Da Vinci

Chianti, Cities / Towns, Florence, Food & Wine, Sample ItinerariesSeptember 2017

Our Family Vacation in Chianti

By Patty

When we want to celebrate life we go to Italy. When we decided to spend our family vacation in Chianti in the Tuscan hills…

Art & History, Cities / Towns, FlorenceOctober 2013

Florence… More art in a square kilometer than any other city.

By Patty

I've been to Florence about 6 times. The first time in Spring 1975. Trenta otto anni fa! La ultima volta... due settimani fa. The... Read More

Sample Itineraries, San GimignanoAugust 2011

Patty Thinking Italian

By Patty

Why does a Jewish girl see herself as an American in Tuscany? Because Italy is my synonym for freedom. I grew up self-disciplined and ambitious with non-stop... Read More

Di Patrizia

It’s so nice of you to visit my blog today. If you love Italy and all things Italian, we have a lot in common.
• I sold my boutique advertising agency in Centerport, Long Island last year and I’m now focusing on this life-long conversation about traveling the world, Tuscany and the rest of Italy. I studied in Rome during my Junior Year Abroad at the Tyler School of Art, which made me part Italian from my 20th year on. My background in Fine Art, Art Education and Art History are fuel for my fire. I work in Visitor Services at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York so I can immerse in art every week.
• What form does your obsession take? What are your favorite things about Italian culture, art, history, language, wine and cuisine? We could go on forever, couldn't we?