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Stepping into 12 Movies set it Italy
Stepping into 12 Movies set it Italy

For me there is something dreamy and romantic about visiting a site or a scene that I saw in a movie…

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family travel in italy, Hilltowns of Tuscany, Italian hill towns, Italy, Italy travel, Southern tuscany travel, things to do in florence, Travel Experiences, Travel experiences Venice, Travel photography, Travel Rome, Tuscany travel, Unique Italy, Venice, What to do in Venice, what to see in florence, what to see in venice, italian moviesLonielle De Havencome september, under the tuscan sun, it started in Naples, to Rome with love, tea with mussolini, three coins in a fountain, a room with a view, summertime, roman holiday, letters from juliet, only you, rome adventureComment
Visiting Montepulciano, Tuscany
Visiting Montepulciano, Tuscany

The medieval and Renaissance hill town of Montepulciano is one of the most striking and picturesque villages you can visit in Tuscany…

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Day trip in Italy, Day trips with kids, family travel in italy, Hilltowns of Tuscany, Italian hill towns, Italian travel stories, Italy travel, Italy, Travel Experiences, Southern tuscany travel, Travel photography, Traveling with kids, Tuscany travelLonielle De Havenmontepulciano, cafes in montepulciano, eating in Montepulciano, day trip to montepulciano, restaurants in montepulciano, piazza grande, montepulciano tuscany, tuscanyComment
Venice Experiences - Visiting Caffè Florian
Venice Experiences - Visiting Caffè Florian

CAFFÈ FLORIAN - Beauty, elegance and history served up on a silver platter…

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Florence - An Itinerary for a Perfect Day
Florence - An Itinerary for a Perfect Day

When you experience something so enchanting and delicious that it stirs your emotions to new depths of satisfaction…

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Day trip in Italy, family travel in italy, Florence, florence restraunts, Florence Travel, Italian travel stories, Italy, things to do in florence, Travel Experiences, Travel photography, Traveling with kids, Tuscany travel, Unique Eats Italy, where to eat in florence, Florence itineraries, what to see in florenceLonielle De Havenflorence, all'antico vinaio, Piazza della Repubblica, piazza della signoria, florence carousel, piazza michelangelo, piazzas in florience, piazza santa croce, santa croce church, chiesa santa croce, gelato del filo, gelateria dei neri, panini in florence, what to do in florence, florence experiences, what to see in florenceComment
Visiting Northern Lazio - Montefiascone and Lake Bolsena Area - Photographed
Visiting Northern Lazio - Montefiascone and Lake Bolsena Area - Photographed

In November of 2019 we used Montefianscone as our home base for doing some exploring…

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Day trip in Italy, Day trips with kids, family travel in italy, Hilltowns of Tuscany, Italian hill towns, Italian travel stories, Italy, Lazio experiences, Italy travel, Southern tuscany travel, Travel Experiences, Travel photography, Traveling with kids, Tuscany travel, Unique Italy, Northern LazioLonielle De Havenvisiting northern lazio, northern lazio, Pitigliano Italy, saturnia thermal bathes, cascate del mulino, montefiascone, viterbo, Civita di Bagnoregio, valentano, bolsena, lake bolsena, traveling lazio, visiting lazio, driving in lazio, visiting southern tuscany, what to do in northern lazio, what to do in southern tuscany, orvieto, ischia di castro, maremma italy, visiting the maremma, lazio hill towns, southern tuscany hill towns Comments
Unique Venice Experiences - Lo Squero
Unique Venice Experiences - Lo Squero

When most people think of visiting Venice, they think of the famous glittering sites like The Grand Canal and…

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Day trip in Italy, Day trips with kids, family travel in italy, Italy, Italy travel, Italian travel stories, Travel experiences Venice, Travel photography, Traveling with kids, Unique Italy, Venice, Venice sites, Venice Travel, What to do in Venice, venice experiencesLonielle De Havenvenice, venetian forcola, venetian workshops, venetian canals, Venice sites, venetian gondola, Venetian ferro, venetian aritsans, venice sites, venice canal, Venezia, lo squero, osteria lo squero, lo squero di san trovaso, osteria al squero, cichetti, gondola, gondola experience, gondole, gondola rides, la gondola, le gondole, gondolier, venice off the beaten pathComment
Famous panini shops in Florence - I Fratellini & All'antico Vinaio
Famous panini shops in Florence - I Fratellini & All'antico Vinaio

After having been in love with the small tucked away panini shop I Frattelini for years, I knew I had to try another famous panini shop…

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La Torre Grossa - San Gimignano
La Torre Grossa - San Gimignano

When I daydream about places and experiences that I have had in Italy I am blessed with a wonderous display of images and memories that dance through my head…

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Day trip in Italy, Day trips with kids, Florence, family travel in italy, Florence Travel, Hilltowns of Tuscany, Italian hill towns, Italian travel stories, Italy, Italy travel, Travel Experiences, Travel photography, Traveling with kids, Tuscany travel, Unique ItalyLonielle De HavenSan Gimignano, San Gimignano Tuscany, La Torre Grossa, la torre grossa, La Torre Grossa San Gimignano, Italian towers, italy stories, italy, Italy, San Gimignano Italy, tuscany, Tuscany, views in Tuscany, Italian views, bell towers, bell tower, hilltowns of tuscany, road trip tuscanyComment
The Italian Drinking Fountain - La Fontanella Italiana
The Italian Drinking Fountain - La Fontanella Italiana

I have always been fascinated by the Italian fountain, and I don’t mean the gorgeous larger then life famous ones (of course I love them too), but the small daily drinking fountains…

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Venice - The other Gondola Experience - La Forcola
Venice - The other Gondola Experience - La Forcola

This last trip to Italy I wanted to get off the beaten path even more than I usually like to. I made a point of searching out unique places

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Venice - The Gondola Experience
Venice - The Gondola Experience

Ah, the Gondola. There aren’t that many of us that haven’t oohed and aahed at a picture of this iconic symbol of Venice gliding down a postcard perfect canal

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Venice - A Visit to Libreria Acqua Alta
Venice - A Visit to Libreria Acqua Alta

Libreria Acqua Alta or “the most beautiful bookshop in the world” as it is nicknamed, is indeed a beautiful wondrous place. But it is also a…

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