Life in Italy, Real Estate in Italy, Move to Italy
New York’s Little Italy (WillVision Photography/Flickr) National Italian American Foundation NIAF has been working closely with the national government in Washington DC for the well being of the Italian American community for more than 30 years. The foundation offers grants and scholarships to Italian American students, supports the teaching of […]
Raw Impressions of Italy My first time in Italy was in 2003 when I visited my brother-in-law, who at the time was doing a Master’s in the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University. We mainly spent time in Sicily (Siracusa and Taormina), Bologna and Rome: […]
Candelo (Biella) Castle Candelo is a small comune and town located in the Piedmont region of Italy in the province of Biella. The town is located close to Turin and Biella and does not attract many tourists. Due to its medieval nature and its village like atmosphere it has […]
Wild Artichoke. Ph. Thistle-Garden on flickr (flic.kr/p/fzK7mH) Along the side of the motorway, at the edges of fields and on scruffy wasteland, the most majestic of all of Italy’s wild flowers reigns with nobility. Cultivated Artichoke Protected by the sharpest and most aggressive of spines, Cynara cardunculus has […]
When traveling in Italy things are beautiful, but with the Euro/Dollar conversion things can get very expensive, so let’s look at some great ways to save some money when travelling in Italy. Lira, the old currency in Italy. Ph. coolfonk on depositphotos The first issue is where […]
Interview to Maria Liberati, Author Of The Basic Art Of Italian Cooking – Part 1 Today, Bookpleasures.com and Sketchandtravel.com, are pleased to have as its guest, Maria Liberati, supermodel and author of the soon to be released cook- book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking. The cookbook will contain recipes […]
Vegetables See Vegetable Recipes Perhaps it is the particular light in Venice but the vegetables on display in the Rialto market have uncommonly intense color. From the snowy heads of cauliflower and fennel, to the rich gold of pumpkins and the brilliant green of chard and broccoli rabe, […]
The Sanctuary of San Michele Arcangelo (Stefano Maffei/flickr) On Puglia‘s Gargano peninsula lies an ancient shrine that is both historically as well as spiritually significant. Known as Monte Sant’Angelo, this shrine is where veneration of Saint Michael in Western Europe began and is said to have been consecrated by […]
Somehow in the vast universe that is Italian wine the products of Sicily have been overlooked. Sure Sicilian wines such as Marsala are mainstays in Italian Cuisine and Moscato is a favorite dessert wine, but these two examples are a paltry representative for an island with a wine tradition of […]
Is a raviolo worth a trip? Ravioli are a good reason to travel According to a research just published by JFC, a company specialized in surveys on tourism, it is definitely worth a stopover if it is stuffed with Sicilian red shrimp with a pork sausage jello. And […]