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Category: Umbria

Submitted by Andrea Szyper
on September 26, 2012 under Amalfi CoastFlorenceItalyRomeSicilyTuscanyUmbriaVenice

Italy, myth and reality

Editor’s note about the photo: We thought a perfect complement to Andrea’s essay about getting beyond the stereotypes of a culture was one of Glenn McClure‘s many amazing portraits he takes while on Italian Untours. See more of Glenn’s photos…

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Submitted by Mtaussig
on September 24, 2012 under Amalfi CoastItalyTuscanyUmbria

Untourist of the Week: Wendell & Celia Rogers

I have a theory that the Untour way of travel changes how you see things.  Pulled out of your routine and placed into a setting of beauty, with some friendly, knowledgeable people to set you out on the right foot,…

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Submitted by Andrea Szyper
on September 19, 2012 under Amalfi CoastBeerFlorenceFood and DrinkItalyRomeSicilyTuscanyUmbriaVenice

So You Thought Italians Only Drank Wine: Italian Microbrews

Who goes to Italy to drink beer? Those in the know. Italians have long enjoyed beer with their pizza, but refined and complex micro brews have replaced the old Peroni. Indeed birra artiginale (Italian craft beer) is putting Italy on…

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Coffe culture on Italian Untours
Submitted by Andrea Szyper
on September 12, 2012 under Amalfi CoastCoffee & CafesFlorenceItalyRomeSicilyTuscanyUmbriaVenice

Caffé rules: Feel at home in the Italian coffee bar

Italian coffee rules. We don’t need to tell you that. We’ve gotten much more sophisticated as a coffee-drinking people ourselves. Surely most of us know our cappuccino from our macchiato well before we set foot on a plane. (We may…

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Submitted by Mtaussig
on September 10, 2012 under ItalyTuscanyUmbriaUntourist of the WeekVeniceWith a special interest in photography

Glen McClure: Photographer & Untourist Extraordinaire!

Glen and his wife, Marshall, have been on 5 Untours, travelling with us first in 1999: Tuscany (1999,2005), Umbria (2006), Venice-Umbria (2007),  Tuscany- Umbria (2011).  Tell us a little bit about your most recent Untour. We spent one week in…

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Submitted by Andrea Szyper
on September 6, 2012 under Amalfi CoastFlorenceItalyRomeSicilyTuscanyUmbriaVenice

A roadmap for some of Italian culture's more noteworthy features

A festival at one of Untours’ home villages, Murlo is one way that you can see the strong bonds of community that are typical in an Italian community; it’s one hallmark of the Italian culture. In an attempt to better…

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