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Italian food: Torta al testo – the Umbrian specialty

Published on Friday, 4 March 2016 08:21 Category: Food, Italy, Tradition, Wine

Torta al Testo is an Italian classic of Umbria, a region in Central Italy. Torta al testo is an ancient type of flat bread “baked” on a flat pan. The torta al...

Starbucks & Co coming to Italy

Published on Wednesday, 2 March 2016 08:53 Category: Business / Economy, ByItaly News, Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tradition

Does Italy need Starbucks or other American coffee chains ? We were shocked at the announcement that the Seattle based coffee chain Starbucks wants to open its first shop in Milan early next...

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Drinking your own Extra Vergine Olive Oil from Italy: Adopt an olive tree

Published on Tuesday, 1 March 2016 12:00 Category: ByItaly News, Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

We have to say thank you to our wonderfull comunity of “adoptive parents” of olive trees in Italy: One year after the start of “Adopt an...

Uncinaia: The draft wood hunters of the Tiber Valley in Italy

Published on Thursday, 25 February 2016 07:41 Category: Curiosities, Food, Italy, Sports, Tradition

When the spring rains let the water level of the Tiber river rise, the moment has come for the “Uncinaia” in the Tiber Valley in Italy. The “Uncinaia” is...

Crowdfunding a chapel in Tuscany, Italy

Published on Tuesday, 23 February 2016 13:17 Category: ByItaly News, Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

You want to help saving a chapel in San Filippino in Tuscany ? “Save San Filippino” has started a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign to save this small jewel in San Filippino in Tuscany. They...

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Christo’s “Floating Piers” on the Lake Iseo in Italy

Published on Friday, 19 February 2016 17:25 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tourism, Travel

Christo's new project for lake lago d iseo, italy

Wrapping artist Christo is coming to Italy. He will create three kilometers of floating piers on the Northern Italian lake “Lago d’Iseo”. It has been 40 years since Christo and Jeanne-Claude...

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate praises Sicily’s Ben Rye as a “knockout” wine

Published on Tuesday, 16 February 2016 12:00 Category: ByItaly News, Italy, Tradition, Travel, Wine

If you were looking for a good reason to get a nice bottle of Donnafugata Ben Rye Passito desert wine from the Sicilian island of Panetelleria, here is...

“Il pranzo domenicale” – The traditional Italian sunday meal

Published on Monday, 15 February 2016 10:29 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Sundays in Italy mean food. Lots of food. Families gather around the table to enjoy some nice Italian food. It starts at lunch time and it lasts for hours. This Sunday we...

Happy Valentine’s Day to everybody (singles included) !

Published on Sunday, 14 February 2016 11:49 Category: ByItaly News, Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Valentines day in italy, fiat car covered with hearts

We wish everybody a happy Valentine’s Day ! Whether you are a couple, a single looking for your soulmate or a single happily on your own. We hope you enjoy this Sunday...

Valentine love letter competition in Shakespeare’s Verona

Published on Saturday, 13 February 2016 10:45 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tourism, Tradition

Remember Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet ? Well, their city is Verona. Verona is THE Valentine city in Italy. You can hardly get any more romatic. On february 13th the city of Verona awards the winners...

Italian food: Torta al testo – the Umbrian specialty

Starbucks & Co coming to Italy

Drinking your own Extra Vergine Olive Oil from Italy: Adopt an olive tree

Uncinaia: The draft wood hunters of the Tiber Valley in Italy

Crowdfunding a chapel in Tuscany, Italy

Christo’s “Floating Piers” on the Lake Iseo in Italy

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate praises Sicily’s Ben Rye as a “knockout” wine

“Il pranzo domenicale” – The traditional Italian sunday meal

Happy Valentine’s Day to everybody (singles included) !

Valentine love letter competition in Shakespeare’s Verona

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