OliveGarden.com Win A Trip To Italy – Here’s how to win the OliveGarden.com trip to Italy contest. Win one of four grand prize trips to gorgeous Italy!
The OliveGarden.com Win A Trip To Italy is in conjunction with Colavita, the olive oil and pasta company.
Four grand prizes will be awarded. This OliveGarden.com trip to Italy is scheduled for March 2009. Four trips for two will be given away and the winners will visit some fabulous destinations.
Each grand prize winner of the OliveGarden Italian trip will visit Rome, Florence, and Olive Garden’s Culinary Institute of Tuscany where they will get to cook with master Italian chefs and visit the winery.
Olive Garden’s Culinary Institute is located in the restored 11th-century village of Riserva di Fizzano. The grand prize trip includes 8 days and 7 nights hotel accomodations, all guided tours, ground transportation, and two multiple course meals per day.
To win the OliveGarden.com trip to Italy, you must register by July 6, 2008 at 11:59 pm pacific time. Four grand prizes and four hundred first prizes will be awarded. First prizes are a $25 gift card to Olive Garden.
All the usual rules apply to this sweepstakes, must be a legal resident of the US, must be 21 at the time of entry, and so on. The drawing for the OliveGarden.com Trip to Italy will be held on July 9, 2008.
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June 2nd, 2008 at 9:19 pm
I would like to win the trip to Italy because it would not only be fun but educational and I have never been there. I feel it was a good promotion of Olive
Garden to offer such a trip, besides of which I enjoy eating there every chance I get.
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
ENTRY INTO WIN A TRIP TO ITALY
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:32 am
My husband and I would love to be able to go to Italy, we both have relatives there that we have never met. I think this is a wonderful idea on behalf of Olive Garden. The Olive garden restaurants are our favorite to visit. We go so often our children that every occasion that comes up our children give us a gift certificate along with our gift.
This would be a faboulous vacation to see beautiful Italy.
June 3rd, 2008 at 11:25 am
I retired from the USAF, but had hoped during my career to visit my ancestors’ areas of Italy. However, the closest I came was a tour in Libya; never in Italy. Now that I have the time, I would like to take my wife to Italy and see where my family originated.
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
I love Italy.
June 3rd, 2008 at 2:29 pm
With a name like Antonio Cutrera don’t you think I need to be in Italy?
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:48 pm
I would love to win a trip to Italy for my son
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:50 pm
My wife and I would enjoy the trip to Italy. We are in our seventies, still in good health, but can’t afford to travel.
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:27 pm
“Attraversiamo”
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:29 pm
attraversiamo means “let’s cross over” to Italy.
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:43 pm
I would love to surprise my husband with this trip because we would never be able to pay for a trip this fabulous. We are both retired and now have the time but not the money.
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:52 pm
I love Italians, Italian food (especially Olive Garden), Like to travel and have always desired to be in Italy. It would be a trip of a lifetime.
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Iam born of Italian descent and have never traveled outside of the USA. So going to Italy would be a gift to a long time dream. When I go to the Olive Garden it reminds me of how much I would like to full fill this dream. Who knows I might even end up seeing relatives I have only heard of over past years.
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:32 pm
My wife and I would love to visit Italy and a special
treat would be a visit to Olive Garden ’s Culinary Institute
of Tuscany .
June 3rd, 2008 at 8:24 pm
can’t wait to SEE ITALY with my beautiful wife.
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:37 pm
my husband and i was there many, many years ago. the trip was too short ,there is so much to see. it is a beautiful country.my dream is to return some day.
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Chiao, Italians, I would love to experience your beautiful environment. I will drink it all in and cherish my adventure in my heart.
June 4th, 2008 at 4:05 am
I would love to win this trip. I would take my daughter with me who will be graduating college at UNCG in the carolinas next year, what a wonderful experience this would be for the both of us.
June 4th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
We would love to go to italy. Rome, Tuscany, and Florence are beautiful places to visit ,I am told.
June 4th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
i went to spain in 2008 and will go to scotland with a friend the end of sept. i have the travel bug and am still in good health to enjoy the travel.
June 4th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
My friend and I go to Olive Garden every Wednesday for soup and salad. Once in a while we order something special, but we mostly enjoy the Zuppa Tuscana soup. We would love to visit scenic Italy.
June 5th, 2008 at 6:48 am
I tried to click on the icon “enter to win” trip to Italy and nothing happened. Italy is one of the places I’ve always wanted to see before I pass from this earth. Often eat at “Olive Garden” with my exercise class. Love the soup and salad, and particularly the accompanying breadsticks!
June 5th, 2008 at 11:45 am
I would love to go Italy with my friend as he is Italian. I have been to Europe but have never visited Italy and it would be a trip of a lifetime. I have always enjoyed dining at Olive Garden restaurants.
June 5th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I have never been to Italy but always wanted to go. Love to eat in olive garden. Plus I’m a very unlucky person. Never won anything in my life.
June 5th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Hope to see you there.
June 5th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I visited Italy in 1986 and this time I am goin with you to share again a beautiful country, the people, THE FOOD !!!! and over all, the tradition and history related to Italy. I keep eating Italian food, from spahetti to the most complex plate anytime is an opportunity.
See you,
Frank
June 5th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
My husband and I and other family have visited Italy and have found no other destination that leaves you with a feel of home away from home. Part of our family have relatives living in Italy and The Olive Garden is one of our favorites. I pride myself on being a very good cook – the ultimate vacation in Italy would be to be able to visit the culinary establishement of The Olive garden – this would be my dream; other than lliving there!!!
June 5th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
I served with the 88Th. Infantry ( Blue Devil Division) during WW-2, And I would like to take my wife back,and show her where I served in Italy.
Chuck Haut
June 5th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
I served with the 88Th. Infanty Division (Blue Devils) during ww/ 2 In Italy, and I would like to take my WIFE back to Italy, and show her where I served.
Chuck Haut
Orlando Florida
June 5th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Send me back Please, I loved it. Chuck
June 6th, 2008 at 8:43 am
My wife and I would enjoy one last trip to Italy. I am 83 and would like to take my wife to Italy as we were there years ago. I would like to see my country were my parents were born. Arthur Pietraroia
June 6th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
my husband and have 2 children and one on the way. we never had a honeymoon and we need to get away. It’s been a long 14 years and what could be better than Italy.
June 6th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
My husband and I would love to go to Italy, since we have never been.
June 6th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
My husband and I will celebrate our 50th. wedding anniversary this fall. A trip to Italy would be wonderful.
What a celebration that would be.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I have longed for a nice vacation. It has been years since we had a vacation that was not a working one. They are short and not worth remembering. We never really had a honeymoon either. I would love to go somewhere to relax and take in some sights that I would talk about and take to the cooking lessons. That would be fun and really worth the trip. It would be more of an adventure that keeps on giving. Good food and Good fun.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Was there 6 years ago and would love to go again.
June 7th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
I would like to revisit places that I saw when I was there in World War 11.
June 7th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
i would love to win the trip for my mom,she is100% Italian,her parents were born there,she’s always wanted to go to Italy and see where her people are from. She is 88yrs old,loves the Olive Garden Thanks
June 7th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I WOULD LOVE TO GOTO TUSCANY!
June 8th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I would love to win the trip for my daughter who is in her late forties and has raised 4 beautiful children, mostly on her own. Five years ago she returned to school and received her nursing degree. There were a lot of hardships for her, but she has overcome them. She is a great Mom, and a wonderful daughter. She has never had much money for herself, so a trip to Italy would be a dream come true for her.
June 8th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Have never been, would love to go.
June 8th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
I really would love to see Italy. It seems to be a romantic place, but yet senic & filled with wonders. I would never be able to afford to buy this trip of a lifetime!!!!!Love the wonderful dishes you create for the restaurant!!!K.H.
June 8th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
I love history and all foreign cuisines. Every opportunity I have to patronize Olive Garden for lunch or dinner, I do. I love the ambiance that has been designed and created for the Olive Garden restaurants that gives you the feeling you are in Tusacny enjoying a real Italian dinner; having never left the states.
June 8th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
My husband and I would love to visit Italy. I love warm weather and my husband loves to golf. We also love italian food. We had the greatest waiter – Thomas – at the Olive Garden in Harrisburg, PA. He should win a trip to Italy!!
June 9th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Chao , Italia ! Where could one go and see with their own eyes how the best cuisine Italy has to offer is prepared at the Olive Gardens Culinary Institue and then be given the privildge of cooking with the Masters ? When the Winter Olympics were in Torino I was recovering from a car accident and I followed the Today Show and Martha Stewart through the Italian Streets in and out of all the shops but the most fascinating tours were through the restuarant kitchens behind the scenes . It would be a dream come true to savor the sights and sounds of my passion and pick up a tip or two from the Master Chefs !! My bags are packed
June 9th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE MY SON TO ITALY TO SEE WHERE HIS FAMILY CAME FROM. I ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE THE TRIP
WITH MY FATHER, BUT HE PAST AWAY BEFORE WE WERE
ABLE TO MAKE THE TRIP. SO, I DON’T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN
WITH MY SON. WE ENJOY DINING AT THE OLIVE GARDEN AND THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL THING FOR THEM TO DO.
June 9th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
We would love to visit Italy, especially to view the architecture and art in Rome, the Vatican museum and Florence and to journey through the Tuscan countryside. It looks beautiful and we would welcome the opportunity.
June 10th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
I would dearly love to win the Olive Garden trip to Italy. Having been an art teacher for many years I greatly appreciate all the beauty, art, architecture, musuems and beautiful countryside of Italy as well as the food. I know this would be a most enjoyable and rewarding trip. I so appreciate Oilive Grarden for giving the opportunity for some lucky winner to get this fabulous trip to Italy. MY husband and I have the time now as we are both retired, but could not afford on teacher retirement and social security such a grand trip, so we appreciate being considered for this trip!
June 13th, 2008 at 10:32 am
I may be Irish by birth, but I am an Italian at heart. My BEST meals that I prepare are all Italian, and this trip could only help expand on these GOD given talents.
June 13th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
would love to visit my heritage…it would be surreal
June 13th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Our son-in-law proposed to our daughter at their favorite restorant-OLIVE GARDEN, I also take a friend out about once a week, we never go anywhere else but Olive Garden. Seriously, we consistently have wonderful food. Why go anywhere else! The waiters are excellent and we love the food. We would love to win tickets for our daughter and son-in-law since it all started there.
June 15th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
I would love to go back to italy one more time, before I die, the last time I was there was 30 yrs ago.
June 17th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
our parents were born in italy.we would love to visit italyand experience the feeling they had whike growing up as children.frank and jean caparaso lancaster n,y.
June 17th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Since my grandparents are from Italy, it would be an honor to visit the country that they loved so much.
Thank you for giving me this opportunity.
June 19th, 2008 at 7:12 am
Every time I go to the Olive Garden, the aroma reminds me of my Grandma Tavaglione’s kitchen. As a little girl I would go over to my Italian grandparents every Sunday after church and we would have a delicious homemade spagetti dinner with all of my relatives. It is so much fun to have lunch or dinner at the Olive Garden because the delicious food coupled with the Italian music and the friendly hosts and servers really does remind me of the warmth and love i received from my wonderful loving Italian family. A trip to Italy would be a dream come true. I do believe in miracles!
June 19th, 2008 at 7:20 am
I am having difficult time submitting my comments. Maybe I am not entering in the right information in the mail and website boxes!
June 19th, 2008 at 7:35 am
I have fond memories of walking into my Grandma Tavaglione’s kitchen every Sunday afternoon to the aroma of spaghetti sauce cooking on the stove and the smell of fresh garlic bread baking in the oven. We had a big spaghetti dinner with all of my extended Italian relatives each week. The warmeth and love and laughter shared during those “good ole days” are some of my favorite memories. Whenever I walk into an Olive Garden Restaurant, it reminds me of the love I shared over the delicious food prepared and served by my grandma. The ambiance you have created coupled with the delicous meals you prepare and the Italian music you play in your restaurant has made it possible for me to recreate the wonderful childhood memories that I experience so long ago. It would be wonderful to visit Italy….I do believe in miracles.
June 20th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Just returned from dinner at you Fort Gratiot resturaunt and it was great. Really happy you finally came to our town.
June 20th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
We just returned from enjoying a delicious meal at our local Olive Garden. It would be a wonderful experience to be able to cook with master Italian chefs at the Olive Garden’s Culinary Institute in Tuscany and to visit the winery. To be able to visit Florence where the great artist Michelangelo lived and worked would be a dream come true. This is an exciting opportunity to register for a vacation to Italy! We look forward to hearing from you.
June 20th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
We just returned from enjoying a delicious meal at our local Olive Garden. We look forward to the chance to cook with master Italian chefs. Visiting Florence where the great artist Michelangelo lived and worked would be a dream come true. We look forward to hearing from you.
June 20th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
What do you mean “moderation”?
June 20th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
we would love to goto italy but it’s so so great to finally have an olive garden in our home town of sebring florida we used to drive 48 miles one way just to have a meal like home with people that treat you like family. hats off to all the people of the olive garden family for making us feel like part of it’s family!!!
June 21st, 2008 at 12:56 pm
I would love to attend the cooking institute you have and also to paint some scenes of what I see. This has been a lifetime dream and I hope it can come true soon.
June 22nd, 2008 at 5:06 pm
I have been trying to register for your contest but can’t seem to find a place to register. Where is it???
June 22nd, 2008 at 6:04 pm
my husband & i would love to win a trip to Italy for many reasons and of course the obvious ones but mainly because of my food allergy known as celiac disease ( allergic to gluten ). i have been told that this is a very common disease in Italy therefore iam sure there are alot of restaurants that serve good gluten free dishes – this is not the case in America – basically when i go out it is meat & potatoes & veg as gluten is in so many types of food. when i eat at the Olive Garden it is basically a salad with the croutons left off – plain chicken dishes etc. my husband has all the other good dishes they offer. my husband does most of the cooking and he is always eager to learn of new dishes for us to try that are gluten free. i haven’t had a good piece of bread since i was dx with celiac disease which was 6 years ago. thank you for
this opportunity of a life time.
June 22nd, 2008 at 9:05 pm
16 OR 17 YRS AGO WHEN THE OLIVEGARDEN CAME TO BANGOR MAINE MY WIFE AND I WHERE AT THE FRONT DOOR AND WE DINE THERE VERY OFTEN. THEY CALL US BY ARE FIRST NAMES’ WE LOVE IT THERE. 1 WAS IN THE MILITARY FOR 20 YEARS AND I NEVER GOT TO GO TO ITALY. WE WOULD LOVE TO GO. I WAS A CHEF AND A GOOD ONE.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:21 am
Tuscany is my dream destination. I spent 5 days and 4
nights in Verona at the 25th anniversary of the Verona Fair. The thing I most remember was that the Tuscany exhibit had 350 different Chianties.
June 23rd, 2008 at 11:56 am
Olive Garden is my favorite place to dine. And I would love to win the trip to Italy.
June 23rd, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I’ve always wanted to visit Italy. My mother was Italian
and had 12 brothers and sisters so I grew up eating Italian food. I can still remember a memory of my grandmother sitting in a chair with long hair to her waist and the language she spoke was Italian because I couldn’t understand her. I here Italian men love women.
and compliment them often. The architectural buildings would be a site to envision. I hope very much to visit Italy in the future.
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I would love to win the trip to Italy because this November my husband and I will celebrate 19 years of wedded bliss & we’ve NEVER had a “honeymoon”. I have loved the country ever since I saw Under the Tuscan Sun for the first time….it would be a dream come true to spend 8 magical days/nights with my prince charming in such a wonderful place.
Thanks for the opportunity Olive Garden!
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Love the Salad and Ventian Apricot Chicken. Would love the trip to Italy
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Our daughter and her daughter live with us. Our lovely granddaughter is 5 !/2. She is also by polor and add adhd. We need a vacation to recharge our batteries to keep up with her. We would love to see Italy and be with other adults.
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Our daughter and her daughter live with us. Our lovely granddaughter is 5 !/2. She is also Bi-Polor and ADD and ADHD We need a vacation to recharge our batteries to keep up with her. We would love to see Italy and be with other adults.
June 24th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Going to Italy would be the chance of a lifetime. Being retired gives me time to enjoy things I couldn’t do while working. I love traveling and meeting people. Maybe I could see the Pope while in Italy. God is great and so good to me.
June 24th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Also I love to eat at the Olive Garden where many of my former students work. The salads are excellent; the wine is wonderful; the food is delicious.
June 26th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
My daughter and I eat quite often at Olive Garden. Our favorite is the soup and salad. I have always dreamed of going to Italy, but can’t afford to. I would love to see and experience the food, the history, and the people of Italy. My daughter’s ancesters are from Italy, Venezula, and also Spain.
June 28th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
I have been to Italy many times and each time it is like going home.
Love the beautiful people, love their joy for living and never tire seeing all the ancient ruins.
Thelma K
June 30th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
My husbands maternal grandfather was from
Naples. He has uncles who are Monks living there. His still talks about his grandmothers
Sunday dinners with the huge helpings of spaghetti and meatballs. Olive Garden reminds him of that every time we visit. We would love to go and see all the sites and taste all the wonderful food.
Linda Skaggs
July 1st, 2008 at 9:38 pm
We’re willing to take a chance on anything
July 2nd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
I think it would be great to go to Italy and bring back to America A little Italy!
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:02 pm
It would be great to be able to enter this contest. I would love to go to Italy. The only problem is every thing you try to click is a dead link. Any suggestions?
July 4th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
I have never been much of a traveler, but would LOVE to visit Italy, the root of my proud heritage. For one reason or another, this wish has not become a reality. To win this trip would be a fantastic culmination of a longtime dream. Thank you.
July 5th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
My husband Richard is Italian, his grandparents were from Florence. I have always wanted to visit Rome, visit the church.
We love the Olive Gardens and go there, where ever we are home or traveling. Our Anniversary, Birthdays, special occastions!
We would love a trip to that lovely place.
July 6th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
This trip would be a dream of a lifetime. My husband’s company is closing down, and to have this trip would mean so much to us.
July 6th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
I tired to enter the “win a Trip to Italy @ 7:19 pm central time on 7/6 and was unable to enter. Why is that
July 9th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
HELLO THERE BOY WOULD I LIKE TO WIN A TRIP TO ITALY
September 11th, 2008 at 9:08 am
MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN WANTING TO GO TO ITALY FOR THE LONGEST TIME TO VISIT THE POPE AND THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT MY SON INLAW RELATIVES.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:29 am
I like to go with my wife in this trip because we would never be able to pay for a trip this time. We are going to celebrate our 01st wedding Annivesary 17th January 2009 and now have the time but not the money.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:33 am
I like to go Italy with my lovely husband. But we haven’t sufficiant money to spend this purpose. I have never been abroad. I heard that Italy very beuatiful country in the world.
March 9th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
My husband and I will be celebrating our 60th wedding anniversary on October 22, 2009 and we would love to go to the country of his grandparents birth. We have always heard that Italy is so beautiful and the food is so delicious.
March 21st, 2009 at 11:04 pm
I love to cook. In fact, the Italian Cucina look has inspired me to renovate my kitchen in that style. My family is actually planning on taking a vacation trip to Italy in the near future. Our friends have gone recently and can’t say enough about it. I would love to combine the two. Cooking & Italy, what a combination!!!!!
May 30th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
i have always wanted to go to italy, because i love italian food and it helps that i am part french. please enter me in this sweepstakes
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Italy is a captivating state with historical cities, scenic countryside, mountains, picturesque coast and art treasures.
December 8th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Are you kidding?? This trip would be awesome. I’ve been to Italy once before—the gelato alone is worth any effort to get there. mmmmm.