The charming backwaters of Venice
There is so much more to Venice than San Marco if you want to escape the crowds.
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Carpi behind the facade
To thousands of Italian Jews Carpi marked the last stop before the extermination camps in Germany.
Continue ReadingFive free things to do in Turin
Lots of free playgrounds and other attractions for the visitor in Turin.
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Enticing legends and decorous decay characterize the town of Nardò between Lecce and Gallipoli
Continue ReadingThe day I went to Ostia Antica and ended up exploring Roma Termini
Three mistakes was all it took to turn a short daytrip from Fiumicino Airport to Ostia Antica into an unwanted exploration of Roma Termini.
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Crema con succo di arancia
Traditional crema inglese that can be used as filling in baked cakes or served as a sauce with biscuits, cookies or chestnut bread.
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Insalata con erbe selvatiche
Wild herbs make an interesting springtime addition to ordinary salads.
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Sformatine di pan cotto ed erbette
My interpretation on an antipasto I had at the Osteria Michiletta in Cesena recently.
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Cubetti di pollo al rosmarino
Adding white bread to a stew enhances the flavour and gives the sauce a rich creamy texture with very few extra calories.
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Italy's problems preserving national heritage
Italy has more World Heritage sites than any other country around the world. Which may explain inadequate preservation
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Marche for shoe fetishists
There’s more to Marche than beaches and rock’n’roll. The scenic landscape houses some of Italy’s best leather and shoe factories.
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Flower hunting in Italy
Here’s a bunch of mostly wild flowers from south Italy. Which ones do you recognize?
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Teramo’s 99 times in pink
Spring blossoms in the ancient city of Teramo against the high snow capped mountains of the Apennines.
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Procession of living statues
Orsogna in Abruzzo celebrates Easter with a procession of living statues.
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