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Reasons To Visit Rome In The Fall There are delightful and completely legitimate reasons why locals prefer Roma in the fall; the temperatures are ideal, fall foods and festivals are abundant, and there are fewer crowds throughout La Città Eterna or The Eternal City. Visitors will also enjoy Rome in autumn, rather than in the …
Italy’s Ten Fall Flavors As the weather changes from the humid heat of summer to the cooler temperatures of fall, Italian meals become warmer, heartier, and full of fall fruits, vegetables, grains, and meats. Both lunch and dinner are often consumed as hot meals. Some fall favorites are risottos, which are made with rice; …
BERNINI’S ART IN ROME Born in 1598 in Naples, Gian Lorenzo Berninibecame the most iconic sculptor of the seventeenth century. Working most of his life in Rome, the center of European art at the time, Bernini pushed the art world into the intense, emotional Baroque style, after the more classical Renaissance style, which had dominated …
Eating Like An Italian: Food Norms, Beliefs, And Etiquette Italians live to relish the flavors of their culinary traditions; freshly picked vine tomatoes, handmade pastas, doughy salted breads, perfectly cured meats, mouthwatering mozzarella, and sharp shots of coffee, just to name a few. Typically, Italians enjoy all of their quintessential foods and drinks without …
Ernest Hemingway And Venice Short, potent sentences, heavy drinking, revolutionary war writing, severe mood swings, avant-garde intellect, scandalous flirtations, and an adventurous spirit are all associated with the iconic American writer, Ernest Hemingway, but what about Il Bel Paese? From the moment he first stepped into Italia during World War I, ‘The Beautiful Country’ …
The Best Lakes To Visit Near Rome Rome has an almost overwhelming amount of ancient sites, bubbling fountains, spectacular art galleries, elaborate churches, bustling restaurants, and sprawling ‘piazze’ to experience. Whether visiting The Eternal City for the first or the twenty-first time, it is understandable that visitors often crave a break from Rome, especially …
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TRANSPORT IN VENICE People worldwide dream of wandering among the astounding Gothic architecture and impressive network of canals full of boat traffic in ‘Venezia’. Today, Venice shines with the majestic beauty and intrigue of a place with a once thriving trade economy and radiant culture from an almost forgotten …
The Best Of Portofino: Italy’s Paradise By The Sea Defined by many as the world’s most beautiful seaside town, picturesque Portofino intoxicates those who visit the northwestern coast of Liguria. This coastline is part of the Italian Riviera, which extends upwards from the luscious region of Tuscany to the Italian-French border and includes the …
Italy’s Best Budget Island Trip: The Aegadian Islands Levanzo, Isole Egadi, Sicilia Resting in the Mediterranean sea on the western coast of Sicily, near Trapani and Marsala, are five mountainous islands known as the ‘Isole Egadi’ or Aedagdian Islands. The group is made up of three main islands: Favignana, Levanzo, and Marettimo, and two minor …
The Best Of Southern Italian Cuisine By Region: Apulia, Calabria, Campania, Sicily, And Sardinia Northern Italy has Milan’s sophistication and Venicehas the charismatic canals. Central Italycontains the enchanting capital of Romeand the majestic, domed city of Florence. However, the South is warmer, wilder, and has drier, dustier terrain; brighter, bluer seas; many different euphonious …