Michele Tucci, Michigan, USA “This photo was taken in Castellana Grotte near Bari. We were staying in a beautiful trullo and were exploring the surrounding fields.”
Castellana Grotte
Author: Italia Travel & Life
Having fun making pizza
Rachel Markwick, by email “Having fun making pizza in the ancient kitchen of our holiday house in Bassano in Teverina.”
Gourmet guide to Montalcino
As much as anywhere in Italy, the food of Montalcino is intensely local and dear to its residents. Wanda Djebbar explains the culinary heritage of this Tuscan town with her Gourmet guide to Montalcino… Sitting proudly on its hilltop at 567 metres above sea level, looking out over the Val d’Orcia and the Via Francigena, […]
The Sound Of The Dolmites
Chris Allsop attends the Sound of the Dolomites festival for world-class music in a breath-taking natural setting, and then discovers the unspoiled gem known as ‘Little Venice’… The hills are alive with the sound of music. Except this is northeast Italy, not Austria, and it might be a tad rude – if not inaccurate – […]
Sound of the Dolomites festival Top Tips
INFORMATION ➤ www.visittrentino.it General Trentino tourism website that covers the entire region: from the Alps to the Mediterranean; from the crisp mountain air of the Dolomites to the mild, balmy climate of Lake Garda. ➤ www.visitrovereto.it More location-specific tourism website that concentrates on the town of Rovereto and the surrounding district of Vallagarina (known in German […]
48 Hours In Taormina
Is the Sicilian town of Taormina the friendliest tourist destination in Italy? Yolanda Zappaterra spends a long weekend there to find out… ‘La sposa arriva, la sposa arriva!’ shouts a small suited child excitedly as the hubbub from the crowd around the Chiesa San Giuseppe rises noticeably and hands begin to dig into bags of […]
Passport to Seborga
Marina Spironetti visits the intriguing city state of Seborga in western Liguria. Fiercely independent, it still boasts its own currency, its own passport and, yes, its own prince… Small countries have always fascinated me. From Andorra to Liechtenstein, from Monaco to San Marino – tiny states with their own history, proud to be different. I […]
Stuffed Red Peppers
Peperoni ripieni di carne You can make stuffed red peppers with anything you like, but they do go well with beef. ➤ Serves 2 ➤ Preparation 10 minutes ➤ Cooking 50 minutes 2 large red peppers 200g lean minced beef 1 small onion, peeled, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled, finely chopped 150ml beef […]
Salt Flats of Sicily
They have been farming the salt flats of Sicily since long before the Romans arrived on the island and they still are – the tourist industry here, you see, is not the most buoyant in Italy… Few tourists venture to the far west of Sicily. Even those travellers intrepid enough to leave the north coast […]
The Madonna della Bruna
The Madonna della Bruna is the protector of Matera in Basilicata. Her feast day is the 2nd of July, when she is brought from the Church of San Francesco and presented to the people… In northern climes, we tend to reserve our illuminations and fireworks for the winter months, when we are glad for the light […]