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Venice View all
Visit to Squero Tramontin and gondola ride in Venice
Some days ago I had the chance to visit Squero Tramontin, one of the places where gondolas are built and→
Venice Historical Regatta: photos, facts and feelings
Being part of the Venice Historical Regatta, la Regata Storica, was one of the best moments I lived this year.→
Palazzo Ducale facade: a tale of marble and stone
Palazzo Ducale is a unique landmark of Venice. You maybe visited it. If you haven’t done it yet, you can read→
Journey to the Centre of the Doge’s Palace
Palazzo Ducale, Doge’s Palace is located in Piazza San Marco, right in front of the San Marco bell tower. When→
Trattoria Da Paeto Pianiga
How did we end up at Trattoria Da Paeto Pianiga? One of the first Sundays of Spring, Matteo and I→
Flight of the Angel, Venice
The Flight of the Angel marks the beginning of Venice Carnival. It was such a thrill for me to attend→
Foodie View all
Lactose free products in Italy you can find in supermarkets
Lactose free products in Italy Why a post about lactose free products in Italy? Well, I’ve already mentioned my lactose→
Historic Cafés in Turin
One of the things I liked the most when I visited the capital of Piedomont were its Cafés. The historic→
Learn how to make Italian pasta with beans (pasta e fagioli)
Italian pasta with beans, ie pasta e fagioli [PAHS-tah eh fah-JOH-lee], pasta with beans, is a typical dish of many Italian→
VILLAGES View all
Bassano del Grappa: lively, moving, romantic
Bassano del Grappa is a lovely town, perfect for a romantic getaway. Mostly famous for: the Ponte Vecchio wooden bridge→
Castelluccio di Norcia after the Earthquake
This is a long story. It began almost 30 years ago, when I listened to my father’s tales about his→
Arqua Petrarca, a medieval village for poets and romantics
Arqua Petrarca is a medieval village perched on the Euganean Hills in the province of Padua. It consists of two→
MADE IN ITALY View all
What should I pack for a summer trip to Italy?
Perhaps not everyone knows that I’m a bit of a control freak. Not for everything, luckily. But when it comes→
Marisa Convento: in the lair of the last impiraressa of Venice
Recently I had the pleasure to attend a workshop in Venice with Marisa Convento, aka the Impiraressa. Impirar is a→
Whiteleaves gioielli: a magic world of jewels handmade in Italy
I’d like this story to begin with a path in the woods, a little house with a smoking chimney and a→