What to buy for your vacation rental kitchen in Italy: all my tips for stocking your rental kitchen in Italy like a local! Discover what groceries to buy for functional, easy to make, tasty family meals during your Italian vacation, so you can have lovely family dinner with local products without too much cooking or cleaning up. One of the joys of staying in a vacation rental / apartment / Airbnb in Italy with family is the chance to feel at home while living a little like a local. Having you...| Mama Loves Italy
Complete packing list for Italy in December to be weather appropriate, comfortable and safe while exploring Italy in winter. What to pack for Italy in December: tips by a local. December in Italy is a magical time: festive lights, quieter streets, seasonal markets, and a cozy ambiance that’s hard to beat. But with winter weather, regional variations (from the alpine north to the mediterranean south), and unexpected rain or damp, packing can feel tricky. I know this well: I am from Rome and ...| Mama Loves Italy
What to pack for Italy in October: useful, realistic packing list with practical tips and style guide + baby essentials and must haves. October is one of the most beautiful months to visit Italy — but also one of the trickiest to pack for! In general, October in Italy marks the heart of autumn: during this month, you’ll experience crisp mornings, mild afternoons, and cooler evenings, but how mild and how cold very much depending on the time of the month (beginning of October is warmer vs ...| Mama Loves Italy
Practical travel guide to plan a trip to Venice at Christmas. Best things to do, what to expect from the weather, best tours in Venice for the holiday season.| Mama Loves Italy
Essential travel guide to Riva del Garda: why Riva is worth visiting, best things to see and do, where to eat, tips for visiting Riva with kids. Riva del Garda is a fascinating, atmospheric town in the very north of Lake Garda, where the lake’s calm waters meet the Alps. Riva is a beautiful town, and it stands out from others along the lake on a couple of accounts: a unique Austrian-historic vibe, vestige of when this area belonged to Austria in the not-so-ancient-past, and a stunning natur...| Mama Loves Italy
My expect guide to Rome at Christmas: discover the best things to do, tours worth taking, special seasonal events and find festive itineraries to make the most of the Christmas holidays in Rome. Christmas is a really fun time to be in Rome! When December arrives, Rome’s cobbled streets and grand piazzas get a dusting of lights and cheer: luminaries light up Via del Corso, stunning Christmas trees decorate the Spanish Steps and the city’s biggest piazzas, shop windows fill with decorations...| Mama Loves Italy
Essential travel guide to Lazise, a pretty and family friendly town on Lake Garda perfect for a relaxed and fun stay on the southern shore of Lake Garda, Italy. The town of Lazise is a very popular destination for families on Lake Garda, and with good reason. Located on the southern shore of the lake, with easy connections to Verona and the train network, Lazise has an atmospheric historic center, a lovely lakeside promenade, shops, restaurants, playgrounds and two characteristics that make i...| Mama Loves Italy
Our detailed, day by day Lake Garda itinerary to help you plan your stay, see Lake Garda's top spots and experience the best this area has to offer.| Mama Loves Italy
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
An Italian Mama's Guide to Italy| Mama Loves Italy
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
