Italy Travel Notes

By Robert T. Carlton
When one comes to visit Florence, Italy the museums, architecture, and countryside are some of the most memorable attractions, but no one comes to Italy for the sights alone. Florence, Italy recipes are what awake the senses and keep the memories of a visit to Italy alive. The food is good, not [...]

For those of you who love cooking and enjoy the Italian cuisine, here is our weekly pick from academiabarilla — Tartufi al rums

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

In the new advertising campaign for Le Marche region in Italy, Dustin Hoffman reads aloud the poem “L’Infinito” (“The Infinite”) by Giacomo Leopardi, a 19th-century writer from Le Marche, while on stage and strolling through the hills of the central Italian region.
A very nice artistic advertising touch — the Italian way.

For those of you who love cooking and enjoy the Italian cuisine, here is our weekly pick from academiabarilla — Pinzimonio: a different way to eat vegetables

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

By Marcos Box
Versilia is located in the North-West part of Tuscany, in province of Lucca.
The area includes the Communes of Viareggio, Camaiore, Pietrasanta, Forte dei Marmi, Massarosa, Seravezza and Stazzema, the Regional Park of Migliarino-San Rossore-Massaciuccoli to the South and the Park of Apuane to the North. It is close to art cities such as [...]

By Laura Lenti
Pistoia, lies on North-West of Florence, in Tuscany Italy. Its name Pistoria, Pistoriae or Pistorium in Latin denotes the oven used for baking bread. During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Pistoia distinguished itself for its strong economic growth; as a consequence the city came to control a large territory that exceeded what is [...]

For those of you who love cooking and enjoy the Italian cuisine, here is our weekly pick from academiabarilla — Pinzimonio: a different way to eat vegetables

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

By Angela Rossi
Syracuse is situated on the eastern coast of Sicily and is one of Sicily’s main attractions due to its archaeological zone and historical testimony and also being a centre of industry and commerce hence reflecting the glorious past of power and prosperity. The oldest part of the Syracuse is on the Island of [...]

By Alessio De Luca
FORTE BELVEDERE Forte San Giorgio, called Forte Belvedere (nice-seeing) for its wonderful sight, was committed to Buontalenti by Ferdinando I, to protect the city and the granducal family, that could reach the fortress from Palazzo Pitti crossing the Boboli gardens. During the summer, you find a huge red inflated sofa where you [...]

For those of you who love cooking and enjoy the Italian cuisine, here is our weekly pick from academiabarilla — Seared Tuna Steak with Sicilian Caponata

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