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Food & Drink
by Carla Passino | Wed, 04/01/2015 - 07:48
The story of chocolate in Italy has the glamour of court life, the ring of horse hooves beating fast on cobbled street, the dim lights and wooden panelling of…
Food & Drink
by Carla Passino | Mon, 03/30/2015 - 12:22
Italy has yummy tradition of Easter treats, with a particularly rich range of regional offerings. We select three of the very best cakes and pies which you…
Food & Drink
by Francesca Re Manning | Mon, 03/16/2015 - 03:00
More and more people include a visit to Siena to the classic tour "Venice - Florence - Rome". This stunning jewel of Tuscan medieval beauty attracts visitors…
Travel
by Georgette Jupe | Fri, 03/13/2015 - 07:36
Open my heart and you will see, graved inside of it, "Italy." — Robert Browning Whether your ideal holiday in Italy is all about luxury hotels, fancy…
Travel
by ITALY | Thu, 01/29/2015 - 10:05
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Mon, 12/29/2014 - 08:12
Culture
by Carla Passino | Mon, 12/08/2014 - 04:00
If you intend to do your Christmas shopping in Italy, don’t just hit the cities—there are plenty of lovely Christmas markets laden with cakes, wooden statues…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/20/2014 - 02:00
[Photo: Lorenza Sebasti and Marco Pallanti, producers of the Chianti Classico San Lorenzo, at their Castello di Ama wine estate in Tuscany.] A Tuscan wine has…
Lifestyle
by Barry Lillie | Tue, 11/18/2014 - 02:00
Italy has literally hundreds of small villages hidden away, mountain borghi where everyone knows everyone else, small island communities where daily life has…
Food & Drink
by ITALY | Wed, 11/12/2014 - 02:00
Words by Carla Passino and Silvia Donati From Passito di Pantelleria to Moscato d'Asti, there’s an ½ûÂþÌìÌà dessert wine for every occasion. There is no…