Archive for 'Food and Wine in Italy'

So, you’ve booked your villa in Italy and you are excitedly planning what you are going to see and do during your vacation but what about the most important thing? What are you going to eat on your holiday in Italy? Well, to help you out, we have compiled a list of at least one of the key dishes, wines, products, or treats per location that you should make a point to sample in Italy based on your destination in question. So, consult our list and start planning a delicious getaway today...

Amalfi Coast

You’ve booked a villa on the Amalfi Coast and you’re lazing about by the sea, soaking up the sun, and generally taking things slow so the seafood is, of course, a must! Cetara’s anchovies, scialatielli (a shorter kind of spaghetti) topped with a variety of shellfish, and risotto with all kinds of seafood are all good options. Plus, be sure to enjoy incredible local wines like those from Ravello and keep things light by cleansing your palate with sorbet made from the area’s famous lemons before finishing meals with a glass of their beloved limoncello!

More and more tourists are flocking to the endlessly appealing Apulia each year and for good reason. Not only will your budget stretch a little further than it might in many other parts of Italy, not only do we have a selection of incredible villas in Apulia, not only is there plenty to see an do in the region, but also Apulia is an utterly stunning region of natural beauty.

From the long and gorgeous coastline to the inland plains, Apulia is a region that boasts massive nature reserves, picture-perfect beaches, impressive craggy rock formations, pretty towns perched dramatically on cliffs, lush and vast hilly areas blanketed in olive groves and vineyards, and much more besides. The flattest region of Italy, there is only a small mountainous area that is part of the Apennines but there is still both plenty of visual drama and pastoral wonder in this magic part of Italy.

Considering a winter trip this year? Perhaps a ski break? Well, then you’re in luck as Easy Reserve boasts a wide array of vacation rentals in a range of incredible destinations across Europe!

Italy

From skiing in the Alps, to mild winter weather and sun in Sicily, to city breaks for shopping and enjoying Christmas lights, to attending incredible Christmas markets, to holidays sampling hearty seasonal delights in Tuscany – a winter getaway in Italy means that you will have lots of different options!

Leonardo da Vinci famously spent years in Milan working under the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, painting, designing floats and pageants for special occasions, creating equestrian monuments for the city, and more. His mark, therefore, can be felt in various spots all throughout the city to this day and those who find a villa in Lombardy and visit Milan or those who book a vacation rental in Milan itself who have a penchant for all things Leonardo and the Renaissance, will find plenty to intrigue them from museums to artworks. However, the most unique trace of Leonardo that remains in the city today has to be Leonardo’s Vineyard.

While there are plenty of things to keep the adults in the group entertained all throughout the region during a stay in one of our Tuscany Villas – wine-tasting, shopping, visits to museums, wandering around historic towns, and more – many of these activities are either less interesting to children or not for children at all. A great vacation in Tuscany that everyone can enjoy will involve combining the must-see activities that adults don’t want to miss with both experiences everyone will appreciate and outings that will specifically appeal to the little ones in your group. Here are some of our best suggestions of things to do with the kids (and things that those who are kids at heart will love) during your next visit to Tuscany...