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Italy: Tasting Italian Delicasies Cooked With Cherries


Giulio Gargiullo
Finding the right event for tasting Italian food is not that simple. In Viterbo, lovely town one hour’s drive from Rome. On June 2nd 2007 a gourmet dinner will take place by serving all the dishes cooked with local cherries. Yes, Italian cherries associated with appetizers, pasta, meat, fish, bread and dessert.

A courageous dinner [...]

Ferrara – An Alternative Destination For Your Italian Journey


Giovanni Tosti
The usual trip to Italy proposes the celebrated cities of Venice, Florence or Rome.
You will be often lodged in an international hotel, usually very expensive, and you will probably get an aseptic reception and a low quality price ratio. You will be quite lost in a large city area with a heavy traffic and [...]

Merry Christmas to all! Buon Natale a tutti!


The Three Tenors — Christmas Jingle Bells
Jose Carreas, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti

All-Inclusive Tuscan Cooking & Wine Vacations


TUSCAN WAY
Finding new ways to experience the culture of a country can be a great strategy for really gaining a better appreciation and understanding of it. It’s little wonder, then, that more and more people are demanding more in depth experiences along with their traditional holidays and tours of different parts of the world. Holidays [...]

Recipe of the Week: Christmas Cookies recipe


For those of you who love cooking and enjoy the Italian cuisine, here is our weekly pick from academiabarilla — Christmas Cookies recipe

It is presented in a very quick and simple way – enjoy and try it at home.
Buon appetito!

Different types of lodging in Florence


Clint Jhonson
Florence is the capital of the Tuscany region, having around half a million inhabitants and being situated almost in the middle of the Italian peninsula. Here, you can visit many beautiful, renaissance style buildings, including interesting churches and majestic palaces. The heart of the city is Piazza de Duomo and Piazza della Signoria, [...]

Outside Florence: Trips Out Of Town When Staying In Florence, Italy


ORSON JOHNSON
You might feel your breath virtually taken away by overwhelming awe for a number of times, while in Florence – the city brimming with breath taking beauties. Florence certainly is one of the most awesome beauties of the world. Surely, one of my favorite travel destinations, Florence is an exotic city strewn with many [...]