People & Places

Faenza ceramics – The city that named pottery

January 26, 2010

Faenza ceramics have been produced since the mid-1500s and in many languages the city's name has become synonymous with pottery.

Italian flour making

January 25, 2010

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In my adopted Puglian hometown everyone buys their flour fresh from the mill in the centre of town. And Italian flour making appears to be a thriving business.

Goethe in Italy and around Lake Garda

January 22, 2010

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Tracing the German writer Goethe in Italy leads you to Lake Garda. where other famous novelists such as Kafka and Joyce have stopped as well.

Service on the autostrada in Italy

January 21, 2010

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Homage to Autogrill, Sarni, Fini and other rest areas on the autostrada in Italy.

Sicilian baroque in Palazzolo Acreide

January 19, 2010

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Sicilian baroque in Palazzolo Acreide: One of Unesco’s World Heritage Sites in Val di Noto. But you don’t stumble into sights – they have to be discovered.

Pilgrims in Monte Sant’Angelo

January 18, 2010

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Pilgrims in Monte Sant'Angelo in Puglia come to see an underground cavern, where the archangel Michael set up his shrine.

The beautiful frescos in Arezzo Italy

January 15, 2010

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Enjoy some of the earliest and finest Renaissance frescos by Piero della Francesca in the church of San Francesco in Arezzo Italy.

Ai Figli Caduti – war memorials in italy

January 13, 2010

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Many war memorials in Italy are explicitly explicitly gruesome spelling out the suffering and death young men in uniform. The question is why?

Image of bridge over Tibern near Villa Farnesina in Rome

Dishwashing in Villa Farnesina in Rome

January 11, 2010

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While reading Hilary Mantel’s 'Wolf Hall' I stumbled over this anecdote about Agostino “Il Magnifico” Chigi, who lived in Villa Farnesina in Rome's Trastevere neighbourhood,

The difficulty of growing lemons in Italy

January 8, 2010

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When we bought our house in Italy, the ambition was to become self-sufficient with lemons. But growing lemons in Italy is more difficult than anticipated.

The use of rustication in Italy

January 7, 2010

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Far-fetched theories on why northern Italians cannot get their brick laying techniques straight and other observations on Italy architecture.

The sights of Benevento

January 5, 2010

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Exploring the sights of Benevento despite of the wind and the rain of an uninviting autumn day.

Wayside chapels in Calabria

December 30, 2009

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Wondering whether wayside chapels in Calabria serve as divine post offices forwarding mail to God above.

Visiting Albano Carrisi in Cellino San Marco

December 28, 2009

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Albano Carrisi is a very famous Italian pop singer you might go visit, if you happen to be in the Brindisi area.

Termoli and the Annual Pirate Attacks

December 16, 2009

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Situated on a promontory behind a drawbridge door, the fortified Castello Svevo in Termoli Italy appears impenetrable. But history proved otherwise.

Health and self-indulgence in Bagnacavallo

December 8, 2009

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Bagnacavallo is a small town between Bologna and Rimini with loads of restaurants and a reputation for health and self-indulgence.

A stop on Via Traiana Italy

November 30, 2009

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Driving along via Traiana Italy I was anxious to find a place to eat, after having read how Horace almost missed his dinner in Benevento 2000 years ago.

Catania sights for the blind

November 26, 2009

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As a special service Catania offers sightseeing guides for the blind. Yet the pavements render the city inaccessible for most disabled people.

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Agness of eTramping says:
May 9, 2017 at 1:14 pm

Italy is so stunning and beautiful! Your posts are just awesome and informative!
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- Mette says:
  May 13, 2017 at 6:16 pm
  
  Thank you. I really appreciate the feedback.
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Faenza ceramics – The city that named pottery

Italian flour making

Goethe in Italy and around Lake Garda

Service on the autostrada in Italy

Sicilian baroque in Palazzolo Acreide

Pilgrims in Monte Sant’Angelo

The beautiful frescos in Arezzo Italy

Ai Figli Caduti – war memorials in italy

Dishwashing in Villa Farnesina in Rome

The difficulty of growing lemons in Italy

The use of rustication in Italy

The sights of Benevento

Wayside chapels in Calabria

Visiting Albano Carrisi in Cellino San Marco

Termoli and the Annual Pirate Attacks

Health and self-indulgence in Bagnacavallo

A stop on Via Traiana Italy

Catania sights for the blind

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