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The Italian railway system, run by Trenitalia, is connected with the rest of the European rail system so it is easy to reach Tuscany from locations across Europe and Italy. Overnight hauls give you the possibility to book a couchette (cuccetta) on most international trains. It is always advisable, and…
1.- Almond milk. Ingredienti: per 4 persone 1 lb sweet almonds, peeled 1 ¾ oz bitter almonds, peeled 3 ½ oz sugar 10 cups water Almond milk is commonly found in Sicily where it is drunk very cold in the Spring and around Easter time. It was likely to have been invented in a Sicilian monastery and then…
Genoa has a lot to offer: sea, mild climate, art and culture. A tour of the beauties to visit to discover it thoroughly and love it. Genoa has a lot, if not everything. The sea, first of all. But also a strong identity, an urban development of its own, many faces and many worlds. Defined as “the…
The Italian cuisine of our country is extraordinarily diverse, because it is also made up of small regional excellence, perhaps less well-known internationally, but of which they are proud of the small towns that produce them. The variety is also due to the many invasions over the centuries, during which…
Italy Photo Gallery: Top 10 most popular articles in Gennaio 2016.1.- Italian Christmas Recipes: Spaghetti with chilli prawns, salami & gremolata breadcrumbs. Ingredients. 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oi...Italian recipes: Spinach & feta cannelloni.Ingredients: 1kg frozen spinach Spinach, defrosted 200g…
1.- The Rewards of Walking the Cinque Terre.
I hiked the Cinque Terre. Yes I did. Ok, not all of it – one pathway is impassable due to a landslide in 2011, but I walked as much as I could. I climbed up a plethora of stairs, rocks, and all for what? All to see the 5 stunning villages of the Cinque Terre;…
The Palazzo del Leone has always been an icon and "fifth" of the Piazza della Signoria. Five floors and a mezzanine space business, for a total of 3,000 sqm., With frescoed ceilings and large mullioned windows overlooking the Piazza della Signoria, just in front of the Palazzo Vecchio, reopened…
There is a valley in the Bolognese Apennines where the evolution of nature over the millennia seems to have wanted to give the visitor evidence of rare beauty and singularity of its continuous flow and change. We are talking about the Val di Zena, fertile with waters, myths, natural phenomena and…
Arte Sella is an international exhibition of contemporary art which began life in 1986. It takes place in the open, in the fields and woods of the Sella Valley (Borgo Valsugana municipality, in the Province of Trento).
Since 1996 the Arte Sella project has been laid out along a path in the woods on the…
Vin Santo ('Holy Wine') is the name given to the amber-hued straw wines traditionally from Tuscany, central Italy. The origins of the name are disputed, but most agree it comes from the time when these wines were used for Holy Communion. There are similar wines made in other Italian wine regions, and the…