Rosso and Brunello di Montalcino wine estate visits Montalcino is a pretty hill top town in the province of Siena Tuscany. It takes about 2 hours from Florence and 1 hour from Siena to get there, so it makes an ideal day trip from one of these 2 main towns. The main attraction of Montalcino […]
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A short guide to the food of Bologna, Modena and Parma by Gabriele Monti November 8th, 2012 Lovers of Italian food have labelled the Regione Emilia-Romagna as “the bread-basket of Italy.” It’s easy to see why. The historic cities of Parma, Modena and Bologna are famed for their food, from the air cured and delicate prosciutto (Parma
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A Food Experience in the Bologna Province, Emilia-Romagna Bologna has always been a city where food, culture, and everyday life blend naturally. In The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, the protagonist dines at Pappagallo and drinks coffee at Zanarini — historic establishments that still welcome visitors today. The city is known as “la dotta” (the learned),
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Emilia-Romagna, when viewed on a map, is framed almost linearly between the River Po and the Apennines, with its watershed gently diverging toward the Adriatic coast. Running longitudinally through the region is the historic Via Emilia — the ancient Roman road that traditionally separates the plains from the mountains. Roughly at the height of Imola
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by Marcelo Pinto November 3rd 2012 Parma stands austere and sophisticated in the territory bounded on the east by the Enza river and to the west by the river Stírane. The city lies among hillsides and rolling green hills that inspired Verdi’s melodies and atmospheres of the nineteenth-century such as La Certosa di Parma by Stendhal. Parma
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A Cicchetti Tour of Venice Emilia Delizia Venice food tour. Our company would be delighted to organise a Venice food tour for your group, family, friends or company incentive travel. Our culinary activities are great for those wanting to explore the best Italian food traditions. If are planning a trip to Emilia Romagna you can use
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