12 Aug WHO WAS AUGUSTUS AND WHY IS AUGUST CALLED AUGUST?
Image of the Ara Pacis (above) by Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Since 1582 our daily lives have been regulated by the Gregorian...
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14 Jul FESTA DEL REDENTORE – A FESTIVAL OF THANKSGIVING
Fireworks and celebrations in the street, a thanksgiving mass and a flotilla of Venetian barges – no, this is not...
08 Dec COPING IN THE YEAR OF COVID
2020 has been a devastating year for so many of us, and while the pandemic has completely knocked our business...
12 Oct PALAZZO SCHIFANOIA – A RENAISSANCE TREASURE IN FERRARA
Article by Emanuela Mari. After well over two years of renovations, the Great Hall of the Months in Ferrara’s Palazzo Schifanoia,...
14 Aug HOW TO EAT PARMIGIANO REGGIANO – LET ME COUNT THE WAYS!
Sitting at the Trattoria Corrieri in Parma we are presented with a plate piled high with golden, crumbling wedges of...
13 Nov THE MANY FACES OF LAKE MAGGIORE
Secluded gardens, a magnificent waterfall, a monastery built into the cliff face - Lake Maggiore offers a lot more than...
30 Jul The living gem that is Bergamo
Bergamo is one of our all-time favourite small Italian towns — a medieval hilltop borough bristling with towers and atmospheric...
09 Apr THE UNEXPECTED RICHES OF RAVENNA
Tucked away on the Adriatic coast, not really on the way to any of the major tourist destinations, is a...
09 Jan MATERA – A CITY FROM ANOTHER TIME
As you look out over the sassi districts in the city of Matera, you could be forgiven for thinking you...
27 Feb A POSTCARD FROM LAGO D’ORTA
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Lago d'Orta or Lake Orta is one of the relatively undiscovered gems...