Published on Monday, December 26, 2016 by Kathy McCabe I’m Steve Perillo of Perillo Tours. My father Mario made our company famous with his TV commercials and I am proud to carry on the tradition. We are always trying to come up with something new and different. In this television message, you hear from real Perillo travelers who share what makes an Italy tour with Perillo, all while we enjoy a beautiful Italian vi...

Published on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 by Kathy McCabe I’m Steve Perillo of Perillo Tours. My father Mario made our company famous with his TV commercials and I am proud to carry on the tradition. We are always trying to come up with something new and different. In this television message, I tell you what makes an Italy tour with Perillo unique - including all of the special experiences that I personally have added ...

Published on Friday, December 16, 2016 by Kathy McCabe I’m Steve Perillo of Perillo Tours. My father Mario made our company famous with his TV commercials and I am proud to carry on the tradition. Here is the first of our 2017 television messages and I am particularly proud of this one because it features real people who have traveled with us on a Perillo Tour to Italy. Don't just take my word for - listen to them. ...

Published on Sunday, December 11, 2016 by Kathy McCabe McDonald’s is suing the city of Florence for $20 million on grounds of discrimination after Florence Mayor Dario Nadella denied its application for a license to open a location in Florence’s most popular area for tourists - Piazza del Duomo. In November, 24,000 Florentines signed a petition online to protest the restaurant’s proposed Piazza del Duomo expansion. ...

Published on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 by Kathy McCabe Circus Maximus, an ancient Roman gathering space and chariot racing venue located between Palatine Hill and Aventine Hill, has reopened a newly excavated and renovated section to the public after being closed for seven years. Circus Maximus dates about 2,800 years back to the founding of Rome, when King Romulus ruled the city and hosted horse races to honor the Roman ...

Published on Sunday, December 4, 2016 by Kathy McCabe The 2017 Michelin restaurant guide has been released, listing a total of 343 restaurants in Italy among the best in the world. In this year’s guide, Italy has eight three-star restaurants, 41 two-star restaurants, and 294 one-star restaurants, including a total of 28 new entries. The three-star restaurants – the highest category – are: Da Vittorio in Brusapor...

Published on Saturday, November 26, 2016 by Kathy McCabe In response to overcrowding and concerns about the state of the historic city, Venice is considering limiting the number of tourists allowed per year. Venetian officials are considering seven possible plans to reduce overcrowding and preserve the city, including implementing an online booking system and using a smartphone app to control crowds, and are expected to dec...

Published on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 by Kathy McCabe Gubbio, in the region of Umbria, is home to the world's largest Christmas tree. The tree of lights is 650 meters (or 2,130 feet) tall and takes 1,900 man hours to assemble on the side of Gubbio's Mount Ignacio. It was named the world's largest Christmas tree in 1991 by the Guinness Book of World Records. The tree tradition started in 1981 and in 2011, Pope Benedic...

Published on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 by Kathy McCabe Inferno, the latest Dan Brown thriller movie based on the novel of the same name is now in theaters and is sure to draw extra tourists to Florence, where it was primarily filmed. The movie and novel are sequels to The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. In the Ron Howard-directed movie, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks, reprising his role from the fi...

Published on Sunday, November 13, 2016 by Kathy McCabe The city of Pistoia is an easy day trip from Florence, but in 2017, it is set to become a destination of its own. Located in Tuscany about 19 miles northwest of Florence, Pistoia was named as a top 10 city to visit in 2017 by Lonely Planet and the 2017 Italian Capital of Culture by the Italian government. According to Lonely Planet, Pistoia was awarded the recognition...