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How to visit Italy during Covid-19: regions divided by colours

Are you planning to travel to Italy for leisure or business? First, you might need few tips on how to travel during this pandemic. Second, here is an update on the situation in Italy. Italy in January 2021 If you are not skilled with Italian geography, it is time to learn how Italy is organized. The reason? Italy has different types of lockdown depending on the region and its contagion rate. The country is divided by colours: we now have red, orange and yellow regions. Before trying to explain the differences between these colours, let's discover what are the Italian regions. I'm putting my teacher glasses on. Are you ready? The Italian regions. Italy is dived in 20 regions: 18 spread along the boot and two islands plunged in the Mediterranean sea. There was a time when ...

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La Scarpetta, a ritual when eating in Italy

Eating in Italy is all about pleasure. Everything we do has a reason: from the choice of ingredients to the pairings dish/wine. A particular type of pasta is generally used with that type of sauce because that shape enhances the flavours in an explosion of fragrances. The order of dishes is strictly regulated by rules to enjoy a meal at its best. In other words, everything in Italy as a reason as far as food is concerned. This set of sometimes unwritten rules leads to enjoy every bite of a dish. Until the very last one. Which in one case has even a name: la scarpetta. And a verb: fare, to do, la scarpetta. Although the most snob diner might argue that the Scarpetta ritual is not acceptable in a refined dinner, I'd like to remember that snob comes from the Latin sine nobilitatis, ...

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5 online amazing cooking classes to gift for Christmas

According to researches about happiness, buying experiences instead of material goods makes us happier. Unfortunately, during Covid-19, we are forced to stay at home. The good news is that this pandemic hit us in the Internet era, therefore we can travel, meet people and carry on our hobbies even remaining in our homes. So, if you are looking for unusual presents, you might consider the opportunity to buy an experience such as an online cooking course. And why not learning some Italian dishes? I have selected cooking classes held by Italians in English and that you can easily follow from your kitchen. 1. Patrizia Romeo and the secret of raw foodism Raw foodism is the practice of eating food that is uncooked or unprocessed. But don't think of eating fruit salads and nuts as ...

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La Scarpetta, a ritual when eating in Italy

Eating in Italy is all about pleasure. Everything we do has a reason: from the choice of ingredients to the pairings dish/wine. A particular type of pasta is generally used with that type of sauce because that shape enhances the flavours in an explosion of fragrances. The order of dishes is strictly regulated by rules…

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5 online amazing cooking classes to gift for Christmas

According to researches about happiness, buying experiences instead of material goods makes us happier. Unfortunately, during Covid-19, we are forced to stay at home. The good news is that this pandemic hit us in the Internet era, therefore we can travel, meet people and carry on our hobbies even remaining in our homes. So, if…

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Eat & Drink

Dammuso: Traditional Dishes in Noto, the Heart of Sicilian Baroque

A Japanese spot in the heart of Torino

7 Courses: How to Read an Italian Menu

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Art & Culture

Landscape

10 Amazing Places to Visit in Basilicata

Carpe diem and visit Venosa

A dive in the Sicilian Baroque: Caltagirone and the art of Ceramics

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Vico Equense: 5 places to eat in the Naples gulf

12 tips for traveling during Covid-19 pandemic

Shopping in Turin: the market of Piazza Benefica

How to park in Italian cities

Visit the Sorrento Coast on a budget

10 desserts that you can find in Italian restaurants

The best pastries in Naples: Scaturchio

Pizzeria Sorbillo in Naples

One day in Naples

One day in Monticchio for a pic-nic in a Volcano

How to get Italian citizenship

Carpe diem and visit Venosa

10 Best places to visit in Italy in October 2020

Alpacas and the art of kindness

Acerenza and Pietragalla: two villages wrapped with mistery and legends.

Avocuddle

Avocuddle and the art of brunching in Turin

Matera is always the same, therefore always different

Landscape

10 Amazing Places to Visit in Basilicata

Besnik Harizaj

From immigrant to renowned artist: the amazing story of Besnik Harizaj

Teste di moro: A story of Love, Passion and Death

Quick lunch: how to save time and money while visiting Italy

What can you do if you only have 3 hours in Milan

Lavazza: a new museum in Torino dedicated to coffee

Bar Torre: a Sicilian Granita also in North Italy

7 Courses: How to Read an Italian Menu

St John and the Farò tradition in Torino

10 Free Things to Do in Rome

The FisherMan, Gourmet FishBar in the Heart of Milan

Visiting Catania, between legends and history

Christmas’ Italian Cakes: Panettone and Pandoro.

Kirkuk Kafe: a Kurdish corner in Torino

Ravioleria Sarpi: Milan is cheap, if you know where to go and eat!

Fritti in un Coppo: the Italian way to eat street food.

A tiny and quiet village in Sicily that turns into the place to be during summer nights: Marzamemi.

10 Things one must absolutely try at least once in Sicily

Grano Frutta e Farina: a nice bakery for a break in Rome while wandering around Campo Marzio

One day in Noto, an enchanting Baroque city in the Province of Siracusa

The one-in-all place in Caltagirone: Bar Iudica e Trieste

A dive in the Sicilian Baroque: Caltagirone and the art of Ceramics

Turin from a rooftop: Some ideas on how to survive a hot summer

Dammuso: Traditional Dishes in Noto, the Heart of Sicilian Baroque

Coffee in Sicily? Yes, but with an energy booster! Try Caffè Sicilia in Noto

Trattoria Samperone: cheap and good near Pavia

Certosa di Pavia: a quiet and enchanting place not far from Milan

San Felice Circeo: on the footstep of Circe the Goddes

Save money visiting an art city: buy a museum pass!

Ezio Bosso: lessons of music, life, love

How to use public transports in Italy and save money

My experience with a raw food cooking course

Porta Palazzo: the biggest open market of Turin

A Japanese spot in the heart of Torino

Art and the Supermarket

Marzamemi in Sicily

Sicily: land of lemons, tomatoes and more

Nonunomeno: good for the stomach and the heart

5 Reasons You Should Visit Italy This Summer

Pasqua and Pasquetta: few things you should know about Italian Easter

Artissima, Flashback, The Others and more: it’s the Art Week!

The perfect chocolate for those on a diet

Virtual Postcard from a Friend

Sometimes, you just need to be hungry

You’ve got to love the Italian Sense of Humour

Africa under the Mole

Seen on a shop window in Alba (a village near Torino)

Life’s little pleasures

Seen on a gate in front of a Church

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