Antipasti
12 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Bon appétit, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time: 5 minutes Antipasto (plural: antipasti) is the traditional first course of a formal Italian meal. Usually made of bite-size small portions and presented on a platter from which everyone serves themselves, the purpose of antipasti is to stimulate the appetite. Typical ingredients of a traditional antipasto includes cured meats, olives, peperoncini, mushrooms, anchovies, artichoke hearts, various cheeses (such as provolone or mozzarella), pickled meats, and vegetables in oil or vinegar. read more…Locorotondo in Apulia
23 December 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 7 minutes Locorotondo (Barese: U Curdunne) is a town and municipality of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy, with a population of about 14,000. It is situated between Martina Franca and Alberobello in the Valle d’Itria, a green stretch of countryside dotted with the famous whitewashed cone-roofed trulli houses. Locorotondo is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia (“The most beautiful villages of Italy”) and it has been awarded the Orange Flag of the Touring Club of Italy due to the harmony of its shapes and the accessibility of the old town, as it can be easily visited on foot. It is an intricate network of little streets lined with old buildings and it is known for its typical houses called “Le Cummerse“, which have a regular geometric shape and a sloping roof made of two different layers of limestone slabs. These dwellings have nowadays been renovated and offered to visitors in the form of scattered hotels. read more…Teatro La Fenice in Venice
12 December 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Opera Houses, Theaters, Libraries Reading Time: 11 minutes Teatro La Fenice (“The Phoenix“) is a historic opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of “the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre” and in the history of opera as a whole. Especially in the 19th century, La Fenice became the site of many famous operatic premieres at which the works of several of the four major bel canto era composers—Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and Verdi—were performed. read more…Castellammare del Golfo in Siciliy
3 December 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 4 minutes Castellammare del Golfo (Sicilian: Casteḍḍammari; Latin: Emporium Segestanorum or Emporium Aegestensium) is a town and municipality in the Trapani Province of Sicily. The name can be translated as “Sea Fortress on the Gulf”, stemming from the medieval fortress in the harbor. The nearby body of water conversely takes its name from the town, and is known as Gulf of Castellammare. read more…Panettone
10 November 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Bon appétit Reading Time: 7 minutes Panettone (Milanese: panetton) is an Italian type of sweet bread and fruitcake, originally from Milan, Italy, usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas and New Year in Western, Southern, and Southeastern Europe, as well as in South America, Eritrea, Australia, the United States, and Canada. read more…Portrait: Vitruvius, a Roman architect and engineer
23 October 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: Architecture, Portrait Reading Time: 12 minutes Vitruvius was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work titled De architectura. As the only treatise on architecture to survive from antiquity, it has been regarded since the Renaissance as the first book on architectural theory, as well as a major source on the canon of classical architecture. It is not clear to what extent his contemporaries regarded his book as original or important. read more…Calcata in Lazio
16 October 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 5 minutes Calcata (locally Cargata) is a comune and town in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Lazio, located 47 kilometres (29 mi) north of Rome by car, overlooking the valley of Treja river. The historical centre now includes restaurants, cafes, and art galleries. read more…Grand Canal in Venice
7 September 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 6 minutes
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