Essential travel guide to Le Langhe, Italy. Follow us as we show why we recommend visiting Le Langhe, the best places to see, how to plan your Le Laghe itinerary, where to eat and go wine tasting in one Italy’s best wine regions. Le Langhe (pronounced lahn -geh) is a beautiful wine region in the North-West of Italy, close to Turin and within easy reach from Milan. The area is best known for its wine production, but it is more than just a mention on your Barolo wine label: it is also a stunn...| Mama Loves Italy
Essential travel guide to Alba, beautiful town in southern Piedmont and capital of the Langhe region. Learn what to see and do in Alba, why we recommend it as a base to explore the area and our top picks to stay and eat. The pretty city of Alba is a pleasant, dynamic, historic town in southern Piedmont and the main center in the Langhe area, one of the best wine producing areas in Italy. Alba has a beautiful historic center with pretty piazzas, churches, and a lively restaurant scenes and it ...| Mama Loves Italy
Essential travel guide to Barolo, a pretty wine town in Piedmont full of charm and quintessential Italian feel. Discover the best things to do in Barolo, where to eat, stay and why I recommend you to plan a visit. The pretty town of Barolo is a small charming village in the hilly Langhe area of Piedmont and a place wine lovers probably already have one their radar: as its name suggest, the town of Barolo is where the famous barolo wine comes from! Barolo is a small center surrounded by the be...| Mama Loves Italy
Desenzano del Garda travel guide. Why I adore Desenzano as the perfect town to experience Lake Garda. In this travel guide, I help you discover what makes it special, best things to do, why I love Desenzano with kids and our tips about where to stay and where to eat in Desenzano. The small town of Desenzano is a pretty center on the southern shore of Lake Garda (Northern Italy). It is a place of charming architecture and stunning views, and it has that quintessential Italian atmosphere I alwa...| Mama Loves Italy
Essential travel guide to the pretty town of Barbaresco, and why we recommend to add it to your southern Piedmont itinerary Wine lovers are familiar with the name Barbaresco and associate it with austere taste and ruby red hues of Barbaresco wine. But did you know Barbaresco is also a lovely medieval village worth visiting? It truly is and to visit Barbaresco is not just worth it but also easy. The town is small, takes a handful of minutes to visit and since it is outside the mass tourism tra...| Mama Loves Italy
All you need to know about visiting Portovenere, a colorful village close to Cinque Terre with colorful houses, a fascinating castle and stunning sea views. I LOVE Cinque Terre and their quaint aesthetic. I love the colorful houses, the meandering roads, the sudden sea views that reveal the sparkling blue of the Mediterranean framed by the luscious green of the local garden. However, I have been here many times and so I started to wonder: is there any other place close to here that has a simi...| Mama Loves Italy
Essential travel guide to Neive, a pretty hilttop town in Piedmont famous for charming architecture, culinary excellence and sweeping views. There are places that catch your eye with showstopping landmarks (Rome…) and then there are places like Neive, that quietly steal your heart and seem to nestle forever in corner of your soul. Neive is a small village perched on a hilltop among the rolling vineyards of Piedmont’s Langhe region, and it often describes as one of the prettiest villages i...| Mama Loves Italy
A handpicked selection of the best apps for Italy travel that will actually be of use and help you on your Italian vacation. Apps have become an invaluable tool for travelers and one of the most common questions I receive for visitors planning a first trip here is: what apps do I need in Italy? I use apps regularly and I am always happy to answer this question, but I always feel like adding a caveat: use apps, but also always use your eyes and have alternatives! I explain. While apps are grea...| Mama Loves Italy
All you need know about train strikes in Italy: how they work, how they may affect you, strike info resources, how to minimize their impact on your plans. The right to strike is a fundamental right protected by the Italian constitution, and one that train sector workers make extensive use of. If you are planning or even looking at the option of traveling around Italy by train – a great idea, incidentally- there is a very high chance you’ll come face to face with a train strike. It may be ...| Mama Loves Italy
Free, fun Italian food printables for kids to keep them engaged while traveling and encourage trying the local specialties in a non stress way. My kids adore having a little task, while we explore. Having an easy activity to complete gets them a sense of purpose, help with walking (they get so taken by the activity, we cover more distance!) and it is also a fantastic way to get the to learn about the place. In previous posts I have shared Italy coloring pages for kids and on Etsy I have some ...| Mama Loves Italy
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All you need to know to plan a visit to the Italian Dolomites with kids. The best places to go, kid-friendly hikes and travel tips for families.| Mama Loves Italy
All you need to know to plan a stay in Kastelruth /Castelrotto with kids: why visit, best things to do with kids, where to stay, why I recommend it to| Mama Loves Italy