The Radar: Italy Edition
ByGiovanna Palatucci
May 25, 2011
2 min readViva Italia! Food, wine, fashion, and the pursuit of la dolce vita. It’s not hard to come up with a hundred more reasons why we love Italy. What is hard is scouring the pages of a few popular Italy blogs and narrowing down the great stories and tips to just three. Check out what we discovered, then follow the links below to view more fantastic Italy content from National Geographic Traveler and National Geographic Travel & Cultures Online.
- Food Tour: Learn how balsamic vinegar is made on a DIY or group tour of an acetaia or vinegar factory. [Why Go Italy/@italylogue]
- Cafe Culture: Sip an espresso at one of Venice’s historic cafes. [My Melange/@MyMelange]
- Railway to Italy: Traveling around the boot is made easy by rail. Here’s everything you need to know about train travel in Italy. [Nile Guide/@NG_Rome]
Additional Italy resources from National Geographic
[Italy Country Guide]
[Italy Photos]
City Guides: [Rome] [Florence] [Venice]
[Road Trip: Amalfi Coast]
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