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Passione

In these endless weeks of COVID-19 lockdown, friends in Paris told me that what they missed most was going out in the sun. I have […]

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Yearning for Archeology

During lockdown, I reread Mary Beard’s “The Colosseum” and the smashing Ingrid Rowland “From Pompei”. Both are personal favorites from our Insider’s Italy Reading Lists. […]

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Si riparte ! (We’re off !)

“Si riparte !” We are off. Well to some extent, we certainly are. We also are not. Regional governors Italy wide and city mayors remind […]

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Restaurants Open : Mamma Mia !

Italy is not a country of take-out food. Restaurateurs have had mixed results in the last weeks since national regulation allowed for the commerce of […]

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A Setback in Venice and the House in Centena

Antonella in Venice despairs, and we with her, that today Venice’s museums decided not to reopen on Monday despite the region’s all-clear to do so. […]

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Venice Rediscovered

Since lockdown began, I have travelled everywhere in Italy in my head.  I am of course also storing there the trips I was planning for […]

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Mamma

A day late for Mother’s Day, but no matter. Insider’s Italy, the 32 year old personalized travel planning company I run with my husband Robert, […]

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Listening to Italy

With the world on pause, now is a unique opportunity to listen to those close to you, or to those you wish were closer to […]

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Drawing from Traditional Music, Celebrating Traditional Music

In a time of uncertainty and social isolation, playing and singing music is tremendously sustaining. Music from our past, that draws us far back into past generations, can be […]

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The Dawn of Phase Two

Tomorrow is the day when Italy, after 56 days of national lock down, steps from Phase 1 to Phase 2.   Italian prime minister Conte […]

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At Home : Letters from Italy at the Time of Coronavirus. Story Twelve : Milano

The locomotive of Italy is Milan, a city that Romans love to compare unfavorably to their capital for its inferior weather and much higher pollution levels but […]

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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.