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Famous Italian Wines
By Steve Buchanan

As we all know that is famous for many things, but perhaps it is most famous for its wine. The wines of are almost as varied as the people themselves. Wine is very common in Italy, as are tea and coffee in other parts of the world. There are many different types of wine. The two most distinct classifications are red wine and white wine. There is a lot more to that than meets the eye when it comes to fine wine though. There are table wines, after dinner wines, lighter wine to be enjoyed during the day, the types of wine, whether white wine or red wine, are almost endless.

Italian wines are usually ranked among the best wines in the world. The demand for Italian wines is so high that this small country produces around 8 billion bottles of wine each year. But the growing number has not resulted in deterioration in quality, as most Italian wine producers are known for their strict quality control.

The history of Italian wine dates back around four thousand years. Perhaps, what has helped Italian wine stay ahead of its competitors is the fact that has more local grape varieties than any other country on earth. Italian wine is considered unique due to rich blend of diverse wine cultures that exist in various wine regions in the country. There are certain general qualities of Italian wine which make it stand out in the crowded wine market.

A number of grape varieties that do not grow in other parts of the world are grown in Italy. These varieties are used for producing wines which have unmatched taste. Italian wines are available in a wide range of prices. Some of them are

Umbria Waterfall - Italy Photo of the Week
<a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/Italy-Travel-Weekly-Photos/Umbria-Waterfall.htm"><img title="cascata delle marmore photo" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/goitaly/1/0/6/Q/-/-/cascata.jpg" border="0" alt="italy photo of the week" width="300" height="201" align="top" /></a> The Cascata delle Marmore, Italy's tallest waterfall, is near <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/spoleto/p/spoleto.htm">Spoleto</a> in the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goeurope.about.com/library/bl_umbria_map.htm">Umbria region</a>. More: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/Italy-Travel-Weekly-Photos/">Italy Photos of the Week</a> Umbria Waterfall Photo © 2010 by <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.photosofoldamerica.com/">Photos of Old America</a>, used by permission. Click on the photo to see it larger.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/09/01/umbria-waterfall-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm">Umbria Waterfall - Italy Photo of the Week</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at 21:37:58.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/09/01/umbria-waterfall-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/09/01/umbria-waterfall-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/09/01/umbria-waterfall-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm&zItl=Umbria Waterfall - Italy Photo of the Week">Email this</a>
Florence Restaurant Recommendations
On our <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Italy-Travel/343079528539">Italy Travel Facebook page</a>, Melissa posted a few restaurants she liked during her recent stay in Florence. She and her family stayed in a vacation rental apartment (through <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/europe/italy/tuscany/florence">VRBO</a>) in San Frediano neighborhood, across the Arno from the historic center and she says she highly recommends staying in a vacation rental, especially if you're traveling with children. Melissa's recommendations: <ul> <li>Alla Vecchia Bettola, the fried zucchini flowers were a miracle but the place, in keeping with the spirit of historic foods, doesn't take credit cards.</li> <li>Trattoria del Carmine was a favorite for the affable service, traditional food, and the fact that my kids could melt down and they were very kind.</li> <a href =http://goitaly.about.com/b/a/261635.htm>Read more...</a><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/florence-restaurant-recommendations.htm">Florence Restaurant Recommendations</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 11:58:44.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/florence-restaurant-recommendations.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/florence-restaurant-recommendations.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/florence-restaurant-recommendations.htm&zItl=Florence Restaurant Recommendations">Email this</a>
Italy Travel Tips - Credit Cards and Cash
On our <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Italy-Travel/343079528539">Italy Travel Facebook page</a>, a reader who just returned from a month in Florence warns that some small, family-run restaurants don't take credit cards so if you want to get away from the tourist restaurants you may need to pay with cash. She stayed in a vacation apartment in Florence's San Frediano neighborhood (across the Arno) and says: <a href =http://goitaly.about.com/b/a/261625.htm>Read more...</a><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/italy-travel-advice-credit-cards-and-cash.htm">Italy Travel Tips - Credit Cards and Cash</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 10:36:14.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/italy-travel-advice-credit-cards-and-cash.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/italy-travel-advice-credit-cards-and-cash.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/italy-travel-advice-credit-cards-and-cash.htm&zItl=Italy Travel Tips - Credit Cards and Cash">Email this</a>
Italian Festivals in September
Following the August vacation period, Italians celebrate their return to regular life with festivals the first weekend of September. There's a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.monicacesarato.com/blog/2010/08/24/regata-storica-venezia-historic-regatta-venice-2010/">historic boat race in Venice</a>, a palio competition in Tuscany, and the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.nileguide.com/destination/blog/rome/2010/08/26/get-out-viterbos-festa-di-santa-rosa/">Macchina di S. Rosa</a> in Viterbo, north of Rome. The Macchina, a lighted tower about 30 meters tall and weighing nearly 5 tons topped by a statue of Santa Maria Rosa, is carried through town on the shoulders of more than 100 porters. Viterbo can be visited as a day trip from Rome (see <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/lazio/ig/lazio-maps/northern-lazio-region-maps.htm">Northern Lazio map</a>). The popular <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2009/09/08/san-gennaro-festival-in-naples-and-the-us.htm">San Gennaro Festival</a> is held in Naples (and the US) later in September. Read about all these events and more in <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/festivalsandevents/a/sept_fest.htm">September Festivals in Italy</a>.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/27/italian-festivals-in-september.htm">Italian Festivals in September</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 17:46:24.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/27/italian-festivals-in-september.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/27/italian-festivals-in-september.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/27/italian-festivals-in-september.htm&zItl=Italian Festivals in September">Email this</a>
Prosciutto di Parma - Italy Photo of the Week
<a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/Italy-Travel-Weekly-Photos/Parma-Ham.htm"><img title="prosciutto photo" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/goitaly/1/0/2/Q/-/-/parma-prosciutto.jpg" border="0" alt="italy photo of the week" width="300" height="224" align="top" /></a> More: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/parma-pictures/">Parma Pictures</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/Italy-Travel-Weekly-Photos/">Italy Photos of the Week</a> Parma Ham Photo © 2010 by Martha Bakerjian, click on the photo to see it larger.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/25/prosciutto-di-parma-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm">Prosciutto di Parma - Italy Photo of the Week</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 14:58:27.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/25/prosciutto-di-parma-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/25/prosciutto-di-parma-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/25/prosciutto-di-parma-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm&zItl=Prosciutto di Parma - Italy Photo of the Week">Email this</a>
Where to See Michelangelo's Art in Florence
<a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/florenceitaly/ig/Florence-Picture-Galleries/Florence-Davide-11.htm"><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/goitaly/1/3/U/-/-/-/florence_11.jpg" alt="florence david picture" hspace="5" align="left" /></a>Michelangelo is one of Italy's most famous Renaissance artists and many of his great works, including his statue of David, can be seen in the city of Florence. A replica of Michelangelo's David sits outside <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/florenceattractions/a/Palazzo-Vecchio-Florence.htm">Palazzo Vecchio</a>, Florence's city hall, but the original can be seen in a Florence museum. Michelangelo fans may also be interested in visiting the house that once belonged to him. Here's <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/florencemuseums/a/michelangelo-art-florence.htm">Where to See Michelangelo's Art in Florence</a>. Not all of Michelangelo's art is in Florence, though. There's also a fair amount in Rome and Vatican City, including his famous Pieta' sculpture and Sistine Chapel ceiling Here's <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeattractions/a/michelangelo-art-rome.htm">Where to See Michelangelo's Art in Rome</a>. David Replica Photo © 2006 by Martha Bakerjian<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/24/michelangelo-art-in-florence-italy.htm">Where to See Michelangelo's Art in Florence</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 at 12:02:53.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/24/michelangelo-art-in-florence-italy.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/24/michelangelo-art-in-florence-italy.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/24/michelangelo-art-in-florence-italy.htm&zItl=Where to See Michelangelo's Art in Florence">Email this</a>
Eat Pray Love Movie Sites in Rome
In the movie Eat Pray Love, you'll see lots of Rome scenes. In the first part of the book, Eat, author Elizabeth Gilbert (played by Julia Roberts) spends her time in Rome searching for beauty and exploring Italian food. She also takes a trip to Naples, the city where pizza originated, in search of perfect pizza. You can visit these places on your next trip to Rome or take a virtual look with our article, <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeattractions/tp/eat-pray-love-sites-rome.htm">Eat Pray Love Sites in Rome</a>. Plan Your Trip to Rome: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeitaly/p/rome.htm">Rome Travel Guide</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/hotelsandlodgin1/tp/rome-where-to-stay.htm">Where to Stay in Rome</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeattractions/tp/rome-tourist-attractions.htm">What to See in Rome</a> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/23/eat-pray-love-movie-sites-in-rome.htm">Eat Pray Love Movie Sites in Rome</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at 15:27:22.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/23/eat-pray-love-movie-sites-in-rome.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/23/eat-pray-love-movie-sites-in-rome.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/23/eat-pray-love-movie-sites-in-rome.htm&zItl=Eat Pray Love Movie Sites in Rome">Email this</a>
Book Ahead to See the Last Supper in Milan
Stan Douglas, of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.paliotours.com/">Palio Tours</a> (who also offer a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.paliotours.com/opera_tour.html">Milan and Verona Opera Tour</a>), suggested that I remind readers to book two to three months ahead if they want to see Da Vinci's popular masterpiece, the Last Supper, in Milan. Stan says, "getting in there has become even more difficult that obtaining <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/festivalsandevents/qt/siena-palio.htm">Palio</a> tickets!" If you can't get tickets for the date you want, one company has started offering a few last minute tickets when they have them available. Find out how to book in my article, <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/milanitalytravel/qt/last_supper.htm">How to get tickets to the Last Supper</a>. Milan Travel: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/hotelsandlodginginmilan/tp/top_milan_center_hotels.htm">Where to Stay</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/milanitalytravel/tp/milan-tourist-attractions.htm">What to See</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/milanitalytravel/l/bl_milan-transportation-map.htm">Milan Transportation</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/moreitaliancities/p/milan.htm">Milan Travel Guide</a><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/21/book-ahead-to-see-the-last-supper-in-milan.htm">Book Ahead to See the Last Supper in Milan</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Saturday, August 21st, 2010 at 14:06:29.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/21/book-ahead-to-see-the-last-supper-in-milan.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/21/book-ahead-to-see-the-last-supper-in-milan.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/21/book-ahead-to-see-the-last-supper-in-milan.htm&zItl=Book Ahead to See the Last Supper in Milan">Email this</a>
View from Rome's Capitoline Hill - Italy Photo of the Week
<a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/Italy-Travel-Weekly-Photos/Rome-Church-and-Trajans-Column.htm"><img title="rome church photo" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/goitaly/1/0/x/P/-/-/rome-church-blog.jpg" border="0" alt="italy travel photo of the week" width="300" height="417" align="top" /></a> Rome's Capitoline Hill is a great place for views of Rome with several photo ops. In this photo you can see Trajan's Column and Santa Maria Church and from the other side of the hill you can look out over the Roman Forum to the Colosseum. More: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeandvaticancity/tp/rome-photo-ops.htm">Rome Photo Ops</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeattractions/tp/rome-photos.htm">Rome Pictures</a> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/Italy-Travel-Weekly-Photos/">Italy Photos of the Week</a> Rome Photo © 2010 by Martha Bakerjian<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/18/capitoline-hill-view-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm">View from Rome's Capitoline Hill - Italy Photo of the Week</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 at 14:34:13.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/18/capitoline-hill-view-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/18/capitoline-hill-view-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/18/capitoline-hill-view-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm&zItl=View from Rome's Capitoline Hill - Italy Photo of the Week">Email this</a>
Piazza San Marco Photos
<a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/venicepictures/ig/Piazza-San-Marco-Photos/san-marco-piazza.htm"><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/goitaly/1/3/n/P/-/-/san-marco-piazza.jpg" alt="piazza san marco photo" /></a>Piazza San Marco, or <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/thingstoseeanddo/a/venice-Saint-Marks-Square.htm">Saint Mark's Square</a>, is Venice's main square and most popular tourist attraction. Around the square are top sights including <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/venice-pictures/basilica-san-marco.htm">Basilica San Marco</a>, the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/thingstoseeanddo/a/doges-palace-history.htm">Doge's Palace</a>, and the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/venicepictures/ig/Venice-Clock-Tower-Views/">bell tower</a> that you can climb for great views of Venice. Take a closer look at Saint Mark's Square with our <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/venicepictures/ig/Piazza-San-Marco-Photos/">Piazza San Marco Photos.</a> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/thingstoseeanddo/a/venice-Saint-Marks-Square.htm">More about Saint Mark's Square</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/venicehotelslodging/tp/san-marco-hotels.htm">San Marco Area Hotels</a><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/17/piazza-san-marco-photos.htm">Piazza San Marco Photos</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 at 14:27:01.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/17/piazza-san-marco-photos.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/17/piazza-san-marco-photos.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/17/piazza-san-marco-photos.htm&zItl=Piazza San Marco Photos">Email this</a>

very expensive, but many of them are easily affordable. A number of Italian wine stores sell these wines online. Most popular department stores also sell Italian wine bottles from different parts of the world. It is better to buy Italian wine from an authorized store, as many ordinary wines are also sold as "Italian wine" in the market.

These are some of my personal favorite wine and food pairings for French and Italian wines:

Beef = Amarone,

Cheese = Beaujolais,

Chicken = Chardonnay,

Cold Meats = Tavel,

Chile = Grumello,

Chinese Food = Soave,

Clams and Oysters = Champagne,

Duck = Pouilly-Fume,

Fish = Muscadet,

Ham = Pinot Grigio,

Lamb = Saint-Emilion,

Ossco Bucco = Barbaresco,

Pate = Saint-Veran,

Pheasant = Vino Nobile di Montepulciano,

Pork = Pouilly-Fuisse,

Red Sauce = Chianti,

White Sauce = Pinot Grigio,

Sauerbraten = Riesling,
Shell Fish = Gavi,

Steak = Gattinara,

Stew = Barolo,

Veal = Soave, and

Venison = Pomerol

In the end, it is really a matter of personal preference and what suits your palate. If your restaurant does not have these particular recommendations in their wine cellar, you can always ask the sommelier to recommend something comparable.

These suggestions should enable you to at least buy or order to the proper wine to accompany dinner. Of course, there is a lot more to know about ordering wine, wine tasting, wine production, and wine conversation.

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Umbria Waterfall - Italy Photo of the Week
<a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/Italy-Travel-Weekly-Photos/Umbria-Waterfall.htm"><img title="cascata delle marmore photo" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/goitaly/1/0/6/Q/-/-/cascata.jpg" border="0" alt="italy photo of the week" width="300" height="201" align="top" /></a> The Cascata delle Marmore, Italy's tallest waterfall, is near <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/spoleto/p/spoleto.htm">Spoleto</a> in the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goeurope.about.com/library/bl_umbria_map.htm">Umbria region</a>. More: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/Italy-Travel-Weekly-Photos/">Italy Photos of the Week</a> Umbria Waterfall Photo © 2010 by <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.photosofoldamerica.com/">Photos of Old America</a>, used by permission. Click on the photo to see it larger.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/09/01/umbria-waterfall-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm">Umbria Waterfall - Italy Photo of the Week</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at 21:37:58.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/09/01/umbria-waterfall-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/09/01/umbria-waterfall-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/09/01/umbria-waterfall-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm&zItl=Umbria Waterfall - Italy Photo of the Week">Email this</a>
Florence Restaurant Recommendations
On our <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Italy-Travel/343079528539">Italy Travel Facebook page</a>, Melissa posted a few restaurants she liked during her recent stay in Florence. She and her family stayed in a vacation rental apartment (through <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/europe/italy/tuscany/florence">VRBO</a>) in San Frediano neighborhood, across the Arno from the historic center and she says she highly recommends staying in a vacation rental, especially if you're traveling with children. Melissa's recommendations: <ul> <li>Alla Vecchia Bettola, the fried zucchini flowers were a miracle but the place, in keeping with the spirit of historic foods, doesn't take credit cards.</li> <li>Trattoria del Carmine was a favorite for the affable service, traditional food, and the fact that my kids could melt down and they were very kind.</li> <a href =http://goitaly.about.com/b/a/261635.htm>Read more...</a><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/florence-restaurant-recommendations.htm">Florence Restaurant Recommendations</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 11:58:44.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/florence-restaurant-recommendations.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/florence-restaurant-recommendations.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/florence-restaurant-recommendations.htm&zItl=Florence Restaurant Recommendations">Email this</a>
Italy Travel Tips - Credit Cards and Cash
On our <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Italy-Travel/343079528539">Italy Travel Facebook page</a>, a reader who just returned from a month in Florence warns that some small, family-run restaurants don't take credit cards so if you want to get away from the tourist restaurants you may need to pay with cash. She stayed in a vacation apartment in Florence's San Frediano neighborhood (across the Arno) and says: <a href =http://goitaly.about.com/b/a/261625.htm>Read more...</a><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/italy-travel-advice-credit-cards-and-cash.htm">Italy Travel Tips - Credit Cards and Cash</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 10:36:14.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/italy-travel-advice-credit-cards-and-cash.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/italy-travel-advice-credit-cards-and-cash.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/30/italy-travel-advice-credit-cards-and-cash.htm&zItl=Italy Travel Tips - Credit Cards and Cash">Email this</a>
Italian Festivals in September
Following the August vacation period, Italians celebrate their return to regular life with festivals the first weekend of September. There's a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.monicacesarato.com/blog/2010/08/24/regata-storica-venezia-historic-regatta-venice-2010/">historic boat race in Venice</a>, a palio competition in Tuscany, and the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.nileguide.com/destination/blog/rome/2010/08/26/get-out-viterbos-festa-di-santa-rosa/">Macchina di S. Rosa</a> in Viterbo, north of Rome. The Macchina, a lighted tower about 30 meters tall and weighing nearly 5 tons topped by a statue of Santa Maria Rosa, is carried through town on the shoulders of more than 100 porters. Viterbo can be visited as a day trip from Rome (see <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/lazio/ig/lazio-maps/northern-lazio-region-maps.htm">Northern Lazio map</a>). The popular <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2009/09/08/san-gennaro-festival-in-naples-and-the-us.htm">San Gennaro Festival</a> is held in Naples (and the US) later in September. Read about all these events and more in <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/festivalsandevents/a/sept_fest.htm">September Festivals in Italy</a>.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/27/italian-festivals-in-september.htm">Italian Festivals in September</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 17:46:24.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/27/italian-festivals-in-september.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/27/italian-festivals-in-september.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/27/italian-festivals-in-september.htm&zItl=Italian Festivals in September">Email this</a>
Prosciutto di Parma - Italy Photo of the Week
<a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/Italy-Travel-Weekly-Photos/Parma-Ham.htm"><img title="prosciutto photo" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/goitaly/1/0/2/Q/-/-/parma-prosciutto.jpg" border="0" alt="italy photo of the week" width="300" height="224" align="top" /></a> More: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/parma-pictures/">Parma Pictures</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/Italy-Travel-Weekly-Photos/">Italy Photos of the Week</a> Parma Ham Photo © 2010 by Martha Bakerjian, click on the photo to see it larger.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/25/prosciutto-di-parma-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm">Prosciutto di Parma - Italy Photo of the Week</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 14:58:27.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/25/prosciutto-di-parma-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/25/prosciutto-di-parma-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/25/prosciutto-di-parma-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm&zItl=Prosciutto di Parma - Italy Photo of the Week">Email this</a>
Where to See Michelangelo's Art in Florence
<a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/florenceitaly/ig/Florence-Picture-Galleries/Florence-Davide-11.htm"><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/goitaly/1/3/U/-/-/-/florence_11.jpg" alt="florence david picture" hspace="5" align="left" /></a>Michelangelo is one of Italy's most famous Renaissance artists and many of his great works, including his statue of David, can be seen in the city of Florence. A replica of Michelangelo's David sits outside <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/florenceattractions/a/Palazzo-Vecchio-Florence.htm">Palazzo Vecchio</a>, Florence's city hall, but the original can be seen in a Florence museum. Michelangelo fans may also be interested in visiting the house that once belonged to him. Here's <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/florencemuseums/a/michelangelo-art-florence.htm">Where to See Michelangelo's Art in Florence</a>. Not all of Michelangelo's art is in Florence, though. There's also a fair amount in Rome and Vatican City, including his famous Pieta' sculpture and Sistine Chapel ceiling Here's <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeattractions/a/michelangelo-art-rome.htm">Where to See Michelangelo's Art in Rome</a>. David Replica Photo © 2006 by Martha Bakerjian<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/24/michelangelo-art-in-florence-italy.htm">Where to See Michelangelo's Art in Florence</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 at 12:02:53.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/24/michelangelo-art-in-florence-italy.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/24/michelangelo-art-in-florence-italy.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/24/michelangelo-art-in-florence-italy.htm&zItl=Where to See Michelangelo's Art in Florence">Email this</a>
Eat Pray Love Movie Sites in Rome
In the movie Eat Pray Love, you'll see lots of Rome scenes. In the first part of the book, Eat, author Elizabeth Gilbert (played by Julia Roberts) spends her time in Rome searching for beauty and exploring Italian food. She also takes a trip to Naples, the city where pizza originated, in search of perfect pizza. You can visit these places on your next trip to Rome or take a virtual look with our article, <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeattractions/tp/eat-pray-love-sites-rome.htm">Eat Pray Love Sites in Rome</a>. Plan Your Trip to Rome: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeitaly/p/rome.htm">Rome Travel Guide</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/hotelsandlodgin1/tp/rome-where-to-stay.htm">Where to Stay in Rome</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeattractions/tp/rome-tourist-attractions.htm">What to See in Rome</a> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/23/eat-pray-love-movie-sites-in-rome.htm">Eat Pray Love Movie Sites in Rome</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at 15:27:22.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/23/eat-pray-love-movie-sites-in-rome.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/23/eat-pray-love-movie-sites-in-rome.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/23/eat-pray-love-movie-sites-in-rome.htm&zItl=Eat Pray Love Movie Sites in Rome">Email this</a>
Book Ahead to See the Last Supper in Milan
Stan Douglas, of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.paliotours.com/">Palio Tours</a> (who also offer a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.paliotours.com/opera_tour.html">Milan and Verona Opera Tour</a>), suggested that I remind readers to book two to three months ahead if they want to see Da Vinci's popular masterpiece, the Last Supper, in Milan. Stan says, "getting in there has become even more difficult that obtaining <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/festivalsandevents/qt/siena-palio.htm">Palio</a> tickets!" If you can't get tickets for the date you want, one company has started offering a few last minute tickets when they have them available. Find out how to book in my article, <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/milanitalytravel/qt/last_supper.htm">How to get tickets to the Last Supper</a>. Milan Travel: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/hotelsandlodginginmilan/tp/top_milan_center_hotels.htm">Where to Stay</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/milanitalytravel/tp/milan-tourist-attractions.htm">What to See</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/milanitalytravel/l/bl_milan-transportation-map.htm">Milan Transportation</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/moreitaliancities/p/milan.htm">Milan Travel Guide</a><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/21/book-ahead-to-see-the-last-supper-in-milan.htm">Book Ahead to See the Last Supper in Milan</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Saturday, August 21st, 2010 at 14:06:29.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/21/book-ahead-to-see-the-last-supper-in-milan.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/21/book-ahead-to-see-the-last-supper-in-milan.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/21/book-ahead-to-see-the-last-supper-in-milan.htm&zItl=Book Ahead to See the Last Supper in Milan">Email this</a>
View from Rome's Capitoline Hill - Italy Photo of the Week
<a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/Italy-Travel-Weekly-Photos/Rome-Church-and-Trajans-Column.htm"><img title="rome church photo" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/goitaly/1/0/x/P/-/-/rome-church-blog.jpg" border="0" alt="italy travel photo of the week" width="300" height="417" align="top" /></a> Rome's Capitoline Hill is a great place for views of Rome with several photo ops. In this photo you can see Trajan's Column and Santa Maria Church and from the other side of the hill you can look out over the Roman Forum to the Colosseum. More: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeandvaticancity/tp/rome-photo-ops.htm">Rome Photo Ops</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeattractions/tp/rome-photos.htm">Rome Pictures</a> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/Italy-Travel-Weekly-Photos/">Italy Photos of the Week</a> Rome Photo © 2010 by Martha Bakerjian<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/18/capitoline-hill-view-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm">View from Rome's Capitoline Hill - Italy Photo of the Week</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 at 14:34:13.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/18/capitoline-hill-view-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/18/capitoline-hill-view-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/18/capitoline-hill-view-italy-photo-of-the-week.htm&zItl=View from Rome's Capitoline Hill - Italy Photo of the Week">Email this</a>
Piazza San Marco Photos
<a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/venicepictures/ig/Piazza-San-Marco-Photos/san-marco-piazza.htm"><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/goitaly/1/3/n/P/-/-/san-marco-piazza.jpg" alt="piazza san marco photo" /></a>Piazza San Marco, or <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/thingstoseeanddo/a/venice-Saint-Marks-Square.htm">Saint Mark's Square</a>, is Venice's main square and most popular tourist attraction. Around the square are top sights including <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/italypictures/ig/venice-pictures/basilica-san-marco.htm">Basilica San Marco</a>, the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/thingstoseeanddo/a/doges-palace-history.htm">Doge's Palace</a>, and the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/venicepictures/ig/Venice-Clock-Tower-Views/">bell tower</a> that you can climb for great views of Venice. Take a closer look at Saint Mark's Square with our <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/od/venicepictures/ig/Piazza-San-Marco-Photos/">Piazza San Marco Photos.</a> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/thingstoseeanddo/a/venice-Saint-Marks-Square.htm">More about Saint Mark's Square</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/od/venicehotelslodging/tp/san-marco-hotels.htm">San Marco Area Hotels</a><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/17/piazza-san-marco-photos.htm">Piazza San Marco Photos</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/">About.com Italy Travel</a> on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 at 14:27:01.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/17/piazza-san-marco-photos.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/17/piazza-san-marco-photos.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://goitaly.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://goitaly.about.com/b/2010/08/17/piazza-san-marco-photos.htm&zItl=Piazza San Marco Photos">Email this</a>