Incredible Tuscia!
What is the Tuscia, you ask? Is that a part of Tuscany? No, the Tuscia is an area of northern Lazio – the region where Rome is located – and that was once an area in ancient times that was […]
Wine and olive oil tours near Rome
When you’re in the midst of the chaos of an urban city center like Rome, it’s difficult to imagine that just a few kilometers out of town you’ll find a rural idyll with green hills, rolling green pastures, olive trees, […]
Italian wine for Beginners
Sarah May Grunwald comes from the sunny state of California and now resides in a country house in the Castelli Romani just outside Rome. She is a wine educator, sommelier and tour guide who runs and owns Antiqua Tours with […]
6 boring but useful tips for your time in Italy
Okay, perhaps it’s the heat, but I had a hard time coming up with a clever title for this post so instead, I’m just tellin’ it like it is. These aren’t particularly exciting or the “don’t order a cappuccino in […]
Back to the Basics – Wine 101 with Antiqua Tours
Guest post & photos by Sarah May Grunwald I am a wine lover, wine snob and wine educator, but in my line of work, I often find the hardest thing to impart to my students and clients are the wine […]
Getting married, Italian style
Guest post by Tiffany Parks Photographs by Luca and Antonella Cappellaro www.fineartwedding.it Update: This post was originally written in 2012. As of June 2015, Tiffany and her husband Claudio are expecting their first born due this summer. They say that […]