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If you know us a little bit, you will already know that we are great lovers of Italian cuisine. In every city we travel to, one of our priorities is to taste some of its typical dishes. We think it’s an essential part of a trip, and we love it! We once lived in Bergamo, and when it came to food, we were very lucky! From one side, Bergamo is not amo...

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Italy has always been the cradle of art and culture: over the years have been built several historical theaters famous all over the world, which have hosted great musicians, dancers, singers and artists of all kinds. There are several Italian architects who have designed and built some of the most beautiful historical theatres, so let’s find out to...

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Executive chef Raffaele Spadavecchia specializes in pasta at Brooklyn’s Scottadito Osteria Toscana restaurant, but, like other chefs who competed on Food Network’s Chopped TV show, he was handed incongrous ingredients and told, figuratively, to make wine out of water. Spadavecchia made it to the show’s final round after creating an appetizer with u...

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There is Frank Sinatra who had a Sicilian grandfather, Madonna with her parents from Abruzzo and Bruce Springsteen whose mother was born in the province of Salerno. The firmament of the stars of the US show has always been studded with Italian-Americans born in the United States but descendants of people who, between 800 and 900, emigrated from the...

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A delicious appetiser, a wonderful mid-morning snack, a tasty aperitif before dinner: this is Focaccia Barese, the queen of Bari's street food, in the southern region of Puglia. The focaccia is never missing from the table. At any time of day, in any part of the city, you will always find someone eating a steaming, fragrant, soft and at the same ti...

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The climate of Italy is highly diverse, given the length of the peninsula and its mostly mountainous interior. However, conditions on the coast are different from those in the interior, especially during the winter months: while places at higher altitudes tend to be cold, wet, and often snowy, the coastal regions have mild winters, in particular th...

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The scene could not be much more Italian: a Vespa, laundry on the line, and women in the street making pasta. To know which part of Italy, though, just look at the shape they're making – that is, if you can see it. Nunzia Caputo's hands move so quickly that we've slowed-down the video to see her forming orecchiette, which means "little ears." It's...

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Google is a tool that is now an integral part of the daily life of each of us. Searching for songs, recipes, information and much more on the well-known search engine is a natural action, almost like drinking a glass of water. Among the numerous Google tools there is Destination Insight which is part of Google Travel Insight, useful for monitoring...

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On February 21, 2021, a new television series entitled “Le Indagini di Lolita Lobosco” (“The Investigations of Lolita Lobosco”) premiered on Rai, the national public broadcasting company of Italy. Inspired by a series of novels by Gabriella Genisi, the show follows assistant superintendent Lolita Lobosco of the Bari police force.  Set in the old to...

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If you are in Apulia and you are walking along the promenade of Bari, take a look at the cliffs. It will be very easy to see, among the boats, fishermen engaged in a very intense activity. They are repeatedly slamming something on the rock, with very strong force and very emphasized movements. What is it? The tradition Bari is famous for its fishin...

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