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A shopper’s Guide To Italy The endless summer evenings, the ancient ruins, the smell of freshly baked cornetti.. there is so much that money can’t buy in Italy. But thankfully there’s also a wealth of shopping to be done and things to be bought! Italy’s shopping is as up there as its art, food and …
Italian Christmas Traditions It is truly special to celebrate Christmas in a country where family, sharing, and warmth are already so important and ingrained in everyday life. Rich with Catholic traditions, Christmas in Italy is usually an intimate celebration filled with food, loved ones, and simplicity. Unlike many countries where English is the native …
The Best Places to Ski and Snowboard in Italy Snowboarding In The Italian Alps Besides the numerous evocative mountains with epic slopes, one of the most gratifying things about planning a ski trip to Italy is that even in ski resorts Italian culture is preserved. While basking in the natural glory of the prestigious Alps, …
Regions’ Greetings! Christmas Food And Festive Traditions From Around Italy With the long nights setting in, the temperatures beginning to plummet, and Christmas lights transforming towns and cities worldwide into winter wonderlands, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It’ll soon be time to deck the halls and train the stomachs, especially here in …
Winter In Venice Spires and domes rising from thick fog on misty waters casting atmospheric silhouettes through which slow gondolas travel. Sparsely lit empty cobbled streets; your footsteps the only sound. Huddled in a tiny wine bar beneath your warm coat and hat brushing shoulders with the locals. This is Venice in winter. Whilst Venice …
How to Spend a Saturday in Firenze Center Of Firenze Need a break from the hustle and bustle of Roma? You cannot come to Italy without exploring the city known as the Birthplace of the Renaissance. Whether you are spending just a day in Florence or an entire week, this charming Italian city will keep …
Where to get the best aperitivo in Florence People Relaxing In a Cafe In Florence While there are some world famous Italian exports that travel well—think pasta, pizza, Pavarotti—there are others that really, inexplicably, don’t. The aperitivo slots into this second category, not because mulling over a bitter drink and some hors d’oeuvres from around …
Matera: the Must-See Miracle of Southern Italy Overview Of Matera The ancient city of Matera sits perched above the instep of the Italian boot, in the eastern extremities of the region of Basilicata. It’s a city quite unlike any other in Italy, not so much because hilltop settlements are thin on the ground—so to speak—across …
Getting around Italy, but how? A transport guide One of the most daunting or potentially perilous aspects of visiting a foreign country can be navigating transportation. Figuring out how to get around in the most time-efficient, simple and safe manner is something that often even locals struggle with. Car-loving Italians tend to jump in their …
The Perfect Weekend in Napoli What makes ‘Napoli’ so special? Perhaps it is the sought after ‘pizza Napoletana’ with its handmade dough that rises into a thick, perfectly structured crust. The pizza’s sweet tomatoes are grown in the rich volcanic soil near Mount Vesuvius. An active volcano, Vesuvius destroyed the once nearby city of Pompeii …