Milan is an often overlooked city on many Italy travelers’ itineraries. But once you compare airfare to Milan and realize it makes an excellent spot to fly into when touring northern Italy, you’ll definitely want to spend some time in…
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I recently attended a screening of Senza Trucco, a movie about woman making natural Italian wine. The name Senza Trucco has a bit of a double meaning. It translates to ‘without makeup‘ – which can apply to both the female wine…
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The original Italian food emporium Eataly was born in Torino, Italy in 2007. The concept was to create a space where people can eat, buy and study all about the best Italian food. An homage to the great food and…
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In Italy, I like to say there are three religions. Catholic, soccer and coffee. And depending on the day, the ranking may not necessarily be in that order. Though I’ve been a coffee lover from very early on in life,…
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Venice is such a mysterious and unique city in Italy. It’s built completely on water and there isn’t any car traffic, so all you hear is the pitter-patter of footsteps. Here are some other things that make Venice so…
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Lord knows there are hundreds of pasta shapes. Each region of Italy is renowned for its own special pasta shapes and tradtional recipes. The Puglia region is no exception. Puglia’s most popular pasta shape is Orecchiette [oh-reh-KEYetay] which means ‘little…
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photo credit : flickr Gelato. Just seeing the word in print and hearing it spoken perks up my taste buds and gets my mouth watering. I’ll admit, it doesn’t take much and those who haven’t tried gelato may not be…
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Verona is not always on the top ten list of places to visit in northern Italy as many people prefer to go to Milan or Venice. It is, however well worth a visit as I found out when I went…
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You may remember I posted Italian language terms for food shopping in Italy, which should be helpful for your travels. But at some point during your trip, you’re obviously going to venture out to eat. Truth be told, if you’re…