When visiting Italy do not miss out on the Italian culture of enjoying an aperitivo or apericena. Aperitivo simply means pre-dinner drink and is generally from 12pm at lunchtime and between 7 – 9 pm in the evening but can vary across Italy especially in cities such as Milan, the aperitivo can be even earlier as the after work business crowd gather.

The distinction between aperitivo and apericena is a little confusing, Aperitivo is when a standard drink is accompanied with more than just the traditional nuts or crisps and an apericena traditonally is an all you can eat buffet but aperitivo is also quite often used for both.