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Tag: Tuscany

Yoga for Travelers and a Yummy Retreat

Yoga for Travelers and a Yummy Retreat

Yoga, as taught by Anne Marie Welsh at the Community Center in my hometown, changed my life. It’s not just the way she demonstrates the asanas that make her special, it’s her affirmations and soothing words that set her apart from other instructors.  In addition to being a yoga teacher, Anne Marie is also a traveler, […]

August 6, 2016 | Updated: August 7, 2016 | By Elizabeth | 3 Replies More
Yoga Poses & Blissful Retreats for Travelers

Yoga Poses & Blissful Retreats for Travelers

Yoga poses…We all have our favorites. The ones I like the best I learned from Anne Marie Welsh at the Community Center in my hometown –  La Jolla, California.   In addition to being a great teacher, Anne Marie is also an inveterate traveler, so she knows the best yoga poses for people – like you and […]

March 1, 2016 | Updated: August 7, 2016 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Authentic Tuscany in a Day with Km Zero

Authentic Tuscany in a Day with Km Zero

Authentic Tuscany…Before I read this guest post, I thought exploring Tuscany was, by definition, a multi-day event. However, I now realize I thought that because I’ve always driven around on my own and not really known where to go. In contrast, the author of this post toured Tuscany with two very connected locals. They knew […]

October 26, 2015 | Updated: November 21, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Florence Italy – Grand Hotels and Palaces

Florence Italy – Grand Hotels and Palaces

Florence Italy is a favorite destination of reader Art Moldavia, so it isn’t surprising that this is the third Firenze guest post he has contributed to Authentic Luxury Travel. In case you missed the others, take a moment to go back and read Florence Cooking Lessons and a Recipe and Authentic Florence – Places to […]

October 29, 2014 | Updated: January 26, 2015 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More
Florence Cooking Lessons and a Recipe

Florence Cooking Lessons and a Recipe

Florence Cooking Lessons was contributed by reader Art Moldavia from San Diego. If Florence is on your bucket list, you’ll also want to read his earlier trip report: “Authentic Florence – Places to Eat.” In 1979, Sharon Oddson and her artist husband, Giuliano “Il Garga” Gargani, opened the fine Italian restaurant Trattoria Garga on Via […]

September 15, 2014 | Updated: November 3, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Authentic Florence – Places To Eat

Authentic Florence – Places To Eat

Authentic Florence was contributed by Art Moldavia, a frequent visitor to Florence. In a note with this trip report, he reminded me that “Florence, once the capital of Italy, is recognized as the ‘Art Capital of the World.’ According to UNESCO, 30 percent of the world’s finest masterpieces can be found in Florence, where the Renaissance began.” […]

September 11, 2014 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 3 Replies More
Tuscany Cooking School Trip Report

Tuscany Cooking School Trip Report

Remember the Tuscany cooking school contest? Last year Authentic Luxury Travel offered subscribers a chance to win a week at Il Campo Cucina, a unique cooking school in tiny Radicondoli. Andrea Cafarelle was the lucky winner. Did she have a good time at the Tuscany cooking school? Read her trip report: In June last year, […]

July 2, 2014 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More
Best Romantic Hotel in Tuscany

Best Romantic Hotel in Tuscany

“We’ve found an exquisite romantic hotel in Tuscany,” readers Deb and Tom Tucker wrote recently. “It’s Borgo Santo Pietro, located about 35 minutes from Siena and one hour from Florence. They offer 15 rooms and suites – all elegantly furnished. It’s the perfect place for Authentic Luxury Travelers. “There is a main building with suites […]

April 28, 2014 | Updated: February 12, 2016 | By Elizabeth | 3 Replies More
6 Historic Luxury Villas in Italy

6 Historic Luxury Villas in Italy

This guest post about luxury villas in Italy was contributed by Clara Sibilla. Italy is universally known for its countless art works, for its history, culture, architecture and, of course, for its food and wine specialties. For those who have high expectations and always want maximum comfort and high-level services, my country will not be […]

March 17, 2014 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Tuscany – Look Who’s Cooking at Il Campo Cucina

Tuscany – Look Who’s Cooking at Il Campo Cucina

The Tuscan Cooking School Getaway contest on this site drew 450 entries last summer - and Andrea Cafarelle was the lucky winner.  She’s at Il Campo Cucina in Tuscany right now and Marlane Miriello just sent me this great photo of Andrea stirring the sauce. I bet the folks back home in Boston wish they could trade places. Congratulations […]

October 14, 2013 | Updated: September 23, 2015 | By Elizabeth | 4 Replies More
Vacation Rentals in Sicily and Beyond

Vacation Rentals in Sicily and Beyond

The popularity of vacation rentals in Sicily has sky-rocketed in the last few years as travelers look for destinations within Italy that are authentic and off-the-beaten-path. Who wouldn’t want to rent a villa or an apartment on this island – maybe with a pool and an ocean view – and have space to spread out […]

September 17, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More
We Loved the Palio in Siena, Italy

We Loved the Palio in Siena, Italy

  This trip report was contributed by Debbie Tucker of Del Mar, California. On Friday afternoon, August 16, 2013, my husband and I were on a private balcony above the Piazza del Campo in Siena, Italy, sipping Prosecco as a crowd of 32,000 filled the square. We were part of a small group of Americans who […]

September 8, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More
We Have a Winner

We Have a Winner

AND THE WINNER IS… The randomly selected winner of our Food and Wine Adventure in Tuscany is Andrea Cafarelle. Congratulations Andrea!  I will contact you through the email address you provided when you subscribed to Authentic Luxury Travel. I hope you enjoy your week at Il Campo Cucina with Marlane Miriello and her team of Tuscan […]

August 6, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 3 Replies More
Florence – 6 Insider Tips

Florence – 6 Insider Tips

  This guest post was written by Marlane Miriello, owner of Il Campo Cucina – a unique cooking school in Radicondoli – 30 minutes south of Florence. You can Win a Food and Wine Adventure in Tuscany at Il Campo Cucina if you enter the contest before midnight PST on Sunday, August 4, 2013. Visiting Florence, one of the […]

August 2, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 6 Replies More
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