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“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...

Italian Food for Italian-Americans: ByItaly joins partnership with NIAF

Published on Wednesday, 3 February 2016 10:05 Category: Business / Economy, ByItaly News, Culture, Food, Italy, Wine

National Italian American Foundation NIAF

Italian Food for Italian-Americans. ByItaly is proud to announce a new partnership with the important “National Italian American Foundation” known as NIAF. NIAF is a non-profit organization based in...

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...

“Est! Est!! Est!!!” The legend of an Italian wine name

Published on Friday, 29 January 2016 20:55 Category: ByItaly News, Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Travel, Wine

Do you know the history of the Italian wine name “Est! Est! Est!” ? In 1111 Henry V of Germany was travelling to Rome to receive from Pope Paschal...

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“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 !

Italian Food for Italian-Americans: ByItaly joins partnership with NIAF

Carneval in Italy is more than Venice

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

“Est! Est!! Est!!!” The legend of an Italian wine name

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