I can’t believe that after four years of living here we are still finding hidden gems that we’ve never heard of in Italy (within driving distance!). We’ve explored quite a lot of the Italian lakes region but somehow hadn’t heard of this charming little lake. Lake Iseo is located in Continue Reading
If you’re not from Europe, chances are you’ve probably never heard of this city. And if you are European or living in Europe, you may only know of this place as a place to fly into when visiting Milan, especially for low-cost air carriers. BUT, I’m here to tell you Continue Reading
Or maybe you have, but I hadn’t…and that was after living in Europe for almost seven years and traveling fairly extensively in Italy! Sirmione is a historic town on the shores of Lake Garda and is just as charming as can be. The picturesque town center is only accessible via Continue Reading
Spring is a perfect time to make an escape to the Piemonte region of Italy and with forecasts for rain everywhere in Switzerland last weekend, when we saw sunshine and 70’s in Italy we decided it was a great plan for a weekend getaway! We booked a last minute stay at Continue Reading
We saved the bigger cities of Tuscany for the end of the week and on Thursday with cooler temps we headed to Siena for a day of sightseeing. We stopped along the way in the ancient walled village of Monteriggioni for a quick walk around and a morning gelato to Continue Reading
San Gimignano Monday we woke up to a super hot day so we decided to get an earlier start and hit the town of San Gimignano. This town is famous for its medieval “skyscrapers,” essentially tall towers that wealthy families erected to show off their wealth and outdo one another Continue Reading
Sometimes when a place is super well known or popular, I worry that it might not live up to the hype in real life. No need to fear when it comes to Tuscany…I’m happy to report that it really IS that beautiful and amazing and wonderful! We spent a week Continue Reading
After our Lake Como adventure, we had just one full day at home to unpack, do laundry, and pack again and then we were off for our adventure in Tuscany! We decided to take the longer way down along the Ligurian coast so that we could break up the drive Continue Reading
While my mother-in-law was here, we thought it would be nice to take her somewhere for the last week of her visit. A friend had stayed at the Hotel Villa Aurora in Lezzeno on Lake Como this spring and it looked wonderful so when I found a few days available Continue Reading
A few weekends ago we were lucky to sneak in a little grown up weekend in the Italian Alps! My mom is here visiting and she generously offered to watch the kids for us so that we could have a couple of weekend getaways. We were excited for the opportunity, Continue Reading
