Desserts Bergamo also offers many desserts, and the most famous are: Polenta and Osei It is one of the most representative sweet specialties of Bergamo. Its main ingredients are: sponge cake, chocolat...
Lord Byron and his society George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) managed, with no fear, to deal with his being. It’s important to define the society, pre-Victorian age, at the time very conform...
After your pasta dishes… In Bergamo, a typical Sunday lunch consists of polenta with meat. Polenta is the most popular dish of the city, and its main ingredients are cornmeal, water and salt. Another ...
Chinatown in Milan is an ethnic enclave which welcomes the oldest and largest Chinese community in Italy. It reaches via Paolo Sarpi, via Bramante, via Aleardi and via Niccolini. History and character...
In the heart of Milan, in the famous Navigli-Darsena area, we find Tenoha: a Japanese concept store, bar and restaurant. Among the things people can do there, the most relevant is their latest exhibit...
Civita is a suburb of the comune of Bagnoregio, in the Province of Viterbo. The area this town is in, is on the border between Tuscany and Lazio, la Tuscia. Civita di Bagnoregio is close to Lake Bolse...
The Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio, also known as La Martorana, is a church located in Palermo, Sicily. History The church was founded around 1143, and was originally named after George of Ant...
First Self-taught sculptor, you should be following on Instagram I sometimes wonder what would it be like if Michelangelo had Instagram. Would he post daily or would he prefer staying anonymous? How m...
We all have heard about the myth of Atlantis at some point in our lives. There are many theories and different opinions on this topic and all of them are so interesting and are worth a read. Several w...
Bernini and the “Bel Composto” How Gian Lorenzo Bernini created a marriage of art, light and architecture in his works Bernini and his background Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 – ...
Italian food snobbery and love for tradition: Reflections on Italian cuisine and food culture after a year living in northern Italy Paulina Chuchala Before I moved to Italy, I thought of it as ...
3 Italian books that you should read – episode 1 This article will suggest you, our curious readers, 3 Italian books that you should read. Since Italian literature is so wide, you may not have h...
Hampsicora and his rebellion against the Romans Hampsicora was a rich Sardinian landowner (perhaps the richest) from Carrus, in the third century B.C. Probably of Carthaginian origin, even if some hi...
Pizza is undoubtedly one of the best known dishes in Italian cuisine, together with pasta. However, the history of Italian pizza is extraordinarily complex and it is difficult to establish who exactly...
Famous Church Of Sicily? The Church of San Bartolomeo is located in Ragusa, Sicily. Between two hills, the Church and the natural environment surrounding it create an incredible landscape and unseen b...
It is an unusual thing, but it can happen to fall in love in a museum, even if you aren’t a cars’ lover, and you don’t know anything about that world. Visiting Touriseum in Meran, Italy, inside of the...
Nuremberg is one of the most beautiful and prestigious cities of the Bavaria region, in the south of Germany, where Bavarian fine landscapes and traditions meet the historical roots of Franconia. The ...
Territory dominated by the Dolomites is full of surprises, adventures. There are marvellous places that are hidden or little known, surrounded by breathtaking scenery (not by chance, the Dolomites wer...
Great writers are often remembered for their literary works, which represent the deepest testimony of their way to look at the world. Important literary men’s words constitute a precious cultural and ...
Travel is the best thing to do during own life: if you want to invest money and time in something of unforgettable, exciting, important, you have to opt for a holiday far from home, where you can disc...
Introduction Compared to the general Italian Renaissance, Venetian Renaissance has quite different features from other city-states in Italy. This is because of the topographic aspects that isolate the...
Where to travel when the pandemic is over? We have hope that eventually we will return to the good old days. Most of all, we missed traveling, walking comfortably from street to street. So I to...
TARANTISMO – A CULTURAL SYNDROME Tarantismo is a traditional, societary and cultural phenomenon that existed mostly in the Salento region of Puglia, in Italy. It mani...