Passion For Italy Travel Podcast

Passion for Italy Podcast #22 Positano and Capri, Heaven on Earth

This is the third part of the recent Joe and Lori trip to Italy. Naples Train Station An adventure with a private transfer An abbreviated Pompeii trip Positano: Buca di Bacco, L'Incanto, Le Tre Sorrelle, La Pergola, Cafe Positano, the beach, the stairs, plenty of food, wine, shopping, and gelato. Capri: the day trip there was worth the trip! The best experience with a private transfer we have ever had...  

Passion for Italy Podcast #21 A few days in Florence

In this episode of Passion for Italy, Joe and Lori visit beautiful Firenze. Follow along as we leave Roma and travel via train from Roma Termini Station to Santa Maria Novella station in Firenze. We walk the streets and visit  Accademia and see the statue of David. Joe walks to the top of the Duomo. In the show we discuss: Palazzo Vecchio  and Piazza della Signoria.  Crossing the Ponte Vecchio to  see Pitti Palace and  Boboli Gardens. We visit Santa Maria Novella, Santa Croce, and San L...

Passion for Italy Podcast #20 A Conversation about Rome

Joe Mulinaro joins the Passion for Italy Travel crew. He will be having a number of guests join him to discuss their trips to Italy. In this episode of the Podcast, Joe invites his wife, Lori, to discuss her recent trip to Italy where they visited Rome, Florence, Positano, and Capri.  In this first show, they discuss the Rome portion of the vacation. They start with their planning and flight.  The episode continues with five days of filling their agenda with all the major points of Rome. ...

Passion for Italy Podcast #19 Why aren't you in Italy?

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Passion for Italy Podcast #18 Italy Meet the Locals

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Passion For Italy Travel Podcast 17 How to Plan your Trip

How do you start organising a trip to Italy? Passion For Italy Travel is here to help you and some great information about Travel to Italy.

Passion for Italy Podcast Episode 16: Italian Holiday - Why Italy Makes the Perfect Holiday Destination

As we start to wrap up a year that has seen such significant change and heartbreak, we are reminded of how fortunate we are to be healthy and safe and we hope all of you are as well. While we have been unable to travel abroad this year, nothing can take away our ability to dream about where our next travel destination will be. This holiday season, I have been reminiscing about a trip my family took to Italy last December.

Passion for Italy Podcast Episode 15: Meet the Winemaker - A Super Tuscan Experience !

Hi and welcome to the Passion for Italy Travel Podcast. This is Lindsay, from the Tampa, Florida office. Have you ever noticed the power of flavor and aroma to transport you to places far from home, but close to your heart? One night this week it was storming in Tampa. Our usual evening walk was not possible. So, instead, my husband reached for one of our special bottles of wine and we went out on the porch to listen to the rain and dream of Tuscany. Today, we will share with you the wi...

Passion for Italy Podcast Episode 14: Reaching for the Stars with Dante - How Learning the Italian Language Changes Everything

Today we’re talking about the Italian language. Its beauty, its history, and how we can use this time when many of us cannot travel to Italy, to be able to assimilate once we land in Il Bel Paese. This is a hard time we’re facing, for many reasons. Illness, job loss, fear of both, exciting plans cancelled, trips to Italy cancelled, couldn’t we all use something good to focus on? A way to not only better ourselves but make those trips we hope to take in the not so distant future even more ...

Passion For Italy Travel Podcast #13: A Day at the Beach Italian Style!

The 15th day of August is a national holiday to celebrate Ferragosto or Assumption Day. In 18 BC, Emperor Augustus declared August 1st a day of festival to thank his workers and give them time off to recharge by the sea. Often the festivals were marked by celebratory games such as horse races, like the famous Palio in Siena. Later, the date was moved to the 15th of August to coincide with the Catholic Feast and the Assumption of Mary.   Passion for Italy Travel Designers are big fans of It...

Passion for Italy Podcast Episode 12: Traveling with Children

Ciao, this is Allison Spiegel with Passion for Italy Travel in the New York office. This summer’s unique challenges have prompted a return to the summers of our youth. Simple, lazy days filled with nature, family time and lots of creativity and imagination. And as wonderful as these days may be, many of us are yearning to travel the world again. As a mom, I understand how the prospect of international travel with kids can be as daunting as it is exciting. As parents, we question everything, f...

Passion for Italy Podcast Episode 11: Sardegna, A Sea of Dreams with Lindsay Sinko

We turned on the news one evening this week. I sighed my nightly sigh. Here we go again. More fear. More anger. More uncertainty. More isolation. But then, my husband picked up his guitar and began to play the first few notes of Spunta la Luna Dal Monte, a song we adore by Andrea Parodi and Pierangelo Bertoli. It’s sung in a mix of Italian and Sardinian. As he played, we looked at each other and immediately, my spirit calmed. I realized, this is why we have to keep going. Because no one can...

Passion for Italy Podcast Episode 10: Rebirth in Italy, A Personal Renaissance with Lindsay Sinko

Over the past few weeks, you have heard stories from our suppliers about their lives during COVID, how they’ve gotten by and made the most of a difficult time. You’ve also heard from Gemma and Allison about their love stories with Italy. Today, I’m sharing mine. This is a personal story, but I hope it inspires you to make the most of the time you have with the people you love, to live every moment, and to get out and see this beautiful world together. Many of my clients ask me about br...

Episode 9: Ischia Virtual Visit with Allison

Discover the charms of Ischia with PFI Travel designer, Allison Spiegel.

Episode 8: My Story - Words from our Director Gemma Green Close

An introduction to my story and how I came to discover my Passion for Italy beginning thirty years ago, by the director of Passion for Italy Travel, Gemma Green Close

Episode 7: Positano, Italy; Virtual Visit with Allison

As summer inches closer many of us have had to cancel travel plans to Italy, myself included to Positano on the iconic Amalfi Coast. As travel designers, we know how much time and care goes into planning every moment of a trip to Italy, so we understand that the disappointment cuts and it cuts deep. I thought I would share a bit about one of my favorite summer destinations in Italy in the hope that it will keep your travel dreams company and inspire you to look ahead and plan for next summe...

Episode 6: Meet Our Suppliers, Carlotta Owner of Rome Guesthouse Near Spanish Steps

This week, we’re visiting Rome through the words of Carlotta, founder of our Rome Elegant Residence 217 near the Spanish Steps that all our clients and each of us personally adore. I love her letter, because her joyful personality and the same friendliness we find in the guesthouse come through in her story. The rooms themselves are decorated in the family’s own antiques, and art work, and the styles of the antiques meeting a clean, modern design capture the city’s personality.

Episode 5: Meet Our Suppliers, Marilena Rome Tour Guide

Over the past few weeks, we have been sharing messages with you from our suppliers in Italy. Today, we’re back to Rome, my favorite city in the world. Every city has a personality, and to me, it’s hard to find one more vibrant and alive than Rome. The effortless mingling of ancient history and modern life never ceases to amaze me. Every visit leaves me more spellbound than the last. Today, we meet Marilena, a guide herself, and owner of the incredible tour company we partner with in Rom...

Episode 4: Meet Our Suppliers; Maria Rita, Florence Hotel in Historic Tower

Episode 3: Meet Our Team, Allison; How to Nurture Your Passion for Italy During These Trying Times

Travel designer Allison Spiegel on how she came to work with Passion For Italy Travel and how to nurture our passion for travel to Italy at a time when no one can travel.

Episode 2: Meet Our Supplier Anna: Sommelier and Wine Guide in Tuscany

During these difficult days with COVID-19 crippling tourism, we are keeping in touch with our suppliers and introducing them to you one episode at a time. Today we get to know Anna, a sommelier who leads are clients on fabulous wine tours in Tuscany. We will have a few laughs in this episode, and also understand her knowledge and passion. Then, we hear from Anna, what she is doing to survive and what her life looks like in Tuscany during the lock down.

Welcome to Passion for Italy Travel Podcast Meet Our Suppliers

As we begin our new Podcast, the world is facing quite a difficult situation. We want to encourage our clients who have been forced to cancel, and support our suppliers at the same time by introducing you to them one heart-felt letter at a time. Today, meet Roberto, our transfer driver in Rome who is using this time to help his fellow Romans. Music written and played by Matthew Sinko

St.Valentine’s Day: Venice or Verona?

St. Valentine’s Day is approaching, a day where we celebrate love and lovers. Italy is the perfect country to celebrate it!  In the Veneto region in particular there are two cities which are the symbols of love. The romantic and deep love of Romeo and Juliet in Verona, and the intriguing and passionate one in Venice. Both cities have been the scene of famous stories and legends of the past lovers, like Romeo and Juliet and the most famous lover Giacomo Casanova, that will inspire y...

Holiday in Italy

Do you have a problem organising your trip to Italy? Researching a trip to a foreign country is very time consuming. If you are time poor and your time would be better off making money in your work – then that is why Passion for Italy Travel is here to do this for you. You do not have to check Italian hotels on tripadvisor!! – as we have spent an enormous amount of time and money researching the best boutique hotels in Italy and travelling to our hotels on www.pfitravel.com to see if they ...

Verdi Festival in Parma Italy

Festival Verdi 2020 Preview Programme Parma and Busseto, Emilia Romagna, Italy 24 September – 18 October 2020 I Lombardi alla prima crociata at Teatro Regio di Parma Rigoletto at Teatro Verdi in Busseto Macbeth (French version) at San Francesco del Prato Church Ernani (concert performance) at Teatro Regio di Parma and other important concerts and events For those who love classical music and especially Verdi! To celebrate its being the Italian Capital of Culture 2020 and to...

Christmas Message Passion for Italy Travel

As we come to the closing of another decade in a world of constant change, where people come in and out of our lives through loss in various forms, there is one thing that stays the same and that is – that love is periennial. It affects all life on this planet. Everything responds to love – humans, animals, flowers and even your house feels welcoming when filled with love for everyone that enters it. Passion for Italy Travel has welcomed Allison this year, in New York into our team...

Making Memories in Italy; The Moments We Live For

Memories in Italy are the most valuable souvenirs we can bring home. I had a client return from Italy a few weeks ago. She and her husband had taken a special anniversary trip, and neither of them had ever been before. As we discussed the places they went and the people they met along the way, I heard something new in her voice and recognized it immediately. The joy that fills your heart after experiencing something new with the one you love. When clients come to us, we spend a go...

10 Best Things to do in Italy

A Few of my Favourite Things in Italy by Allison Spiegel, PFI New York Office When people ask me what my favourite thing about Italy is…. the song from The Sound of Music begins to play in my head. It is a nearly impossible question to answer because it is not just one thing or one place or one moment. It is the experience in its entirety that I love and that all-encompassing awakening of the senses that you feel the moment your plane lands on Italian soil. Italy for me is experi...

Visiting the Last Supper in Milan

Our tips on Visiting the Last Supper in Milan: For art history enthusiasts, Leonardo DaVinci’s Last Supper, Il Cenacolo in Italian, is the one of the most important attractions in the whole of Italy. Seeing it in person is unforgettable. Stendhal’s Syndrome at its finest. Without a doubt, the best way to ensure you get to see it during your time in Milan is to allow us to book you on a tour, Private or Small Group, which will show you this masterpiece along with Milan’s highlights:...

Made in Italy Products Discounts for PFI USA Clients

Passion for Italy. For us the passion does not stop at travel, but extends to a passion for Authentic Italian products of many kinds, wherever we may find them! A few months ago, a family came to us to help them organize their trip to visit suppliers in Italy. That was exciting for us, because it meant we also got to interact with some of Italy’s finest pasta makers, Extra Virgin Olive Oil producers, etc. I immediately bonded with the family over our mutual appreciation for Italia...

Travel Italy – The Sounds of Italy

There are some Sounds of Italy you can never forget, never quite get over. Laughter is among the top for me. By Lindsay Sinko PFI USA Florida Office. My husband and I were at the beach a few weeks ago and at the sound of a family’s laughter he and I shot each other a glance. “They’re from Italy!” We didn’t even have to ask each other. We knew. Without hearing a single word, only their laughter. There are some sounds of Italy you can never forget, never quite get over. Laughter is ...

Slow Travel in Italy

Planning a holiday is always challenging, if you do not know anything about a country. However as I myself prefer slow travel, I am always amazed how some people seem to have so much energy to want to run around the country in ten days. I think the reason for this is that, a lot of people suffer from FOMO (as the young ones say) – The Fear of Missing Out! However as with all fear, this is a crazy reason to whip yourself mercilessly. At Passion for Italy Travel we try to suggest th...