7 unusual and legendary walls of Italy
While Italy is known for its many historic walls – Roman, Etruscan, Norman and Aragonese, among others – some Italian
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Offbeat & Unusual
Italian natural wines are slowly getting the attention they deserve
While wine is the one remaining sector not fully covered by the EU rules on organic farming standards, the
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Ostuni: the White Town
(updated March 10, 2015) Ostuni, also referred to as “the White Town” (La Città Bianca), is a picturesque, medieval
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Singular, multicolored vineyard chapel on the Langhe hills of Piemonte
(updated March 2018) The Cappella della Madonna delle Grazie, also known as Santa Maria delle Grazie, is a singular, colorful
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Italian Love Foods: aphrodisiac foods in Italian cuisine
Named after Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love, aphrodisiac foods are substances or ingredients thought to provoke or
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Top 8 Venetian bridges with the most unusual names
(updated October 6, 2016) Venice, the Serenissima, is also known as the “City of Bridges“. About 400 bridges connect the
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Meandering through Dozza’s multicolored murals
Dozza is a litttle town situated between Bologna and Imola, known for its Rocca (fortress) and colorful murals in
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The “dying town” of Civita di Bagnoregio, Viterbo
Civita di Bagnoregio is a town in the Province of Viterbo, founded by the Etruscans over 2,500 years ago.
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Living nativity scenes in Italy (Live Christmas crèches)
(updated december 2013) Many towns in Italy celebrate the centuries-old Italian tradition of Christmas crèches with traditional wooden or
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Presepe nel Pozzo, the underground nativity scene in Orvieto
The Presepe nel Pozzo of Orvieto is a wonderful animated nativity scene staged in an Etruscan cave located at the
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