18 Italian records and superlative Trivia
(updated December 22, 2017) The world’s tallest museum, the world’s smallest restaurant, the world’s smallest car, the world’s oldest mall,
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Awards & Records
Top 10 Slow Italy articles of 2011
Time to see which were the most popular Slow Italy articles based on the number of shares by our
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Wine bottles to promote reading
Short stories published in the form of tiny booklets attached to the back of wine bottles to promote reading… The
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Best authentic Italian restaurants abroad
The Best Authentic Italian Restaurant award, acknowledging “the restaurant that has best demonstrated the ability to offer the essence of
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First Italian restaurant abroad to receive Michelin three-star rating
Hong Kong’s 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana is the first Italian restaurant outside of Italy to receive the renowned
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Rome still favorite city with foreign tourists
Rome is still the favorite city for foreign visitors to Italy followed by Venice, Milan, Florence and Sorrento, according to
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White Truffle Record
The seasonal record for the largest white truffle goes to an anonymous tartufaio (truffle hunter) who found a specimen of
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Italian Wines of the Year 2012
Vini d’Italia, the guide published by the well-respected Gambero Rosso has just released its list of Special Award winners for
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Sicilian Winery declared best of 2012
Tasca d’Almerita has been elected “Italian Winery of the Year” in the 2012 edition of Vini d’Italia, Italy’s famous wine
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