The unique climates of Sicily and Sardinia make for wines that are quite unlike those from mainland Italy. Paul Pettengale samples a selection of Italian Island white wines… My first experience of a white wine from one of the Italian islands was while sat (really) on the dock of a bay with my wife (then girlfriend) […]
Home to more than 200 towers in the Middle Ages, Ascoli Piceno is accessible, manageable and rich in history and culture. Jane Keightley takes the tour… Travelling through southern Le Marche I could not help wondering why the area is not as popular with tourists as neighbouring Tuscany and Umbria. The area is blessed with […]
Looking to explore Ascoli Piceno? Here’s all the top tips from where to dine, where to stay and what to see and do! WHAT TO SEE AND DO ➤ Pinoteca Civica Piazza Arringo The Pinoteca Civica, Ascoli Piceno’s principal art gallery, is housed in the grand Palazzo Arringo and has more than 800 works of […]
As co-founder of food importer Gallucci & Gilmour, Malcolm Gilmour has plenty to say about this lesser-known region of south Italy. Here he offers an insight into the vast culinary history of Basilicata… In the Italian film Basilicata Coast to Coast, which recounts the story of four errant musicians making their way by foot from […]
Filetti di sgombro al forno This is delicious at any time of the year, but I particularly like baked mackerel in early spring with creamy mashed potato. ➤ Serves 2 ➤ Preparation 15 minutes ➤ Cooking 15 minutes ➤ 2 large mackerel, cut into 4 fillets ➤ 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil ➤ 2 tbsp […]
Martin Yarnit shares his favourite spots for enjoying a light aperitivo in Bologna – from top-end cafés to the humble bars that garner the most attention from locals in the know… Italians everywhere enjoy a drink and a snack before dinner, maybe as a break during the early evening passeggiata. But the Bolognese are particularly […]
Richard J Eldridge, Huntington Beach, California “This is a shot of the Basilica San Pietro, Roma, at sunset from the Ponte Umberto I with the Ponte Sant’Angelo in the foreground. This was taken as we were walking back to our hotel from a day at the Musei Vatican and the Basilica in November 2014.”
Michele Tucci, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan “We were at the Capitoline Museum in Rome when my son said he wanted to see the statue’s teeth close up!”
Mrs Rona Hayward, Whitchurch “In June this year my husband were in the shade of an old olive tree by the amphitheatre in Lecce when these two little chaps came out to enjoy the sun. Happy days!”
Caroline Gray, Gosforth “Looking over to Cortona, beautiful Tuscany in summertime.”