Debbie Travis has made a career of bringing joy to the home, and for the past ten years, she's brought you to her home for a little Tuscan joy. Her latest book Joy: Life Lessons from a Tuscan Villa gives you Italian life secrets to bring home. Join Erica and Debbie as they chat up on joy, Italy and life.   For show notes and more visit https://ciaobella.co/podcast

Ciao Bella

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Island life can mean importing, but a group of Venetian restaurants want to change that by going back to the earth.  Francesco Agopyan, owner of Antiche Carampane takes Erica to Sant’Erasmo, an archipelago satellite island, to experience Osti in Orto - the group fam that is cultivating and bringing local and heritage produce to 13 restaurants.     For show notes and more visit https://ciaobella.co/podcast

Ciao Bella

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Every hour is Spritz O'Clock says Rudi Carraro, Select brand ambassador. Let's dive into the Spritz, a Venetian icon made with a  botanical-rich bitters - in this case, invented and made in Venice more than a century ago. 

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Venice is an archipelago of the best kept secrets to uncover and no one knows that better that Gioellei Romanelli, Venetian for centuries, notelier and founder of Inside Venice.  While most focus on the floating cities illustrious history, Romanelli and Inside Venice love to share 21st century Venice. He joins Erica to talk about Inside Venice's initiatives to promote a contemporary look at the city.   For show notes and more visit https://ciaobella.co/podcast Ciao Bella

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Dreams of moving to Italy and nightmares about beaurocracy, Thea Duncan irons out the truths, tales and paperwork in her company Doing Italy, and shares the story with Erica.   For show notes and more visit https://ciaobella.co/podcast

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Ciao Bella, did you miss me? Welcome back to Italy. Ciao Bella flips the table (and the frittata) and puts host Erica Firpo behind the mic to share the story of Ciao Bella with guest host Alison Sager.

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Ciao Bella

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A certified carbon footprint of a bottle of wine? Eno-sustainability champion Michele Manelli pioneers a more sustainable landscape of enoculture in Montepulciano

 

Ciao Bella

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From Pliny the Younger and Napoleon to George Clooney and the Roys of Succession, Como is Italy's ultimate exclusive Italian lake destination, and no one knows it better than Bianca Passera, 3rd generation hotelier and CEO of Lario Hotels. 

Lario Hotels

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Incubator, Innovator, Educator.  H Farm is the future of Italy in a state-of-the art eco sustainable campus in Treviso that has launched some of the world's most powerhouse start up and has a K-University academy for future Steve Jobs.  Founder Riccardo Donadon shares the story of Italy's very own Sicilian Valley.

H Farm

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Gallerie d'Italia is Intesa San Paolo's incredible collection of 30,000 works of art across three incredible palaces in Milan, Vicenza and Napoli (and Torino soon). Intesa San Paolo Director Michele Coppola talks with Erica about The Grand Tour, temporary exhibits and events and the future of Gallerie d'Italia.

Gallerie d'Italia

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