by Denise Campopiano | Feb 11, 2020 | Blog
Bleary-eyed from the flight, we set our luggage down in the Italian villa, and picked the room that we would sleep in. Since Anthony researched and booked a majority of the Italian vacation, he and I settled in the most private of the rooms on the ground level while...
by Denise Campopiano | Dec 23, 2019 | Blog
In our homes growing up, our grandparents and parents didn’t splurge on big expensive items. The gifts they gave were from their heart. It was hours spent in the kitchen making Italian cookies. Tray after tray, in and out of the oven; my little Sicilian grandmother...
by Denise Campopiano | Dec 13, 2019 | Blog
Let’s pick up, shall we? If you missed my first top 3 cities for Valentine’s Day, check them out here. I’m sure you’ll agree…Italy is the perfect location to rekindle the romance, no matter where you go. 4th destination. Norcia...
by Denise Campopiano | Dec 10, 2019 | Blog
Let’s say that it was possible to type the word romance into Google Maps, where would it send you? Where would you end up? Many of our notions of what romance is come from Italian culture. During an ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia, a Roman priest named St....
