The Curious Traveler

Culture
by Georgette Jupe |
Home to more UNESCO heritage sites than anywhere in the world, Italy has long attracted those who appreciate its rich cultural heritage, and who could blame…
Food & Drink
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By Sarah Dowling Situated along the Scrivia river about 27 kilometers north of Genoa, there is a small town called Busalla. You’ve probably never heard of it…
Culture
by Myra Robinson |
“The trouble with Italy,” an Australian tourist said to me recently, “is that there are too many museums and churches.” Of course she was right, in a way, but…
Culture
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By: Margherita Ragg  Visiting the sprawling city that Milan is today, it seems impossible to believe that it grew from a fortified city ringed with walls…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
Where can you see 8,000 years of human history in carvings? Head to Lombardy’s Val Camonica, one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, home to one of the…
Food & Drink
by Myra Robinson |
Everyone has heard of Prosecco, but what about two rare and wonderful wines from the same area, Friularo and Fior d’Arancio? The vendemmia in the Veneto has…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
[Photo: View of Lake Orta from the hills above the lake where the Sacro Monte di Orta is located.] Of the six Sacred Mountains of Piedmont, the Sacro Monte di…
Lifestyle
by John Bensalhia |
John Bensalhia ventures into the big outdoors of the Piedmont region to list seven top examples of outdoor activity including rafting, skiing and ballooning…
Travel
by Georgette Jupe |
Though I've called this place home for the past 10+ years, I always wondered "why does the city of Florence capture the hearts and minds of so many?" An…
Culture
by John Bensalhia |
What's coming up in Piedmont this Autumn? John Bensalhia looks at some great events and festivals in the region this October and November... Piedmont certainly…