Porto Cervo Wine Festival: the gems of Italian wine on the emerald coast
The Porto Cervo Wine Festival will take place from May 4 to 6, 2012 bringing together 60 of the best wineries of Sardinia and 8 other regions of Italy, from the most famous ones to the niche labels....
View ArticleFlorence Gelato Festival
The third edition of the Firenze Gelato Festival will take place from May 23 to 27, 2012, in the city that is historically considered the birthplace of gelato. Gelato in its current form is said to...
View ArticleSlow Sea Land, discovering the Sicilian food heritage in Mazara del Vallo,...
The first edition of Slow Sea Land will take place in the historic center of Mazara del Vallo (Trapani, Sicily) from June 8 to 10, 2012. The event is entirely dedicated to the products of the...
View ArticleSagra delle Fragole (Strawberry Festival) in Nemi, June 2-3 and 9-10
Located at the heart of the Castelli Romani (Roman Castles), the town of Nemi will host its 79th annual Strawberry festival starting this week-end. The smallest town of the Castelli Romani, has been...
View ArticleVenezia Nuova, the fascinating historic district of Livorno (Tuscany)
Resembling a little Venice with its dense network of canals and bridges, the Venice district of Livorno was founded in 1629 under the Medici. The district retains much of its original town lay-out...
View ArticleFrom Turin to Rome, the “Italia Gelato Tour” celebrates traditional...
Mid-may will see the start of the Italia Gelato Tour, an itinerant festival celebrating the traditions and protagonists of Italian gelato-making throughout the peninsula. Starting from the most...
View ArticleFlorence’s historic palaces open their courtyards and gardens to “Wine Town”...
On Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18 a selection of great Florentine historic palaces will open their courtyards and gardens to the fourth edition of WineTown, an event offering an unusual...
View ArticleThe Moretto Artichoke of Brisighella
The area of Brisighella, in the province of Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna), boasts a variety of typical, local food products, one of which is the tiny Carciofo Moretto (Moretto artichoke). Nearly unknown...
View ArticleChocolate Festivals in Italy
(updated November 18, 2014) Italy has a long tradition of chocolate making, with famous and historic chocolatiers located in cities such as Turin, Perugia and Modica. Bologna, Florence and the region...
View ArticleCaltagirone, the colorful capital of ceramics
Caltagirone is one of the eight towns of south-eastern Sicily known as the baroque towns of the Val di Noto, which were almost entirely destroyed and rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 and classified...
View ArticleTop 10 Italian towns where to celebrate carnival
Carnival is celebrated in many cities of Italy, with celebrations usually starting on the first Sunday of February and lasting until the end of February or the beginning of March. The most famous...
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