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Burger the Italian way

Published on Monday, 7 September 2015 10:34 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tourism, Travel

Fed up with McDonald’s or Burger King burgers ? In Perugia we tried “Baba“, a new restaurant that makes wonderfull burger with local “Chianina” beef or the meat of local “Cinta Senese” pigs. With dried tomatoe sauce or...

Food bloggers challenge #Expediaworldonaplate uses ByItaly´s ingredients

Published on Wednesday, 2 September 2015 09:58 Category: ByItaly News, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tourism, Travel

Italian food and wine from ByItaly: The travel website Expedia has launched a cooking challenge for food bloggers: #Expediaworldonaplate. For their Italian contest they used ingredients from ByItaly: pasta sauces, pasta , Italian...

Olives getting ready for harvest in Italy

Published on Monday, 31 August 2015 08:22 Category: Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Italy, Olive harvest, Olive Tree, Extra virgin olive oil, evo

Good news for olive oil lovers: The olives in Italy are growing. This year seems to be a good year. Enough rain in spring and a nice hot sommer to guarantee good...

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Arena di Verona: Don’t throw your cusions !

Published on Thursday, 27 August 2015 12:43 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

You want to protect your bottom but when watching the opera at the arena in Arona on hard stone stairs ? Good idea, since you have to sit for a few...

Italian wine: Night grape harvest at Donnafugata

Published on Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:37 Category: ByItaly News, Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tradition, Wine

Did you know some Italian wine is harvested at night ? This is exactly what the great Sicilian Vineyard Donnafugata does. Some of their great Italian wine is gathered in the dark. The...

Oldtimer Fiat Bianchina 500 versus Ferrari

Published on Sunday, 23 August 2015 19:28 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tradition, Travel

A meeting of two very special Italian cars in Spello, Italy: An old blue Fiat Bianchina 500 (Cinquecento) cabriolet parked in front of a new white convertible Ferrari. The Bianchina 500 was the...

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Homesick for Italy ?

Published on Friday, 21 August 2015 10:15 Category: Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

Nostalgia Tuscany basket homesick Italian food

Your Italian vacation is over and you are longing for those delicious pasta meals, great olive oil and a glass of good Italian wine ? Try ByItaly’s baskets for the different Italian regions where you might...

Juliet’s balcony in Verona, Italy – a little trick how to see it if the gate is closed

Published on Thursday, 20 August 2015 08:55 Category: Curiosities, Italy, Tourism, Tradition

Imagine ypou travelled all the way to erona in Italy to see Juliet’s balcony of Romeo & Juliet and you find the...

Tonight is San Lorenzo night – when Italians look at the stars

Published on Tuesday, 11 August 2015 09:03 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tradition

Tonight is San Lorenzo night – the night of the shooting stars. Tonight put away your smartphone, tablet, computer and look uo to the stars. August 10th...

Hidden Milan: Milanese courtyards

Published on Thursday, 6 August 2015 14:21 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tourism

In Milan the beauty is often hidden behind grey walls. So if you walk around in this Italian city try to peep into the entrances and you might find wonderfull courtyards like these on the...

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Burger the Italian way

Food bloggers challenge #Expediaworldonaplate uses ByItaly´s ingredients

Olives getting ready for harvest in Italy

Arena di Verona: Don’t throw your cusions !

Italian wine: Night grape harvest at Donnafugata

Oldtimer Fiat Bianchina 500 versus Ferrari

Homesick for Italy ?

Juliet’s balcony in Verona, Italy – a little trick how to see it if the gate is closed

Tonight is San Lorenzo night – when Italians look at the stars

Hidden Milan: Milanese courtyards

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