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Why Le Marche Should be Your Next Long-Term Investment over Tuscany

by Georgette Jupe | Fri, 10/04/2019 - 00:51

Close your eyes and picture this.   Rolling hills where the color of foliage slowly turns to amber as the first signs of autumn start to awaken.…

Culture

Florence: More to Santa Maria Novella Than a Busy Station

by Myra Robinson | Thu, 10/03/2019 - 00:08

If Florence is your destination, it's more than likely that you will arrive at the station called Santa Maria Novella, or Firenze SMN for short. It is Florence…

Travel

Spectacularly Placed: The Sanctuary of Madonna della Corona near Verona

by bsp-italy | Thu, 10/03/2019 - 00:00

For centuries a place devoted to silence and meditation, the Sanctuary of Madonna della Corona is built into a vertical cliff face on Mount Baldo at 774 meters…

Culture

Celebrating the History and Traditions of Italian Citrus: Visiting La Vecchia Distilleria

by Anonymous (not verified) | Wed, 09/25/2019 - 11:47

By: Sophia Massarella Citrus is well known around the world, it’s used in many different cultures to flavour dishes and adorn gardens, but how many of…

Food & Drink

What to Bring Home from Sicily

by Laura Morelli | Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:58

The brightly painted face of a medieval-knight-turned-marionette. A three-legged Medusa grimacing from the center of a ceramic plate. The wooden wheel of a…

Food & Drink

A Small Roastery in Emilia-Romagna Wants To Revive the Artisanal Skill of Making Quality Coffee

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 08/30/2019 - 05:20

In Italy, coffee is a religion with millions of worshipers. Yet, most of these devotees know nothing about the object of their devotion, despite being…

Food & Drink

Wines in the cellar of Artimino wine estate in Tuscany

Before the Super Tuscans, There Was Carmignano

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 08/15/2019 - 00:00

I’ve always associated Chianti wine with, well, Chianti, the area of Tuscany between Florence and Siena where the famous wine is produced. So, on a recent bike…

Culture

The cloister at the Benedictine Monastery in Catania

Earthly Pleasures and Baroque Splendor: Catania’s Benedictine Monastery

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 07/31/2019 - 09:27

If the nuns of Catania’s Benedictine Convent devoted all their time to praying, the monks of the adjacent Benedictine Monastery were said to be a bit more lax…

Travel

The fiord in Furore on the Amalfi Coast Italy

The Secret Side of the Amalfi Coast

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 07/18/2019 - 00:00

Less known than Amalfi and other towns of the Amalfi Coast, Furore, a bunch of houses scattered on a mountain overlooking the sea, delights visitors with its…

Culture

A Year of the Art of Rowing: Regattas in Italy

by Myra Robinson | Tue, 07/09/2019 - 04:13

When you think about it, Italians must find our Anglo-Saxon style of rowing bizarre, sitting down and travelling backwards. Perhaps theirs is more logical, as…