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Peppe’s Pig
February 2020 | Anne Robichaud
When Peppe told me the December date for the transformation of his butchered pig into prosciutto, capocollo, sausages, salami, coppa, and lard, I knew I would be there. At 84-years-old, Peppe is the oldest of our rural neighbors to continue this...
Via Francigena and European Freedom of Movement
February 2020 | Mary Manning
After seemingly endless debates and changes in leadership, the UK was scheduled to formally withdraw from the EU on January 31, 2020 [at press time], triggering a transition period that will last until December 31, 2020, during which time certain...
A Taste of Italy, Los Angeles Style
December 2019 | Diana Lucarino-Diekmann
Taste of Italy Los Angeles, L.A.’s premiere Italian food and wine event, was held this year on Oct. 12 and featured award-winning restaurants, world-class wineries, celebrity chefs, and live entertainment. Held in the historic Pico House and Los...
Christmas is Alive in Assisi
December 2019 | Anne Robichaud
Last-minute shopping forays, hours of cooking up a feast, gift-wrapping marathons, and a furious flurry of holiday party preparations are important elements of Christmastime for many. However, in some tiny mountain villages of Umbria, the locals...
The Goldsmith Art in Abruzzo
December 2019 | Ilaria Massacesi
One of the interesting and ancient traditions that the Abruzzo region boasts is certainly the art of goldsmithing. The most used materials are coral and gold. The latter is worked with a particular technique called filigree workmanship. The Abruzzo...
MUST GO: La Vendemmia in Italy
November 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
In a country known for wine production, the harvest season in Italy is an important time of year. Cities, towns and villages across the country celebrate vendemmia, a word specific to the Italian culture meaning “harvest of the grapes,” with...
Japan Comes to the Veneto
November 2019 | Myra Robinson
There's a small town south of Padua and an hour from Venice, off the beaten track but with plenty to attract the adventurous tourist, with its twin leaning towers, art nouveau houses and Renaissance buildings. This is Rovigo, a town in the heart of...
Santa Rosalia and Festa Italia
November 2019 | Jack Erickson
L’emigrazione dai paesi sulla costa ovest della Sicilia verso gli Stati Uniti è molto interessante, specialmente per come questi gruppi si sono poi assimilati, portando con sé la conoscenza della pesca e le loro feste tradizionali. A Monterey, in...
Eco-Holidays in the Veneto
October 2019 | Myra Robinson
Mai come prima, il tema dell’ecoturismo sostenibile si è fatto più urgente ed in tempi relativamente recenti questo tipo di turismo ha vissuto una crescita molto importante. Concedersi una vacanza “green” significa abbandonare lo stress per dare...
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