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Contarini del Bovolo staircase: The spiraling beauty of Venice
Part of a palace, the Contarini del Bovolo staircase is a masterpiece. Its restoration works have just ended so it→
Villa Malcontenta and the rain curse
Villa Malcontenta was designed by architect Andrea Palladio in 1558 for the Foscari family as a suburban mansion, easy to→
Is Rialto market at risk?
What? Rialto market at risk? Yes, sad but true. It seems that Rialto market is at risk, after 1000 years→
StorieArtigiane, our Venice artisans tour
Thanks to BlogdiPadova and OfficinaArtigiana I had the chance to join the DIGITALmeet called #storieartigiane, which means “artisan stories”. The intent was to→
Italian Carnival from A to Z
Italian Carnival is beloved by children of all ages. The word derives from the Latin “carnem levare”, which means to eliminate→
The Fondamenta delle Zattere, a sunny promenade in Venice
The Fondamenta delle Zattere [fohn-dah-MEHN-tah DEHL-leh TSAHT-teh-reh] is a long dock in the south area of Venice (in Dorsoduro). The→
Foodie View all
Italian chocolate lava cake to die for
I’m a glutton and by now everybody knows it. One of my favourite desserts is the “tortino al cioccolato con→
An Italian Prosciutto story: Prosciuttificio Fontana
My husband and I visited Prosciuttificio Fontana during the Prosciutto Festival in the pretty medieval town of Montagnana. I was expecting→
The Apple Pie Italian style (my Aunt’s style)
This is the recipe of my Aunt Anna’s Apple Pie, Torta di Mele di mia zia Anna [TOHR-tah dee MEH-leh→
VILLAGES View all
What to do in Spello and where to eat
Spello is one of my favourite villages in Umbria. It is “all uphill”, or “all downhill”, depending on your point→
Dozza street art village near Bologna
Dozza is a lovely little village (about 1.000 inhabitants) located on the crest of a hill in Emilia Romagna, in→
Bardolino is not only a wine!
Bardolino is a village on the shore of the Lake Garda, 30 minutes by car from Verona, close to the→
MADE IN ITALY View all
My weekend: a birthday, a passeggiata and organic toys
Last weekend my friend Ivan (in Italian we pronounce it EE-van) came back from London to celebrate his 40th birthday→
Moka pot, the mysterious object
What is a Moka pot? The Moka is a coffee-maker designed by Alfonso Bialetti in 1933. It is produced in different sizes,→
Pasta in Italy: story and facts
One thing is sure: Italian pasta [PAH -stah] was not born yesterday. Primordial forms of pasta were present in various parts→
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