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Celebrating the Simple

I was taken by a remark in this weekend’s New York Times ( “The War Against too Much of Everything”) : “ ‘As our planet […]

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Le Nonne

While they are not behind the desk, nonne (grandmothers) in many ways direct at least six of the hotels we love most, and where we […]

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Winter in Italy

About 80% of the travel planning we undertake is for trips that occur between May and October. When — we think — the best time […]

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The Christmas Presepio (by Nathan Louis)

The Presepio comes from the Latin word meaning to enclose and today it means manger, a Christmas nativity scene. Presepi come in all different sizes. There […]

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“And we walked ! How we enjoyed walking ! “

When I asked my mother last night, as we twirled the pasta together, what Rome was like during her childhood in the two decades before […]

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Marjorie’s Italy Blog comes to you from Italy and is a regular feature written for curious, independent Italy lovers. It is enjoyed both by current travelers and armchair adventurers.