Featuring Eurpide, Ancient Greek Drama in Syracuse
By Angela Rossi
The unique blend of unspoiled natural beauty and beaches and the finest surviving temples of Ancient Greece, makes Sicily a vacation destination like no other. For theatre enthusiasts, Ancient Greek Drama is also available in Syracuse.
The ancient Greek playwright Euripides (480 to 406 B.C) wrote works of tragedy and drama regarding mythological characters and Greek heroines. Picking out from his prolific list of works, this year in the Greek Theatre of Syracuse, The Trojan Women and Hecuba will intrigue the audience from 11th May to 25th June.
Recipe of the Week: Bruschette
For those of you who love cooking and enjoy the Italian cuisine, here is our weekly pick from academiabarilla -- Bruschette
It is presented in a very quick and simple way – enjoy and try it at home.
Buon appetito!
Recipe of the Week: Polenta
For those of you who love cooking and enjoy the Italian cuisine, here is our weekly pick from academiabarilla -- Polenta
It is presented in a very quick and simple way – enjoy and try it at home.
Buon appetito!
Italian Wine
Italian wine is one of the most famous wines, owing to Italy’s fame as the world’s oldest wine producing regions and the exceptional quality of wine produced here. Italy has more than 1 million vineyards under cultivation and is the world’s largest wine producer. Drinking wine is customary and most people have a glass of wine after their meals or in-between meals.
Italian wine is classified into two types – The EU Category and the Table Wine category.
Italian table wine can be in the form of ‘Vino da Tavolsor’ or ‘Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT)’. Vino da Tavolsor label indicates that the wine is from Italy, but it is not of very high quality. The Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT) label indicates that the wine is from a specific region in Italy and though it is not made according to the traditional wine making process, the wine is of a superior quality.
Learn What To Order in Italy
Traveling to a foreign land is not complete without tasting the local delicacy and menu of the place. It wouldn’t definitely be complete to travel in Italy without tasting the country’s own pasta and pizza. Just imagine, it’s like visiting the United States without tasting their burger, shake, fries and hotdogs.
It’s a must to dine out at least once at an Italian’s local restaurant, autogrill, osteria or the trattoria. But before you engage yourself to the sumptuous Italian dishes, you have to painstakingly order something right? Don’t be scared in reading the Italian words in the menu. The thing is that, menus in Italian restaurants are entirely done in the Italian language. To clue you in further, you only need to know the food under Italian descriptions which follow the order of the meal. It is common in Italy to serve different plates for specific orders so expect to find groups of food under certain categories like before meals, main course and dessert.
To translate the Italian categories from the menu, we start with food like mozzarella in carrozza or crostini. These types of food are served “before the meal” so it’s called L’antipasto in Italian.
Recipe of the Week: Involtini impanati alla siciliana
For those of you who love cooking and enjoy the Italian cuisine, here is our weekly pick from academiabarilla -- Involtini impanati alla siciliana
It is presented in a very quick and simple way – enjoy and try it at home.
Buon appetito!
Venice Hotels, The Saturnia
By Serena Dell
Historic and traditional Venetian four stars hotel run by the same family since 1908, the Hotel Saturnia & International is housed in a palace built in the 14th century, whose most illustrious member, Vettor Pisani
(1324 – 1380) was appointed Admiral of the powerful Republic of Venice during the conflicts with the Genoese fleet over who should control merchant trading in the Mediterranean sea.
Located in the heart of Venice, on Via XXII Marzo, one of the widest and elegant in the city, the hotel is only 250 meters from Saint Mark’s Square.
With its perfect location, the hotel is the ideal place for a visit in the city’s historical centre.
Saint Mark’s square, the Palazzo Ducale, the Bridge of Sighs, the Accademia and Peggy Guggenheim galleries, and the Scala del Bovolo (staircase of snails) are just some of the wonders of Venice that can be enjoyed during a pleasant stroll along the city’s paths.
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