This summer I planned a long trip all over Italy, through some of the most fascinating towns and their most intriguing peculiarities. Then I suddenly ended up in Umbria, the only central region not showing on the sea. I thought … Read More
On Tuesday, August 6, the itinerant festival La Notte della Taranta – ‘the tarantella night’ – began in Corigliano d’Otranto, a small town in Apulia, Italy, in the hearth not only of world renowned Salento, but also of the so-called … Read More
Here we are, all seated around the table. I knew this time would come and I was really eager to enjoy it, but at the same time I knew the implicit dangers: the endless flow of smells and flavours started … Read More
I wasn’t but a clumsy cub when I went through the Raganello Gorge for the first time. During my summer holidays in Southern Italy, in an Italian-Albanian small village in the Pollino mountains called Civita, the gorge was our magnificent … Read More
I haven’t spent a visit to Civita in a long time. It is my father’s village, in the South Italian region of Calabria. I always went there for my summer holidays as a kid… When I’m travelling and someone asks … Read More
Since our kid came entered in our life, our travel lust had to adapt to a little child’s pace and desires, and beside our wish for exploring we grew eager to watch him enjoy the little discoveries at hand. Some … Read More
Spoleto, a small town in Italy, is hosting the Festival of 2 Worlds, also known as Festival of Spoleto. The Festival started on June 28 and will last until July 14: 17 days of music, theatre, visual arts, dance, lectures … Read More
After a long series of shakes which started in December, a 5.9 Ml magnitude earthquake hit L’Aquila, main town of the Italian region Abruzzo, with epicentres through the whole town area and part of the province. The earthquake will take … Read More
Italy’s main town for style, business, fog… Milan is many towns and attracts many stereotypes at the same time. Maybe this is one of its many charms. Another one being that it has much to offer and it suits many … Read More