Looking for the perfect gifts for Italy lovers? This curated guide highlights meaningful, high-quality presents that celebrate the Italian way of slowing down and savoring life. Whether you’re shopping for a passionate traveler, an Italian-food devotee, or anyone enchanted by Italy’s culture, this guide offers thoughtful options they’ll love to receive—and you’ll love to give.
Read MoreBehind Santa Lucia’s curtain stands a real-life town that got under my skin in surprising ways.
Read MoreMore and more families are embracing travel as a vital part of their lives. If you are are a traveler looking for gifts for your family or if you have a traveling family on your gift list, this is the definitive gift guide.
Read MoreStumped for what to give your loved ones who adore Italy? Here are seven singular gifts that are sure to surprise and delight.
Read MoreGift ideas for the Italophile on your list. These aren't "things" that get shoved in the back of a drawer by the time La Befana visits. Rather, these are intended as experiences to enliven days and bring people together—to create a sense of daily celebration.
Read MoreHere are the answers to the questions I get the most often. If you have a question not answered here, please leave it in the comment section!
Read MoreQuestions to deepen and further the experience of reading IBC, either with a group, or on your own.
Read MoreThe Christmas music playing at Michael's and the sudden switch from everything pumpkin-flavored to everything candy-cane-flavored indicates that though I'm still enjoying the crunch of fall leaves underfoot, the holiday season really is upon us. Though there's a part of me that misses the simplicity of our Umbrian Christmas, there's much to enjoy in the patterns of gift giving we've developed here over the years. From these patterns I've collected a list of gift ideas that I thought I'd pass along to you. Each gift idea embraces the IBC values of savoring moments and encouraging connection, of course with an Italian flavor.
Read MoreWebsite for Michelle Damiani, author of Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center, the funny and heartfelt memoir of an American family living in Spello, as well as Santa Lucia, a page-turner set on the Umbria border.
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Festival participant, speaking about “Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center”
Featured speaker on panel discussing Romance for “Santa Lucia”
