Pina introduced us to Baba, a delicious pastry that we’ve seen everywhere in different sizes and forms. The taste is very reminiscent of...

First let me say that the very best meals we’ve had in Italy have been at the tables of Pina & Gerald and Manfredo. Such incredible...

Every time we visit a new place in Italy, I’m certain that I’ve found the most beautiful spot on earth. Until we go to the next place....

While visiting with our Ferrara cousins one day, we called Dad via Skype so everyone could meet. I’m sure that my family who lived in...

At home I’m very fortunate to live close to a Family History Center, where I have access to many microfilm records from Prata and Pratola...

When we met cousin Tonino Girardi in Prata, he wanted us to meet his good friend Giuseppe Vitale, thinking he might be related. A couple...

Today we walked around the town of Amalfi and decided to hop on a boat to Capri. It was a 90 minute boat ride including a stop in...

Yesterday we arrived in Atrani, and the Amalfi Coast is even more spectacular than we had imagined. The owner of the B&B showed us to our...

We spent the past week in Quadrelle. It was such a great experience to stay in a small Italian community, free of crowds and tourism. Of...

Early this year I realized that in order to research my Caldarelli family in Naples, I would have to hire a local Italian researcher...

The other day we drove a long, winding road up a mountain to visit Feudi di San Gregorio, a beautiful winery. Our visit began with a tour...

Visiting an active volcano has always been on Eli’s bucket list, so yesterday we headed to Mt. Vesuvius and then to see the ruins of...

This morning we had an appointment to tour a local winery so we had to leave before I could post everything I wanted to about our visit...

Yesterday was so incredible that it’s hard to know where to begin or how to describe it. A couple of months ago I hired Joe DeSimone, a...

The family always knew that my great-grandfather was from Prata. Once I started researching the 19th century Italian civil records,...

While in Prata this morning, we went in search of the oldest church in the town, the Basilica dell’Annunziata. I had read about it online...

Eli and I arrived in southern Italy this week for vacation, and to do some family history research and touring. This morning we went to...

Growing up, I remember having two huge, old, family bibles in the house. They were in terrible condition, and my mother said they had...

Domenico Caldarelli, my great-great-grandfather (and father of Elisabetta Caldarelli Vitale), was born in Naples, Italy in 1845. I...