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Travel Italian Style founder Cassandra Santoro in Mattera.

Travel

Appetito Recommends Travel Italian Style to Plan Your Next Trip

I am the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Appetito magazine. I like Italian food &amp; drink, a lot. I am also an award-winning novelist and a regular contributor to the New York Times. More about my work can be found at <a href="https://andrewcotto.com/">Home &#8211; Andrew Cotto</a>.

Andrew Cotto

The rear facade of Hotel Santa Chiara in Venice.

Reviews

Hotel Santa Chiara: Luxury & Serenity on the Grand Canal in Venice

Alessia Angelini, Elena Martinolli &amp; Susanna Viola, are founders of Wanderlust: a project by Fast Track Italian Citizenship. These three Italian women live, breathe, and love Italy and founded Wanderlust: a project by Fast Track Italian Citizenship to share the real Italy: the intimate corners, the local flavors, the stories you won’t find in guidebooks. 
Think of us as your Italian friends who know exactly where to go, when to go, and how to avoid the crowds. We’re here to help you experience Italy with heart, depth, and authenticity, just like a local!

FTIC Wanderlust Team

The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) over the Brenta River in Bassano del Grappa in the northeast of Italy.

Northern Italy Is the New Destination for Culinary Travelers

Paola Marocchi is a NYC-based pastry chef who has worked for some of the world&#8217;s most acclaimed chefs and restaurant groups. Her passion for Italian food was ignited from early childhood, growing up in an Argentinian household of Italian background that valued all things homemade and food as the main guest in any celebration. In her free time, she travels all over Italy mingling with locals and sharing in the culture, food, language and love for all things Italian.
Follow Paola on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/paola_marocchi_/">Instagram.</a>

Paola Marocchi

View of Sanremo on the Italian Riviera with boats and mountains at sunset

Why Sanremo Is the Italian Riviera Escape to Know Now

Sharla Ault is an Italian based creator of <a href="http://sharlafied.com/">sharlafied.com</a>, a website on hospitality, with focus on the drinks industry. She has vast experience in the business and has conducted masterclasses, judged bar competitions and attended bar shows around the globe. As a freelancer, she has written about travel, luxury and spirits.
As a travel writer, she is a regular contributor to Excellence Magazine (Lugano) and has been published in Condé Nast Traveler USA and UK, the Sunday Times travel magazine, La Cucina Italiana, edited the Cadogan guide, and is a local expert for Condé Nast Johansens.
She produced two Nardini Grappa handbooks, collecting recipes from bartenders worldwide. Her latest project is Spirits of Adventure, documenting spirits in liquid and soulful forms in her sailboat that has covered over 3000 miles from Italy to the Canaries and is planned to continue in fall 2026 to the Caribbean.

Headshot of Sharla Ault, pictured with an orange background, smiling.

Sharla Ault

Sunset view of Bassano del Grappa with the covered wooden bridge and mountains in the background

Four Bassano del Grappa Restaurants Locals Don’t Want You to Know About

Cassandra Lena Santoro is a New York born Italian American, dual citizen and the CEO and Founder of <a href="https://www.travelitalianstyle.com/">Travel Italian Style. </a>As a personal trip planner, she has visited all 20 Regions of Italy and is currently based in Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast. While she enjoys the seaside life of the south you can still find her traveling throughout the country discovering inspiring and immersive experiences for her clients.
Cassandra and her company have been featured in CNN, Forbes, La Cucina Italiana and more. She also leads motivational talks in hopes to inspire others on their journey. Her highlight appearance was being a speaker in Germany for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj5-PsRDvw8">TEDx DHBW Mannheim</a>. You can follow her adventures of Italian entrepreneur life <a href="https://www.instagram.com/travelitalianstyle/">on Instagram.</a>

Cassandra Lena Santoro, CEO and Founder of Travel Italian Style.

Cassandra Lena Santoro

Boats floating off the Sorrento coastline at sunset with Mount Vesuvius in the distance.

Exploring Sorrento’s Culinary Traditions with Access Italy

<a href="https://linktr.ee/rossellarago">Rossella Rago</a> is an Italian-American award-winning cookbook author and entrepreneur.

Rossella Rago

Rossella Rago in her ancestral region of Puglia.