Pizza Margherita was invented in 1889 for the visit to Naples by Italy’s Queen Margherita of Savoy, the wife of Italy’s second king, Umberto I.
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Major Italian Red Wines
From lush, deep red Chiantis to light, fruity Bardolinos, Italy produces some of the world’s best red wines.
Campania
First settled by Greek immigrants, the region of Campania is the gateway to the south and has been enjoyed as a vacation spot since ancient times.
Italian Regional Food: the South
From the Pizza of Naples to the countless types of dried and fresh pasta, fresh fish and vegetables, the food of the south is the soul of Italy.
Tomatoes
Nonna’s homemade tomato sauce bubbled on the stove like an eternal volcano; the familiar and mouthwatering aroma of her sauce welcomed us to her home.
Murano
A charming little island in the Venetian Lagoon famous for its glass making.
Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in Rome
Basilica Sanctae Miriae supra Minervam is a minor basilica located in the ‘Pigna’ district – Piazza della Minerva, near the Pantheon – and is considered the only Gothic style church in Rome.
The Great Cagliostro
Cagliostro is arguably one of the greatest and most controversial figures in occultism, although according to many he was a charlatan.
Sacred Mountains of Italy II
Sanctuaries in Valle d’Aosta that are part of the Sacred Mountains of Italy.
Sacred Mountains of Italy
The Sacri Monti are one of the most important religious pilgrimage sites in Europe; they are groups of churches and chapels spread in the mountains of Piedmont and Lombardy.