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Italy is my favorite country to vacation in. Although Daniel and his partner are focused on villa rentals, they have a lot of good (and opinionated) travel tips and articles on Vbella | Holiday Homes in Italy I have used them for villa rentals in various parts of Italy on all of my visits.

I'm jealous that you're going. I LOVE the food there and the people, especially outside the cities, are fantastic.

Don't forget to visit a small village square before sunset and watch all the families bonding -- wish we had more of those family situations in the U.S.