While in Cremona I had a taste of different brands of torrone. It was the “Torrone Festival”, so it was difficult to pass. I found that there is a difference from one brand to another. It can be too sweet, or too ”lemony”, or not crunchy enough. Torrone should not stick to your teeth, but […]
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Cremona is a little sleepy provincial citty in Lombardy, yet charming. Especially noted for its musical history and traditions, including some of the earliest and most renowned luthiers, such as Giuseppe Guarneri, Antonio Stradivari, Francesco Rugeri, Vincenzo Rugeri, and several members of the Amati family ( as I mentioned already Stradivari Forests are Gone ) In 1441 the city hosted the marriage […]
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A fifth of the ‘forest of violins‘ no longer exists. That is the assessment by Forestry Technicians in Val di Fiemme (Trentino Alto Adige) and in Val Saisera (in the province of Udine) after bad weather has destroyed the two spruce forests from which Stradivari already obtained the wood to make violins. It is there […]
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