A Personal Guide to Travel and Life in Italy
This personal guide to travel and life in Italy is culled from over 20 years of experience living and working in Italy. Get the inside scoop on what it’s really like to live in Italy, my favorite places to go in Italy, my recommended hotels and restaurants in Italy and even the darker side of life in Italy and how to cope with its mind-numbing bureaucracy. I’ll cover lots of different topics from luxury to adventure travel in Italy, Italian politics, culinary travel in Italy, Italian language, customs and traditions, as well as how I personally became an expert on Italian furnace parts.
June 2 Festa Della Repubblica Celebrations in Italy
In 2010 the Festa Della Repubblica celebrations in Italy on June 2 take place in a climate of political instability.
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Interesting Festivals & Events in Italy, Understanding the Culture & Customs of Italy
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Wed, 2 Jun 2010
Idyllic Coastal Walking in Tuscany’s La Maremma Regional Park
Southern Tuscany is home to an area known as La Maremma, and includes wild, untamed countryside and beautiful walking in a protected park on Tuscany’s coast. Anita reports from a walking tour in La Maremma.
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Traditional Stone Structures in Sicily – Mysterious Muragghi in Ragusa
In the countryside around Ragusa in Sicily, fields destined for cultivation were cleared of rocks. But what to do with the rocks? Traditional stone structures or the amazing and mysterious muragghi are the answer.
Posted By:Anita | 2 Comments | Hiking & Walking Trails in Italy, Provocative People & Cool Places in Italy, Stories of Life in Tuscany & Sicily Del.icio.us | Print | Trackback Wed, 17 Mar 2010
Save That Swine – DOP Protected Traditional Foods of Italy
Tuscany's only native swine, the "cinta senese", can be found in medieval art as well as in the traditional form of prosciutto, and is headed for DOP status.
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History & Tasting of Marsala Wine
What do Mussolini and Italian schoolkids have in common? A love of Marsala wine. Taste great Marsala in Marsala, and learn about he hisoìtory of Marsala wine, too.
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