Discover Tuscan Bliss near Beautiful Anghiari

Anghiari, Tuscany, Italy

I did not want to tell you about this particular bed and breakfast.  Why?  Because I am envious of the people who run it.  Envious of the fact that they live a stone's throw away from the medieval village of Anghiari in Tuscany, which can lay claim to being one of the most beautiful villages in … [Read more...]

A Must for Wine Lovers Poggio Etrusco, Tuscany

Poggio Etrusco

I was told about this particular expat run place the other evening when I happened to meet up with the charming Nicole Martinelli, journalist, and the blogger behind entertaining site about Italy Zoomata.com.Aside from being a mine of interesting information, some of which must remain … [Read more...]

Retreat to the Genius Loci Country Inn, Umbria, Italy

Mary Tacconi

Genius Loci Country Inn is not strictly a bed and breakfast, but it operates using a b&b plan.  Coupled with its stunning level and quality of finish, this is reason enough for it to be featured as an expat Bed and Breakfast.  And it is run, in part, by History of Art graduate Mary, an … [Read more...]

Hunting Expat Bed and Breakfasts

There are now twelve posts about expat run bed and breakfasts on Blog from Italy.  I'm hoping to add more in 2009, but finding these bed and breakfasts on line is not all that easy and the Italian Tourist Board does not seem to be helping matters either.As you may imagine, the world wide web is … [Read more...]

Villa Tre Angeli, Parma, Emilia Romagna

Countryside around Bedonia, Italy

The owners of this bed and breakfast, American Valerie and her one time singing butcher Italian husband Giancarlo organise personal tours of the area  in which their villa is located.  These tours are an integral part of the bed and breakfast package offerred by Villa Tre Angeli.To find out a … [Read more...]