Life in Italy, Real Estate in Italy, Move to Italy
Italy‘s a country of a million treasures, I think we can all agree on this. There isn’t a corner of this relatively small slice of the Mediterranean that doesn’t strike for its beauty or history: from the majestic, snow capped peaks of the Alps, all the way through Milan’s Castello Sforzesco and […]
Summer is time of “sagre” in Italy, because what’s better than traditional food enjoyed in a balmy evening, immersed in a friendly atmosphere? What you may not think about is the whole lot of work that lies behind these events: months of planning, days and days of cleaning, both before […]
Perfect to warm up November’s colder evenings, this rich and delicious risotto is full of seasonal pumpkin and spiced up by chunks of Italian sausage. Top it with grated parmigiano and see if you manage not to have second helpings! Pumpkin and Italian sausage risotto 1 1/2 cup Carnaroli rice […]
Even their name is sweet and delicious: baci di dama, lady’s kisses. These rich, yet delicate cookies filled with a thin layer of chocolate are one of the many gifts to Italy of Piemonte’s baking tradition. Their origin dates back to the 19th century and is shredded in an aura of legend. […]
The Slow Food Movement: how the Piemontese’s Love of Food Conquered the World Since the 1980’s, fast food joints and burger bars have become part of many italian cities’ urban landscape: the golden double arch of Mc Donald’s can be spotted all over the country, and kids and teenagers love […]
Italy is not only good food and fashion. The natural beauty of the country is known and undisputed, its landscapes varied and breathtaking, on the Alps, just as by the Mediterranean. Have you ever thought of exploring some of the quaintest or wildest corners of the country by foot, enjoying the possibility […]
Italy: cradle of Classical music When we speak about classical music, we truly speak about centuries and centuries of western musical creation. The adjective is, by definition, associated to music rooted in the Western cultural heritage, and composed between the 11th and the 20th century. Both profane and sacred music composed and performed in […]
The multi-cultural origins of Italian traditional and popular music. Italy is a young country, after all. It only unified in 1861, a century and a half ago. We are used to consider pre-unification Italy as a political melting pot of states and principalities, often ruled over by foreign powers. What we […]
A UNESCO Heritage Site rich in history, beauty, good food and great wines I was born in the province of Cuneo, near the Alps, in a village that looks like a still from a 1930’s movie, where women still feel they need to have red lipstick and heels to leave […]
Who says that religion is outdated? It seems the Order of Friar Minors of San Francesco Stimmatizzato have taken their new pastoral mission in stride, ending up being a mediatic sensation while at it. Last Sunday a group of Franciscans, along with young members of the diocese of Florence, have entertained passerbys and onlookers […]