# Doorways in the Press: Media & Features > Coverage of Doorways Villa Vacations from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Martha Stewart Radio, Travel Age West and more. Media inquiries welcome. Source: https://villavacations.com/press/ Press # Doorways *in the news* Thirty years of Italian villa vacations, in the words of the journalists, editors, and broadcasters who have written about us. 37 features and counting. Last updated June 3, 2026 **Media inquiries:** Susan Russo, owner & travel advisor — [send us a note](https://villavacations.com/contact-us/?subject=Press+inquiry) +1 (800) 409-4346 · Mon–Fri, 9 AM–5 PM Eastern ### [Spend the World's Fair in a Villa on Lake Como](https://www.luxurytravelmagazine.com/news-articles/spend-the-worlds-fair-in-a-villa-on-lake-como) **Luxury Travel Magazine** November 12, 2014 ### [Salamanders, Giants, Horses — A Renaissance Pleasure Palace in Italy](https://takingthekids.com/salamanders-giants-horses-a-renaissance-pleasure-palace-in-italy/) **Taking The Kids** · by Eileen Ogintz November 4, 2014 ### [Aging Cheese, Lots of Cheese, at a Special Artisan Shop in Italy](https://takingthekids.com/aging-cheese-lots-of-cheese-at-a-special-artisan-shop-in-italy/) **Taking The Kids** · by Eileen Ogintz October 30, 2014 ### [A Special Dinner at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo on Lake Como](https://takingthekids.com/a-special-dinner-at-the-grand-hotel-tremezzo-on-lake-como/) **Taking The Kids** · by Eileen Ogintz October 29, 2014 ### [Temporary Neighbors of George Clooney on Lake Como](https://www.takingthekids.com/travel-diary/george-clooneys-temporary-neighbors-discover-the-virtures-of-a-lake-como-villa) **Taking The Kids** · by Eileen Ogintz October 27, 2014 ### Living at Home **Martha Stewart Radio, Sirius XM** January 20, 2013 ### Italian Villa Rental Properties Designed for Families **Paramus Post** · by Mel Fabrikant June 20, 2012 ### Doorways Italian Villa Rental Properties Designed for Families **Travel Pulse** June 20, 2012 ### Essential Italy **Ventana: Fine Living in Ventura County** · by Carol Stigger February 2010 ### A Taste of Tuscany **Travel Age West** · by Liz Brown January 25, 2010 ### The Villa Solution **Philadelphia Inquirer** · by Lini S. Kadaba December 3, 2009 ### A Taste of Tuscany **The Christian Science Monitor** · by Tony Vellela July 9, 2008 ### Villa Buonvisi **Pyramid Arts & Literature Magazine** · by Jeannine Guilyard May 2008 ### Be a Local in a Foreign Country — Rent a Private Home from Villa Vacations **Celeb Staff Magazine** · by Mary Anne Sales February 2008 ### Discovering the Italy Group Tours Ignore **Main Line Times Newspaper** · by Ralph Collier July 11, 2007 ### The Dream of Tuscany: Every Woman (and Man's) Notion of a Romantic Holiday **Boomer Times** · by Bill and Anita Finley July 2007 ### It Takes a Villa — An Authentic Tuscan Experience **Westchester Times Newspaper** · by Barbara Barton Sloane June 14, 2007 ### Get It Done: 25 Ways to Make It Happen **Main Line Today Magazine** · by Tara Behan Featured as #6: Plan a Dream Vacation January 2007 ### Families Avoid the Crowds in Northwest Tuscany **Daily Herald** · by Carol Stigger December 2007 ### A Taste of Italy **Black Enterprise Magazine** · by Joseph Dumas August 2007 ### Villa Buonvisi: An Italian Estate of Mind **Jetsetters Magazine** · by Jerry Nemanic June 10, 2007 ### Living Amid the Art and Evocative Landscapes of Tuscany **Main Line Times Newspaper** · by Ralph Collier May 29, 2007 ### Travel Q&A: Renting Villas in Italy **Palm Beach Post** · by Cheryl Blackerby July 16, 2006 ### Spain for Dummies, 3rd Edition **Wiley** · by Neil E. Schlecht Featured as a travel tip in Chapter 7, page 83 2006 ### Saying "I Do" to a Destination Wedding **Main Line Today Magazine** · by Ruth Weisberg July 2005 ### Cooking Up a Classy Vacation **Hernando Today** February 23, 2004 ### Rent a Villa in Italy **The Oregonian** January 9, 2004 ### Culinary Calendar **The Morning Call** December 3, 2003 ### Rent an Old Villa Under the Tuscan Sun **Palm Beach Post** · by Cheryl Blackerby November 16, 2003 ### A Villa Vacation in Tuscany **JAX FAX Travel Marketing Magazine** November 2003 ### See Italy More Like a Native Than a Tourist **Orlando Sentinel** · by Carrie Alexander Also syndicated in Charleston Post and Courier, November 23, 2003 October 5, 2003 ### Tuscan Sun Villas Still Await You **Chicago Sun-Times** · by Andrea Hanis September 28, 2003 ### Tuscany Homes Now Await You **Cincinnati Enquirer** September 28, 2003 ### Doorways Number One **Rental Company Review by Countryside Vacations Newsletter** Summer 2003 ### Villa Visits for Lovers of Italy **Philadelphia Inquirer** · by Donald Groff March 23, 2003 ### Tourist Destinations Offer Cooking Classes **The Detroit News** · by Susan R. Pollack February 7, 2002 ### Doorway to the Continent Opens in Bryn Mawr **Main Line Life** · by Jim McCaffrey Coverage of Kit Burns opening Doorways in Bryn Mawr, PA. Founding feature ## Writing a *story*? Susan is happy to share villa imagery, owner introductions, and behind-the-scenes notes on Italian villa rentals, sustainable travel, and what's changed in three decades on the ground. [Send a press inquiry](https://villavacations.com/contact-us/?subject=Press+inquiry) --- Doorways Villa Vacations, Italian villa specialists since 1994. Book through a travel advisor: https://villavacations.com/contact-us/