Since I'm a whole quarter Italian, I've always been fascinated with Italy and her language. As a child I remember when my great-aunts came to visit; they always made a lot of noise and laughed all evening long. When I was thirteen I got to travel to Italy with my grandpa, great-aunt, and a bus-load of other relatives. One of our main destinations: the small town of Vistrorio, where we met up with the Italian side of the family.

When I was in college, I spent a semester studying in Florence. Since then I've gone back to Italy as often as possible.

Campania: Naples and Paestum

Lazio: Rome and Tivoli

Piemonte: Ivrea, Borgofranco, and Vistriorio

Toscana (Tuscany): Florence and Il giardino dei tarocchi

Veneto: Venice

Umbria: Orvieto