Narrations, anecdotes, talks about food, and short stories of a lesser known Italy by SeveDB
Illegio is a tiny village that looks like just out of a fairy tale. A small treasure trove of art, a splendid gem set in the Carnia mountains, in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region. Arriving in this ancient village (which was probably a fortress back in old times), means entering a peaceful fragment of the […]
Little attention is dedicated to the artistic side of the wine label. Yet the labels are designed with care, research, and talent by many artists whose name is nowhere to be seen. There are many remarkable labels, both, for the Italian production, and international. Italian wines, particularly those most renowned, tend to maintain traditional labeling […]
Domenico Modugno was born in 1928 in Polignano a Mare. He is known for his 1958 song “Nel blu dipinto di blu“, perhaps best known simply as “Volare!” To Fly! It is perhaps one of the best known italian songs, just next to “O Sole Mio…” Because some of his very early songs were sung […]
On a summer day of July 2001, I took the boys to the Statue of Liberty in NYC. I saw a photo op and ask them to stand up and snapped this picture. When I turned around I saw the NYC landscape and thought it was a nice shot. Back at home when I looked […]
It is difficult to tour Apuglia and make choices where to go, what to see, and what to skip because Apuglia has so much to offer, the sea, the towns, the architecture. To really see everything it’s probably necessary to visit more than once. There are remarkable places that need to be mentioned (although I left […]
When you first see Lecce in APuglia, you think that it’s a city made of sugar, friable and delicate like a gingerbread house. The region was not as fortunate as the north and middle Italy to have an abundance of marble and durable stone, and did not have the possibility to buy it either, so […]
Gradara is one of the “Most beautiful villages of Italy.” 🕍 Located in the Marche Region, it is really a lovely place to visit. The battlements of the castle can be seen from afar; the Gradara Castle is announced to the visitor with its grandeur. Gradara Castle is the protagonist of the landscape but as […]
How to know where to go that is off the beating path, yet a must-see place, full of history and art. When looking for places beyond Florence, Venice, Naples that are outside the mainstream of the big tourist crowds, it is time to look up the “most beautiful villages.” Les Plus Beaux Villages De France […]
While in Matera during lunch a wine in particular stood up for me: Aglianico del Vulture. A very good red, sometimes called the ”Barolo” of the South, that can also reach a good price. IDENTIKIT OF THE AGLIANICO DEL VULTURE The slopes of Monte Vulture, an extinct volcano north of Basilicata, represent the ideal habitat […]
The pearl of the Dolomites Cortina D’Ampezzo defined by all as the pearl of the Dolomites for its infinite scenic beauty, here are some photos that explain just in part it’s fame. Cortina D’Ampezzo is the contrast between the high season, with its continuous flow of people, its chaos of tourists in the streets of […]
A TALE OF TWO VILLAS Vicenza has one of the most famous villas by Andrea Palladio; “Villa Almerico Capra also called La Rotonda.” Nearby there is another celebrated Villa; “Villa Valmarana ai Nani.” By car, it is rather complicated to get to see them closely. Walking instead, can be quite an enjoyable experience and not […]
To be in Verona for an opera evening at “Arena,” it is always a great treat, but it was more so last night for the second to last performance of “La Traviata.” Verona’s gracious architecture, the vast Piazza Bra with its imposing amphitheater lit up for the summer opera program fills you up with excitement […]
