Monthly Archives: December 2010

30 Days on the Road in Italy…Day 14: Umbria

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

Come with us as we explore Italy and check out properties for Gira! Italian Vacation Rentals. Today we do some more touring in Umbria, a great spot for a holiday in Italy.  It’s off the beaten path, it’s authentic and … Continue reading →

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30 Days on the Road in Italy…Day 13: Umbria

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

Come with us as we explore Italy and check out properties for Gira! Italian Vacation Rentals. The plan today is to meet up with Roberta at Collestrada, which is Perugia‘s premier shopping mall.  Something that would be very interesting to … Continue reading →

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30 Days on the Road in Italy…Day 12: Umbria

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

Come with us as we explore Italy and check out properties for Gira! Italian Vacation Rentals. Umbria has a special place in our hearts, because this is where the idea for Gira! began, back in 1998.  Our first online catalog contained … Continue reading →

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30 Days on the Road in Italy…Day 11: Tredozio

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

Come with us as we explore Italy and check out properties for Gira! Italian Vacation Rentals. Whenever we travel to Italy, we always make sure to spend some time in small, characteristic villages.  It frees the mind from the noisy … Continue reading →

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30 Days on the Road in Italy…Day 10: Bologna

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

Come with us as we explore Italy and check out properties for Gira! Italian Vacation Rentals. We retrieve our car by the train station in Mestre, and it’s easy to find our way out of town and onto the A4 … Continue reading →

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30 Days on the Road in Italy…Day 9: Venice

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

Come with us as we explore Italy and check out properties for Gira! Italian Vacation Rentals. Today, the sun is out and the sky is blue.  It’s a different Venice from the rainy and cold version we have gotten to … Continue reading →

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30 Days on the Road in Italy…Day 8: Venice

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

Come with us as we explore Italy and check out properties for Gira! Italian Vacation Rentals. If yesterday was a busy day looking at Venice apartments, today’s is even more so.  At least the rain seems to be tapering off, … Continue reading →

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30 Days on the Road in Italy…Day 7: Venice

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

Come with us as we explore Italy and check out properties for Gira! Italian Vacation Rentals. I have to admit that I know precious little about Venice’s acqua alta, so it seemed obvious to me that the recent rains must … Continue reading →

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30 Days on the Road in Italy…Day 6: Venice

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

Come with us as we explore Italy and check out properties for Gira! Italian Vacation Rentals.   Having said our goodbyes in Trento, we get back to the A4 highway and drive east to Venice.  We’re excited, as we haven’t … Continue reading →

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30 Days on the Road in Italy…Day 5: Trento

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

Come with us as we explore Italy and check out properties for Gira! Italian Vacation Rentals. The drive from Lake Como to Trento takes about three hours, and it would have gone much faster had it not been for the … Continue reading →

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