Venice is a set of islands but is still defined today as an “island” by the Venetians to distinguish it from the “mainland” town of Mestre. Venice also has a very unique topographic system. Therefore, as soon as you arrive in Venice, you look for some reference point that will allow you to find your […]
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Torino deserves to be on that “bucket list” of things to see among the many beautiful Italian cities. It is “Torino” for us and “Turin” in English, even if it is unnecessary to change that pronounceable name. I visited Torino a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to see theย Egyptian Museum, which is second to […]
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A recent survey identified which traditional Italian dishes are the most Instagrammed. Each time I open Instagram, I can see clearly how much Italian ๐ฎ๐น food occupies a place of considerable importance in our diets and lifestyle. Not everything can end on our Social profile; there is a need to catch the eye with color, […]
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I visited Villa “La Rotonda,” Palladio‘s most charming Villa, many times over, but never inside. The estate is still privately owned, and the owner was a relatively private person. Therefore the visits were permitted only the outside and to walk around the four identical facades. Nevertheless, it was still a lovely sight and worth seeing. […]
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There are many good reasons to include cauliflower in a diet to get a healthy and varied regime, and there are many inviting proposals out there, ranging from first courses such as Spinach Gnocchi with Creamy Cauliflower (stay tuned for that one, as I’m going to make soon), to savory pies, or simply Au Gratin with a splash of […]
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Mantua kept a lot of its old looks. There are cobblestone streets, narrow alleys, old taverns, and foggy waters (in winter). Francesco Maria Piave was Giuseppe Verdi’s librettist, and when Verdi asked him to work on Rigoletto, they had to find a suitable city for the story. For Piave, a Venetian, Mantova was just the […]
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Gino Strada died last August, it was a surprise for everybody. He was a man to be proud of. He was a heart-and-lung surgeon, trained not only in Milan but also in Stanford and in South Africa. Gino could have spent a rich life in Milan, instead he cose a much different life, caring for […]
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When planning a visit to Tuscany; Firenze, Siena, San Geminiano and others come to mind, but often in Italy, small provincial cities are true jewels and deserve our attention. Lucca in one such cities. I did visit Lucca many years ago, I had wonderful memories, and I just wanted to see it again. Lucca is […]
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A Fantastic Way to Visit Italy There is more and more enthusiasm for alternatives ways to visit Italy. eBikes made it even easier for everybody to take up long tours along off-the-beaten paths of Italian landscapes. My most recent trip was from Mantova to Peschiera on the Garda Lake with an eBike. 45km (about 38 […]
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The Unlikely Stone What would the Rolling Stones music be without Charlie Watts? There are some songs where I womder if the magic of Jagger and Richards would get to such heights without Charlieโs contribution. A few iconic songs come to mind: โข Paint it Black (it wasโperhaps still isโone of my favorites) โข Get […]
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NIO It is a line of ready-mixed cocktails. NIO means โNeed Ice Only,โ it needs a glass as well–the prettier the better–(at least for me) โบ๏ธ. It should be the right one for the drink at hand! ๐น๐ธ NIO is an Italian startup that has come up with a line of ready-made drinks just to […]
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๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅต, ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ป๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช ๐ข๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด h๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆโ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅโ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ. ๐น This one is [๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐] Pasta brisรฉ (๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ […]
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