Spring in Ravenna
For my trip to Emilia Romagna at the end of March- would you recommend visiting Ravenna or it is primarily a beach town where businesses…
Wine & Architecture in Parma
After lunch we visited Parma and its historical city center. First we visited the Palazzo della Pilotta, the name comes from the game of pelota,…
Music and culture in Verdi’s Homeland
An excerpt from Francesca’s Diary… A visit to Soragna, a beautiful small town filled with art and history, where we visited a little dairy farm…
2018: The Year of Italian Food
Happy BEFANA! (the Epiphany of January 6 is a very popular celebration in Italy) While thinking to all kids in Italy opening their gifts, I…
FICO: Start your journey from field to fork…
Did you know that Italy’s food and agricultural sector represents more than 11% of the country’s GDP! Recognizing this economic driver, the city of Bologna…
Sicilian Bites
Your journey to Sicily can start anyway you want! A flight from another Italian or European airport, a car journey through the “Autostrada del Sole”…
Delicious Bottarga Deliziosa
After our visit at the Saline, we sat for lunch at the nearby restaurant and enjoyed the wonderful view of the windmill and Saline and…
The best sea salt
We know that Sicily provides us with beautiful wines, olive oils and fish but she is also the source of another of Nature’s gifts –…
Glorious Seafood!
This morning we left the beautiful Hotel Carmine and took a stroll into in the local fish market in Marsala. From shark to shrimp, squid…