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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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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...

The 5 Biggest sins when eating Italian

Published on Friday, 12 February 2016 10:55 Category: Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Cappuccino after a meal: Cappuccino is for breakfast. That’s it. You don’t order a cappuccino after a lavish meal because milk is hard to digest. Go for a simple “caffè” (espresso coffee)...

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Italy: Menu of the day: Freshness, Authenticity, Quality, Goodness

Published on Thursday, 11 February 2016 11:59 Category: Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition, Wine

Menu del giorno – Menu of the Day: Freshness, Authenticity, Quality, Goodness. These are the four items of this special menu at the rosticceria Milleni in Perugia, Italy. They sound...

“Acqua Alta” at this year’s carneval in Venice !

Published on Friday, 5 February 2016 14:16 Category: Culture, Italy, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

This year’s carneval in Venice might be very special. You might have to wear rain boots under your carneval costumes and masks. The reason ? Weather experts expect high water due...

Carneval in Italy is more than Venice

Published on Monday, 1 February 2016 12:43 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

Carneval in Italy is not only about Venice. In Foiano della Chiana in Tuscany they celebrate the Foiano della Chiana. Foiano della Chiana is a tiny town in the Tuscan area of Valdichiana. Each...

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Italy: Every Saint has his signature dish – torcolo di San Costanzo

Published on Saturday, 30 January 2016 14:15 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Torcolo di San Costanzo, Umbria, Perugia, traditional sweet

Italians are catholic (most of them). And Italians love their saints (a lot of them). But did you know that almost all saints in Italy have their...

Crowdfunding a chapel in Tuscany, 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

The 5 Biggest sins when eating Italian

Italy: Menu of the day: Freshness, Authenticity, Quality, Goodness

“Acqua Alta” at this year’s carneval in Venice !

Carneval in Italy is more than Venice

Italy: Every Saint has his signature dish – torcolo di San Costanzo

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