Brendan Considine

1 month ago | ciaobambino.com | Amy Andrews |Lissa Poirot |Brendan Considine |Adria Perez

It is a rarity to find a place where time seems to stand still. Where the streets look much as they always have, where artisans ply their trades and continue to pass them down through the generations, and where families are known by their villages. Portugal’s Alentejo is one of those places — ready to charm and welcome guests and invite them to slow down.

Dec 16, 2024 | ciaobambino.com | Brendan Considine

Bologna is an underrated city, often overlooked by travelers in favor of its more popular competitors: Rome, Venice and Florence, which are probably the three most visited cities in Italy. However, it’s less than an hour and a half from Florence by car (30 minutes by train), two hours by car from Venice and an hour and 15 minutes from Milan, and it could be and should be included in any vacation that includes one or more of those three places.