By Sherri L.Reynolds This eating establishment provides and serves Mediterranean cuisine with an atmosphere of soft lights, colorful decor and the painted murals on the walls give you a feel for Italy. I especially like the colored flags of different countries in the main dining room. It allows one to imagine and to enjoy a meal, specially prepared from [...]
By Judy Pinegar Meanwhile, the Romans who always had to re-name the Greek gods and goddesses to fit their “new” civilization seem to have adapted Angitia into Bona Dea, an ancient and holy Roman goddess of women and healing. Women also referred to her as Fauna, but men were not allowed to use that name, [...]
By Judy Pinegar While the region of Puglia is the “heel”, and the Gargano Pennisula is the “spur”, the mountainous regions of Abruzzo and Molise (united until 1963) are the “ankle” of the “boot” that is Italy. The area was settled by Apennine tribes in the Middle Bronze age (2000 to 1700 BC), was later [...]
By Judy Pinegar Corriere della Valle Magazine In north eastern Italy, on the flat landscape of the Venito region, with the spectacular Dolomite mountains in the distance, sits the city on Vicenza. It is home to one of the premier art showcases around the world, called Abilmente, with a spring showing on March 3-6, 2011, [...]
By Judy J. Pinegar In north eastern Italy, on the flat landscape of the Venito region, with the spectacular Dolomite mountains in the distance, sits the city on Vicenza. It is home to one of the premier art showcases around the world, called Abilmente, with a spring showing on March 3-6, 2011, and a fall [...]
Picture courtesy of Cultura d Europa By Judy J. Pinegar Emilia-Romagna is the heartland of central Italy, with a reputation as a great gastronomic center, sometimes called the “bread basket” or the “fruit bowl” of Italy. Pigs still outnumber humans in many areas. So there is no surprise that all of the festivals in the [...]
Photo courtesy of Gastronomical Products of Parma By Judy J. Pinegar No cheese is as famous and essential to Italian cuisine as Parmigiano, therefore, no visit to the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy is complete without exploring the making of Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese . Parmigiano is the Italian adjective for Parma, while Reggiano is the adjective for [...]
While in Rome, for some reason I got an asthma attack. I haven’t had an asthma attack since I was a teen ager which was a couple of years ago, more or less. In talking to the receptionist at the place we were staying at, he suggested that I go to the emergency room, since [...]
Renting a car in Pisa, we easily got to an exit out of town with no mistakes. Our plans were to go through Sienna, for a quick stop, then go on to Montepulciano, where we were spending the night in a castle! In Sienna we walked past Il Campo and the Duomo, and the Cathedral. [...]
We left Florence on May 8 and continued by train to Follonica. The train ride took three hours. It was fast and very clean. From Follonica, there is a bus or taxi that goes to Punta Ala, our final destination for this leg of the trip. Our choice to go to Punta Alta was a [...]
