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.
Regional Foods of Italy-Sardinian casu marzu
Though the sale of the Sardinian cheese casu marzu has been banned in Italy since the passage of a 1962 law outlawing it and others like it, it can still be found on black markets.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Traditional Foods of Italy-Cipolle di Giarratana Roasted Onions from Sicily
Next to the huge sweet onions of Giarratana, Sicily, all other onions pale in comparison. Roasted or grilled the cipolle di Giarratana are celebrated in an annual festival.
Posted By:Anita | 4 Comments | Interesting Festivals & Events in Italy, Italian Food Traditions & Recipes, Stories of Life in Tuscany & Sicily Del.icio.us | Print | Trackback Mon, 9 Aug 2010
2010 Taormina Film Fest – Cinema Under the Stars
The 2010 Taormina Film Fest takes place June 12-18 in the magnificent Greek theatre, where you can enjoy cinema under the stars as well as spotting a few stars like Robert deNiro and the perennially tan Valentino.
Posted By:Anita | No Comments | Interesting Festivals & Events in Italy, Stories of Life in Tuscany & Sicily Del.icio.us | Print | Trackback Thu, 3 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.
Posted By:Anita | 7 Comments | Hiking & Walking Trails in Italy, Travel Notes from Tours in Italy Del.icio.us | Print | Trackback Thu, 27 May 2010
Italian Street Games – U Calacipitu Go-kart Culture in Sicily
Called a calcipitu in Sicily, a rudimentary go-kart is a part of the Italian culture of street games, where danger and noise go hand in hand. Join the celebration during a walk through Ragusa Ibla.
Posted By:Anita | No Comments | Interesting Festivals & Events in Italy, Stories of Life in Tuscany & Sicily, Understanding the Culture & Customs of Italy Del.icio.us | Print | Trackback Tue, 25 May 2010
Italy’s Traditional DOP Cheeses – Provola of the Nebrodi Mountains in Sicily
One of Italy’s historic cheeses is Provola dei Nebrodi, a DOP cheese made in the mountains above Messina, Sicily, and traditionally aged in damp caves.
Weeds for Cheese – Bartering Caciocavallo In Sicily
Bartering with a farmer in Sicily brings us caciocavallo cheese in exchange for weeds.
Posted By:Anita | 2 Comments | Hiking & Walking Trails in Italy, Italian Food Traditions & Recipes, Stories of Life in Tuscany & Sicily, Understanding the Culture & Customs of Italy Del.icio.us | Print | Trackback Sat, 15 May 2010
Modica Città Rifiorita – Contest for the Most Beautifully Decorated Balcony in Modica Sicily
The city of Modica, Sicily re-blossoms during the first annual contest for the most beautifully decorated balcony in town called Modica Città Ri-fiorita. An initiative not without political contoversy, however.
Posted By:Anita | No Comments | Hiking & Walking Trails in Italy, Interesting Festivals & Events in Italy, Provocative People & Cool Places in Italy, Stories of Life in Tuscany & Sicily Del.icio.us | Print | Trackback Wed, 5 May 2010
Chocolate Making Class in Umbria – Save 25%
Learn how to make gift chocolates at our chocolate making class in Umbria, and save 25%.
Posted By:Anita | No Comments | Hiking & Walking Trails in Italy, Interesting Festivals & Events in Italy, Italian Food Traditions & Recipes, Special Offers in Italy Del.icio.us | Print | Trackback Mon, 3 May 2010
Franco Zeffirelli and the Arena of Verona-Summer Opera Festival in a Roman Amphitheatre
Franco Zeffirelli's spectacular stage sets are not to be missed at the 2010 Arena of Verona Opera Festival, held in the Roman amphitheatre.
Posted By:Anita | No Comments | Hiking & Walking Trails in Italy, Interesting Festivals & Events in Italy, Provocative People & Cool Places in Italy, Reviews & Recommendations in Italy Del.icio.us | Print | Trackback Fri, 30 Apr 2010
