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2,000 year old statues depicting myths from Ovid’s fabled writing have been discovered near Rome.
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A New View of Mount Vesuvius, Truffle Hunting in Umbria and and Exception Find in Rome
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013blogged by Gillian
Olive Oil and Chestnuts and an Overshadowed Ancient Site
Thursday, November 22nd, 2012
The ‘olive dolce’ or sweet olive is lightly brined and very fresh
It is new olive oil time in Italy – This website is filled with information on history and methods and towns to visit.
Herculaneum is often skipped for the better known Pompeii, Elizabeth Poveledo tells you why you should visit.
The annual chestnut festival near Lucca
blogged by Gillian
Shopping in Treviso, The Age of La Dolce Vita and a New Italian Read
Monday, October 29th, 2012
Visit this beautiful design shop in the Veneto for Italian crafted cookware, bright textiles and the chicest sunglasses.
A gorgeous slide show of photographs by Slim Aaron capture four decades of Italian La Dolce Vita
The lush short story collection “The Flying Creatures of Fra Angelico.” by Antionio Tabucchi has now been translated
blogged by Gillian
A Mona Lisa Mystery and Retracing Homers Steps
Friday, October 5th, 2012
From Alberti’s Window – A Look at the Obscure “Farnese Bull” Sculpture
From The New Yorker – Retrace Homer’s steps with the iDyssey.
From Business Week – A Mona Lisa Mystery
blogged by Gillian
An Umbrian Town, Italian Style and Venetian Glass
Friday, August 31st, 2012
Visit the lovely grounds with hundreds year old pines and vineyards
From Elizabeth Minchilli – Explore an Umbrian town
From the New York Times – An Archive of Venetian Glassworks found
From The Financial Times – Classic Italian Style
blogged by Gillian
Explore the Final Hours of Pompeii, Amalfi Lemons and a Venetian Bookstore
Monday, August 27th, 2012
From John Hooper – The future of Amalfi lemons
From With Rainbow Eyes – A favorite Venetian Bookshop
From A Day in Pompeii – Explore the final hours of the city of Pompeii
blogged by Gillian
Florentine Artisans, The Roman Empire and Gore Vidal’s Ravello
Friday, August 10th, 2012
Your Secret Door to Italy
From Andrea Vogt – Read a tribute to Florentine custom shoemaker, Stefano Bemer
From NPR – A New Book on the Roman Empire by Anthony Everitt
From Vanity Fair – Discover Gore Vidal’s Ravello
blogged by Gillian
Eating, Shopping and History on The Amalfi Coast
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
From Ciao Amalfi – The Regata delle Antiche Repubbliche Marinare | Amalfi 2012
Every four years a very special day happens in Amalfi. There are many days to be in Amalfi, but this is the day to be in Amalfi. The distinctive Amalfi blue flags with white crosses are the first sign that something special is about to happen.
From Gillian’s Lists – What to buy on the Island of Capri
From Elizabeth Minchilli – What to eat in Positano
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Visit Leonardos Home in Vince, Making Mozzarella and Roman Empire or Republic?
Friday, July 13th, 2012
From The Crash Course – The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or…Which Was It?:
“ In which John Green explores exactly when Rome went from being the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. Here’s a hint: it had something to do with Julius Caesar, but maybe less than you think…”
From Tuscany Arts – Visit Leonardo’s home in Vinci
“ How many times have you heard the name Leonardo Da Vinci?
Did you know how many things does this name says about him?
Leonardo is a typical Tuscan name and Da Vinci indicates the town where he was born and lived most of his life…”
From Wired to the World – Of Buffalo Mozzarella and the Kindness of Strangers
“One of the reasons we went to Paestum, besides the incredible ruins, was to visit the birthplace of buffalo mozzarella and hopefully see how it’s made. The day before we’d attempted to visit Vannulo dairy and arrived in late afternoon only to discover there were no tours (sometimes, but only in the morning) and saw nary a buffalo. I had to console myself with some chocolate gelato made with buffalo milk (really good)…”
blogged by Gillian
What Italy Hotline is Reading: An Amalfi Coast Road Trip…
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
Watch a beautiful Video of this years Infiorata in Montefiascone
From National Geographic – An Amalfi Coast Road Trip
“ The Costiera Amalfitana, or Amalfi Coast, is widely considered Italy’s most scenic stretch of coastline, a landscape of towering bluffs, pastel-hued villages terraced into hillsides, precipitous corniche roads, luxuriant gardens, and expansive vistas over turquoise waters and green-swathed mountains. Deemed by UNESCO “an outstanding example of a Mediterranean landscape, with exceptional cultural and natural scenic values,” the coast was awarded a coveted spot on the World Heritage list in 1997…”
From Buzz in Rome – Rome, City of Saints. Visit their Houses through June 23!
“Religion in Rome is not just the Vatican and the beautiful churches scattered all over downtown. It’s a much more complicated story. The city always attracted charismatic figures, religious scholars and men and women imbued by noble values. Many of these virtuous people became saints and gave a great spiritual but also factual contribution to the Catholic Church and the city of Rome…”
From Gustiamo - Learn about Gragano Pasta
“ In 2004 ten pasta producers from Gragnano, in Campania, applied for the IGP “Gragnano pasta” certification (protected geographical indication) – first initiative ever of this kind in Italy – to safeguard the century old Gragnano know-how from imitations and reward Gragnano pasta’s notoriety and legendary reputation of excellence: for more than 500 years Gragnano has encapsulated the very essence of pasta making tradition. The town’s favorable location between the sea and the mountains and the quality of its spring waters, allowed it to become the pasta “district” of the world…”
blogged by Gillian
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