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Ape Car: Italian three wheel tradition alive

Published on Friday, 12 June 2015 09:38 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Italy

Not all cars have four wheels. Some have three wheels. They are called Ape, produced by Piaggio. Ape means bee. They are affectionally called “Apetta” And they are still alive. Actually they...

Villa Massa Limoncello on Italian TV

Published on Thursday, 11 June 2015 12:17 Category: ByItaly News, Curiosities, Italy, Tradition

If you want to see where ByItaly`s Villa Massa- Limoncello comes from take a look at this popular Italian TV show “Linea Verde”. It is only in Italian. But the pictures will tell you what is so special about the Limoncello from Villa Massa.

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Piacere Milano – Welcome to Milan

Published on Wednesday, 10 June 2015 06:51 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

Are you travelling to Milan in Italy ? Do you want to have dinner at a real Milanese home ? You want to be shown around in the hidden parts of Milan –...

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“Pope Francis” – Bobble Head Puppets – seen in Italy

Published on Monday, 8 June 2015 06:25 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Travel, Vatican

Pope Francis -Puppets for the car, with moving head

Remember those Bobble Head Dogs of the Seventies or Eighties, moving their head in the back of the car ? In Italy you can buy “Pope Francis”- Bobble Head Puppets...

Sorrento: Home of Limoncello

Published on Friday, 5 June 2015 14:10 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

Take a look at this video about Sorrento in Southern Italy, where the famous limoncello comes from. You`ll understand that purchasing a limoncello you don`t just buy a drink, but a way of life. And: Did...

Italian Fiat classic car by night

Published on Thursday, 4 June 2015 14:25 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tradition

An old Fiat in the center of Perugia, Umbria, Italy. New cars are more comfortable. But this one has character.

Italian Women & Italian Wine. Maybe you already know that one out of three wineries in Italy is in the hands of women. But did you know that some of them even sing...

170 years Fernet Branca Anniversary Stamp

Published on Wednesday, 27 May 2015 13:10 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Tradition

What do Coca-Cola and Fernet Branca have in common ? Both never revealed their secret recipes. It has been 170 years ago when the Italian liquer-company Fernet Branca was founded in Milan, Italy. Now even a stamp commemorates this nation`s champion. It was Bernardino Branca who founded the company in 1845....

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Ape Car: Italian three wheel tradition alive

Villa Massa Limoncello on Italian TV

“Pope Francis” – Bobble Head Puppets – seen in Italy

Sorrento: Home of Limoncello

Italian Fiat classic car by night

170 years Fernet Branca Anniversary Stamp

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