Published on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 by Kathy McCabe Venetians have had it with the "romantic" padlocks being locked onto the city's fragile bridges and one Venetian has started a campaign against them.  Lovers symbolically "lock" their love by placing a padlock on a bridge but the locks have become an eyesore and a threat to the integrity of the bridges.  The "Unlock Your Love" initiative this week was timed to c...

Published on Thursday, August 21, 2014 by Kathy McCabe The Italy Mix is a weekly post about the most interesting Italy and Italy travel news and human interest stories around the Web.  Here are our top picks for this week: Augustus's Rome:  This week marks 2,000 years since the emperor's death. Here are 6 places in Rome to learn more about Augustus.   (The Telegraph) Mount Sibillini National Park:  When you r...

Published on Monday, August 18, 2014 by Kathy McCabe Sure, you've seen him on TV for as many years as you can remember, and his dad Mario for as many years before that but as much as you've seen Steve on TV, you might be surprised, pleasantly, to learn a thing or two more about him. First of all, he's truly as nice as he seems on TV but you might not know that he also has an incredibly dry and quirky sense of humor a...

Published on Thursday, August 14, 2014 by Steve Our 2015 ITALY Brochure is hot off the presses! It features 8 classic tours, honed and crafted over 70 years by 3 generations of the Perillo family. Book early for 2015! As an added incentive, place your deposit for any 2015 Italy escorted tour by September 5, 2014, and RECEIVE $250 OFF per couple ($125 per person)!* Check out our NEW Tuscan Dream to Rome,...

Published on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 by Steve Travel is meant to be shared. And what could be better than sharing the romance of travel with your one-and-only love? Or beginning your journey as a couple with a destination wedding? At Perillo Tours, we can fulfill all of your romantic travel fantasies, whether you want to get married at a vineyard in Tuscany or renew your vows overlooking the Amalfi Coast. Peri...

Published on Monday, July 28, 2014 by Kathy McCabe The Italy Mix is a weekly post about the most interesting Italy and Italy travel news and human interest stories around the Web.  Here are our top picks for this week: Do Umbria on A Budget:  Umbria, home to Assisi and green rolling hills, is well worth a visit, and can be done affordably.  (The Guardian) Italy's Prison Paradises:  Though they once held s...

Published on Thursday, July 24, 2014 by Kathy McCabe 922 days after it sank off the Tuscan island of Giglio, killing 32 souls, the Costa Concordia, has finally been raised and moved to the port of Genoa. Two tug boats pulled the wrecked craft to its new port and this fascinating time lapse video shows the process. ...

Published on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 by Steve If you live in the New York metropolitan area, you know that the morning show, Good Day New York is an institution. The incredible Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly invited me on the show this week to talk about our tours and what's hot in travel to Italy. I was so excited, that at one point, I forgot what I was going to say. Yes, a bit embarassing. Click here to watch...

Published on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 by Steve JUST FOUR SPACES LEFT! We've put together the ultimate girls trip to Italy and you're invited! We can't think of anyone better to lead this adventure on the Amalfi Coast than Susan Van Allen. After all, she wrote the book on where women should travel in Italy (100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go). Susan has hand-crafted the itinerary for inspiring adventure i...

Published on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 by Steve So this week, with Independence Day upon us, would be a good time to reflect on Filippo Mazzei, good friend and neighbor of Thomas Jefferson and the inspiration for the pivotal phrase "All Men Are Created Equal." Historians believe Jefferson "borrowed" the phrase from Mazzei who wrote in The Virginia Gazzette in 1774: “All men are by nature equally free and in...