Find out more about how Italians celebrate Christmas and New Year’s and improve your Italian language skills. Melissa Muldoon and Vita Gentile instruct us on the best Italian words to describe the holiday season.
A Tour Through Italian Christmas Desserts + Recipe for a Sicilian Christmas Treat
Our friend Melissa Muldoon takes us on a tour of Christmas desserts from Italy – from panettone to chocolate salami – and shares a holiday treat from Sicily – Croccante alle Mandorle Siciliano.
Italy Celebrates 150th Birthday in 2011
With all the antiquities and ruins to see throughout Italy, it is easy to forget that the actual country of Italy is quite young. For centuries, the Italian peninsula was comprised of independent city-states, the Papal States and other areas controlled by various European kingdoms. The Italy we know today only dates back to 1861 when the modern Italian state …
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December 2010/January 2011 – Lake Como, Cooking in Emilia-Romagna, Italy’s 150th Birthday
Wow! In this issue we go all over Italy to find the very best to bring to you. One writer finds more than one adrenalin rush on Lake Como while biking, hiking and boating. Another of our writers visits a unique cooking school and museum in Emilia-Romagna. And more on wine tasting in Rome, a Venice apartment rental and Italy’s 150th birthday in 2011. (8 pages)
Huge Sale on Italy Travel DVDs and Books!
Headed to Italy in 2011? Looking for inspiration? Well, we have some deals for you – but you have to act fast as there are only limited quantities. We’re clearing out our holiday stock and are reducing some of our most popular Italy travel DVDS and books by 20 to 45%. If you were every going to buy any of …
Venice: An Apartment Rental with a View
I could hear it before I could see it. Notes of O Sole Mio rang out from a gondolier as passed just feet from the bedroom window, passing through the sitting room window and turning the corner and passing through the other sitting room window. Check out this amazing Venice apartment rental.
Vino Roma: Wine Tasting in Rome
Whether you're enjoying the house wine (no label, served in ceramic jug) at a local trattoria or formally tasting the vintages at a vineyard, Italy offers a wealth of wine experiences. So where can learn a bit about vino? We've found short, fun classes in Rome that you will love.
Casa Artusi: A Living Museum of Italian Home Cooking in Emilia-Romagna
This museum and cooking school in Emilia-Romagna is devoted to Pellegrino Artusi, the man who has been called the father of Italian home cooking. Read on to find out why and how you can experience his cooking.