from the Tampa, Florida office. Have you ever noticed the power of flavor and aroma to transport you to places far from home, but close to your heart? One night this week it was storming in Tampa. Our usual evening walk was not possible. So, instead, my husband reached for one of our special bottles of wine and we went out on the porch to listen to the rain and dream of Tuscany. Today, we will share with you the winery that has brought us and all of our clients who have visited such joy through the years. We will hear from the wine maker himself as he shares a special message with our Passion for Italy Travel clients and followers, and some stories about the family; their recipes, their wines, and their passion.

Today we’re talking about the Italian language. Its beauty, its history, and how we can use this time when many of us cannot travel to Italy, to be able to assimilate once we land in Il Bel Paese. This is a hard time we’re facing, for many reasons. Illness, job loss, fear of both, exciting plans cancelled, trips to Italy cancelled, couldn’t we all use something good to focus on? A way to not only better ourselves but make those trips we hope to take in the not so distant future even more special? One thing we can do, wherever we are, is learn the Italian language. Is this a necessity when visiting Italy, not really. Most Italians, especially in the tourism sector speak English very well if not fluently. It will, however, elevate your experience beyond your imagination.

To celebrate Ferragosto on August 15th, we thought it would be fun for some of us to tell you about our favorite beaches in Italy and why we love them so! Allison discusses the beach culture of the Amalfi Coast and Puglia. Gemma lets her favorite secret slip, a beautiful hidden gem in Campania. Lindsay takes you to her favorite beach in Sardegna's Golfo di Orosei. Sabrina shares an insider's view of a lesser known beach in Le Marche.

Ciao, this is Allison Spiegel with Passion for Italy Travel in the New York office. This summer’s unique challenges have prompted a return to the summers of our youth. Simple, lazy days filled with nature, family time and lots of creativity and imagination. And as wonderful as these days may be, many of us are yearning to travel the world again. As a mom, I understand how the prospect of international travel with kids can be as daunting as it is exciting. As parents, we question everything, from ground transportation and hotel amenities to sleeping arrangements and food options. And ultimately, the biggest question we ask is how family friendly will our destination be? Having traveled to Italy with our own children, we know the ins and outs of designing a trip that will be culturally enriching and most importantly, manageable. So, the answer to the question, can you travel to Italy with kids, is yes you can!

We turned on the news one evening this week. I sighed my nightly sigh. Here we go again. More fear. More anger. More uncertainty. More isolation. But then, my husband picked up his guitar and began to play the first few notes of Spunta la Luna Dal Monte, a song we adore by Andrea Parodi and Pierangelo Bertoli. It’s sung in a mix of Italian and Sardinian. As he played, we looked at each other and immediately, my spirit calmed. I realized, this is why we have to keep going. Because no one can distance us from our dreams. No one can take away the love in our hearts. And no darkness lasts forever.

Over the past few weeks, you have heard stories from our suppliers about their lives during COVID, how they’ve gotten by and made the most of a difficult time. You’ve also heard from Gemma and Allison about their love stories with Italy. Today, I’m sharing mine. This is a personal story, but I hope it inspires you to make the most of the time you have with the people you love, to live every moment, and to get out and see this beautiful world together. Many of my clients ask me about bringing their teenagers, how to make the trip interesting for them so they won’t get bored. It is one of my favorite questions. And the short answer is, “Bring them with you, and watch what happens.” Italy changes people. Italy creates. Rinascimento is the Italian word for Renaissance, rebirth. We almost always think of it in relation to art, and Italy as its home. However, there is another type of rebirth that occurs for many of us when we visit Italy for the first time, and every time. And another still, that brings back the memories of loved ones no longer with us, and keeps them alive in our hearts.

Discover the charms of Ischia with PFI Travel designer, Allison Spiegel.

An introduction to my story and how I came to discover my Passion for Italy beginning thirty years ago, by the director of Passion for Italy Travel, Gemma Green Close

As summer inches closer many of us have had to cancel travel plans to Italy, myself included to Positano on the iconic Amalfi Coast. As travel designers, we know how much time and care goes into planning every moment of a trip to Italy, so we understand that the disappointment cuts and it cuts deep. I thought I would share a bit about one of my favorite summer destinations in Italy in the hope that it will keep your travel dreams company and inspire you to look ahead and plan for next summer. So, let us take a virtual visit to a place near and dear to my heart - the iconic fishing village of Positano on the Amalfi Coast.