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 […]
Villa Adriana is a unique complex of beautiful buildings, constructed in the 2nd century A.D. by the Roman emperor Hadrian, as a getaway from his palace on the Palatine Hill in Rome. The villa brings together the best architectural elements from diverse ancient cultures such as Rome, Greece, and Egypt. The complex was built as Hadrian’s version of the […]
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 […]
Nonna’s kitchen Everybody in Italy has a grandmother whose cuisine they remember fondly. It is not only nostalgia, Italian nonne were artists in the kitchen. Driven by the needs caused by poverty, or by the strict adherence to traditions, grandmothers’ dishes always had that special extra. In this […]
Once called “Villa Belvedere“, Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati is one of the most magnificent Villas of the Castelli Romani area. Located beneath the Tusculum mountain, right outside the town’s dwellings, the villa has one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the countryside and Rome. Surrounded by a gorgeous park with […]
Men: Some Tips and a Look at Cultural Differences between Italy and the United States Tips for dating a woman in Italy. Ph. drufisher on flickr (flic.kr/p/sKNHRH) For dating tips for ladies, click on the link. While there are no hard and fast rules when it comes […]
Demographics have been showing Italy has been getting older. Indeed, aging in Italy is a real trend. And both a curse and a blessing. The numbers of aging in Italy ISTAT, the Italian National Institute for Statistics, recently confirmed a scary statistics. In fact, 2015 has been the year with the […]
Umberto Eco died on the 19th of February, at the age of 84: a huge loss for Italy’s – and the world’s – cultural panorama. Semiologist, novelist and philosopher, his works on Medieval Aesthetics and Scholastics have been used by generations of medievalists (yours truly included) to get in touch with […]
A new project has been launched in Italy to give new life to State-owned buildings that are not used anymore. A specific part of the project is intended to safeguard Italian historic lighthouses. The “fari” (lighthouses in Italian) are often so picturesque or in such an amazing location, that their deterioration would be […]
