Lingering in Lovely Lucca Tuscany One of the loveliest towns in all of Italy, Lucca enchants visitors with wide cafe-filled promenades, churches and palaces, fine shopping and much more. Hotels and Apartments to Come Home to in Florence Italy Author Barbara is talking about fills us in on where to stay in Florence – from old favorites to apartment rentals to italy vacation packages hotels in the hills above Florence. The Rascazzo sisters run a cooking and wine school with the empowering message that eating in the healthful Mediterranean manner is a feast for all the senses. Cooking School in Puglia, With a Splash of Wine Who says sense and sensuality can’t share the dining table.