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Michelle Damiani

writing with Italy at heart

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The journey continues.

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Chronicling our return home from a year in Umbria and the preparations for our around-the-world journey.

December 05, 2024

Travel & Writing in Liguria with Ciao Andiamo

December 05, 2024/ Michelle Damiani
Travel & Writing in Liguria with Ciao Andiamo

I had no idea how much teaching writing in Italy would deepen my love of both writing and Italy.

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liguria, italy, blog, Piedmont, travel
travel, blog, Piemonte, PIedmont
October 27, 2024

The 2024 Gift Guide for Italy-Lovers

October 27, 2024/ Michelle Damiani
The 2024 Gift Guide for Italy-Lovers

Your guide for how to give the gift of Italy this season.

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Italy, Gift Guide, gifts, books, Food
March 14, 2024

COME WITH ME TO ITALY!

March 14, 2024/ Michelle Damiani
COME WITH ME TO ITALY!

I can’t wait to experience la dolce vita…together!

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Liguria, Food, drink
September 20, 2021

I'm Back.

September 20, 2021/ Michelle Damiani
I'm Back.

You’ve got questions about my return to American life—the reverse culture shock, the grief of leave-taking. The answers may surprise you.

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Spello, reverse culture shock
June 24, 2021

This is Cinque Terre

June 24, 2021/ Michelle Damiani
This is Cinque Terre

It took me 30 years to return to Cinque Terre. Here’s what I discovered.

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Michelle Damiani

Website 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. 

Rumors. Romance. And more than a little espresso.

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I am grateful for family and the awesome beauty of our world (and how Gabe’s hair in the wind illustrates for us how these peaks formed).
The longer I live, the more I value process. If I don’t enjoy the process, the product doesn’t matter. Which is why I created my Gift Guide for Italy Lovers. Because I don’t want to feel stressed and harried when I’m getting g
Oh hello there parrot on my porch. Fancy meeting you here! Just one of the wondrous surprises on Mount Tamborine.
There can be no greater sign of how thoroughly I sank into Australia than the fact that while in Noosa I bought myself two summer dresses. Completely forgetting that at home, we’re veering into winter. So imagine my surprise when we got to the
I can’t stop remembering my trip to Rome in October. The colors, the flavors, the history, THE CATS…what a destination. What is your favorite thing about the eternal city?
I am grateful for family and the awesome beauty of our world (and how Gabe’s hair in the wind illustrates for us how these peaks formed). The longer I live, the more I value process. If I don’t enjoy the process, the product doesn’t matter. Which is why I created my Gift Guide for Italy Lovers. Because I don’t want to feel stressed and harried when I’m getting g
As you can tell by now, Australia surpassed all expectations and frankly left me breathless. I’ve shown you a dynamic city, a stunning coastline to hike with a pristine (and empty) beach, a misty otherworld, but up until now I’ve only hin
Oh hello there parrot on my porch. Fancy meeting you here! Just one of the wondrous surprises on Mount Tamborine. There can be no greater sign of how thoroughly I sank into Australia than the fact that while in Noosa I bought myself two summer dresses. Completely forgetting that at home, we’re veering into winter. So imagine my surprise when we got to the
 
Festival participant, speaking about “Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center”

Festival participant, speaking about “Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center”

Featured speaker on panel discussing Romance for “Santa Lucia”

Featured speaker on panel discussing Romance for “Santa Lucia”