Valle d’Aosta is a beautiful region, ready to be discovered.
Author: Justin Demetri
Apulia – Puglia
History, food and sights in Puglia: discover it here.
Saint Joseph’s Day
Growing up in an Italian American family, St. Joseph’s Day was always one of my favorite holidays…
Frederick II: Stupor Mundi
A king with the mind of a scientist, the soul of a poet and the iron will of an autocrat.
A Closer Look at Anchovies
Many maintain not to like anchovies because they associate this delicious fish only and exclusively with the salty, cured variety usually found on pizza. Almost as often, however, people rave about how amazingly delicious a particular Italian meal is, without being able to pinpoint exactly what ingredient gives to the […]
Liguria
The region of Liguria is also known as the Italian Riviera and is well marked as a major tourist spot with famous resort towns sprinkled among fishing villages and rocky coastline. Liguria occupies a thin stretch of coastline from Italy’s western border with France, following the Mediterranean coastline south and east […]
Palermo, Sicily: Itineraries
Visiting Palermo, one of Italy’s most beautiful cities in Italy Sicily is said to be one of the places in Italy where “life is lived in the moment”, and this couldn’t be more true. There is an overwhelming amount of artistic excellence that fills the streets of Sicily. With its incredible […]
More Tours of Venice
Venice is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is a combination of 118 small islands in northern Italy. Tradition has it that fishermen settled on the islands centuries ago and eventually it was used by the Italian military. Venice is full of history and definitely […]
Salumi
Salumi is not a term often heard outside of Italy, yet many of these products are found in specialty shops or Italian delicatessens and are used by cooks all over the world. Some, like prosciutto, need no introduction while others are not usually seen outside their motherland. Salumi are a large family of high-quality cured […]
Veneto Region of Italy
Veneto comprises the main portion of a larger area that is known as Triveneto, which (along with Friuli and Trentino) make up the northeast quarter of the country. To the north lie the haunting crags and shafts of the Dolomite Mountains with Veneto occupying the basins and marshy deltas of the […]