Discover Oltrepò Pavese: Wine Country Near Milan Milan has no vineyards of its own, but Oltrepò Pavese — a large wine zone in the hills south of Pavia — is reachable in under an hour from the city. The region produces a range of DOC wines largely unknown outside northern Italy: sparkling wines made from […]
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Franciacorta is a wine zone in Lombardy between the southern shore of Lake Iseo and the city of Brescia — about 25 km east of Brescia and 90 km east of Milan. It produces Italy’s most internationally regarded method-traditional sparkling wine, made from Chardonnay, Pinot Nero, and Pinot Bianco by the same process used in
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I am a professional tourist guide since 1999, I was working in Mexico where I was living until 2011, for italian, english and spanish tourists. I’ve been working both with goups and individuals tours, throughout all Mexico, in particular Mayan area in the South-West and sometimes Guatemala. When I came back to Italy I experienced the opportunity that Righousekitchen was offering me, to become teacher for their cooking classes to the children. I also organize birthday parties, events entertainment both with children and adults, where we prepare most of the typical italian dishes, and Mexican dishes. It is really exciting and satisfactory, people really enjoy prepare food, learn new receipes, expecially italian cooking ones. also the moment we seat down and enjoy our home made food!
Lago Maggiore from Milan: Day Trip Guide to the Borromean Islands Read Post »
Italy’s ski resorts are better paired with food than those of most Alpine countries — partly because the mountains run through regions with some of the strongest culinary traditions in Europe, and partly because the Italian resort culture has always treated the lunch stop as seriously as the skiing. The three areas below are the
Skiing and Eating in the Italian Alps: Madonna di Campiglio, Bormio and Cortina Read Post »
Milanese cuisine is more specific than the city’s cosmopolitan reputation suggests. It has its own dishes — dishes that belong to this city and the Lombardy plains around it — built on butter, saffron, slow-cooked pork, and a sweetened bread that the rest of the world now eats at Christmas. Most of them are winter
What to Eat in Milan: Traditional Milanese Dishes Explained Read Post »
Mantua (Mantova in Italian) is a refined yet understated city in northern Italy, where Renaissance architecture meets a deeply rooted culinary tradition. Sitting on the fertile plains of the Po Valley and embraced by the waters of the Mincio River, Mantua shares many gastronomic influences with neighbouring Emilia-Romagna while preserving its own distinctive identity. Visitors
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