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by Carla Passino |
Looking for an Italian ski resort for your next settimana bianca? We give you the lowdown on three of Italy’s very best mountain villages: Courmayeur, Cortina…
by Carla Passino |
For true Italophiles, the next best thing to having Christmas in Italy is having an Italian style Christmas at home, complete with Italian presents under the…
by Carla Passino |
Brr…It is cold(ish) and damp. Perfect weather to put on a raincoat and walk swiftly to the nearest gallery or museum to take in some art while dodging the rain…
by Carla Passino |
Brick walls broken up by powerful towers hug a tidy network of streets linked by austere brick houses. Earth-hued buildings with soaring porticoes, perfect…
by Carla Passino |
One of the good things about autumn is that chestnut flour suddenly hits the shops in enormous amounts. My local supermarket has at least three varieties and…
by Carla Passino |
Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Verdi, Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini—fewer countries have given more to the great opera tradition than Italy. The art itself was…
by Carla Passino |
It is that time of the year—the weather turns cool, leaves turn yellow and red and I turn greedy. Autumn food does that to me—glossy brown chestnuts just…
by Carla Passino |
Fat, rich, fertile, Emilia Romagna is a place of luxuriant fields, medieval palazzos, ancient churches—and hogs. Pig breeding and salumi-making have deep roots…
by Carla Passino |
With Italy’s fourth Contemporary Art Day fast approaching, we have selected three museums you should not miss: Turin’s Castello di Rivoli, Prato’s Centro Pecci…
by Carla Passino |
In a city that boasts masterpieces such as the Duomo, Sant’Ambrogio and Santa Maria delle Grazie, it is easy to overlook smaller churches—but it would be a…
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