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Michelle Damiani

writing with Italy at heart

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Book lovers, here's your spot. Pull up a cozy chair, a glass of vin santo, and peruse these books. I hope you'll stumble upon a new favorite, I hope you'll share your own favorites!

I'm starting small, but have lists almost ready to go of favorite expat memoirs, favorite travel memoirs, favorite Italian cookbooks, and more. So check back often, or even better, sign up for my newsletter (on the right), and I'll let you know when there is new content here.

November 13, 2018

Italian Language Movies

November 13, 2018/ Michelle Damiani
Italian Language Movies

For your viewing pleasure, some favorite Italian-language films.

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movies, Italian, language
February 18, 2018

A Travel Book Club

February 18, 2018/ Michelle Damiani
A Travel Book Club

What we've been reading for Travel Book Club, and how to join!

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October 17, 2016

English Language Movies set in Italy

October 17, 2016/ Michelle Damiani
English Language Movies set in Italy

Looking for a movie set in Italy? Look no further...

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November 07, 2015

Top 5 Books to Understand Italy

November 07, 2015/ Michelle Damiani
Top 5 Books to Understand Italy

Top 5 Books that offer a window into Italian culture, history, and spirit.

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October 18, 2015

Top 5 Books of Ever

October 18, 2015/ Michelle Damiani
Top 5 Books of Ever

These are the books that lingered—forever books.

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October 18, 2015

Top 5 Books about Food and/or Cooking

October 18, 2015/ Michelle Damiani
Top 5 Books about Food and/or Cooking

My favorite books about cooking, food, and cooking with food.

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Michelle Damiani

Website for Michelle Damiani, author of Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center, the funny and heartfelt memoir of an American family living in Spello, as well as Santa Lucia, a page-turner set on the Umbria border. 

Rumors. Romance. And more than a little espresso.

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Last photo from France before we hop over to Italy (but I do have a reel coming about epic seafood experiences centered on Île de Ré). I wonder if you’ll miss my French photos as much as I’ll miss posting them?
The nice thing about needing a stopover somewhere in France to break up a drive between two friends’ homes is it allows you to discover gems like Cahors, a medieval market town with great food, a great market, and great life. See my stories for
When you speak twenty words of a language, it’s a major triumph when you crack a joke. At this tucked away restaurant in Cahors, I decided on the menu shown, awed that the meal would cost as much as a sandwich back home. When Keith ordered, he
You can imagine the dreams I had the night we spent in this castle.
Do I love a market? Mais oui.
Just two cozy mystery writers wandering Narbonne, plotting murders while choosing cheese to refill the supply I already depleted.
If a trip to Pau is in your future (and it should be, this city at the feet of the Pyrenees has a worn-in elegance and unstudied grace that makes it a total winner), stop in at the tourist office for Pass Gourmand tickets. With the tickets you get a
Traffic jam, Pyrenees style.

A trip to Italy is better with language basics! Here’s my recommended course to learn Italian and make your trip fantastico!


Festival participant, speaking about “Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center”

Festival participant, speaking about “Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center”

Featured speaker on panel discussing Romance for “Santa Lucia”

Featured speaker on panel discussing Romance for “Santa Lucia”