Italy Travel Notes

By John Metcalfe
History, wine, serene beauty, dramatic people and stunning views – an Italy cruise has it all! You can visit the main sites of Italy on a European cruise or a Mediterranean cruise, but to really experience Italy – to really taste it – you need to immerse yourself in everything that Italy has [...]

Keith Barrett
One of the best things about going on holiday to Italy as a family is that this is such a child-friendly country. Italians tend to have very strong family values and love to welcome other families to their country.
If you happen to be in any Italian town, city or even a large village on [...]

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.

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Season greetings to all Italy travellers!
And may 2010 be full of sunshine and beautiful places to discover!
For those of you who are not subscribed to our newsletter and travel updates and since you have missed our greetings card, here it comes with all our best wishes:

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

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You can now see Rome as it looked in 320 AD and fly down to see famous buildings and monuments in 3D.
Select the “Ancient Rome 3D” layer under Gallery in Google Earth. Download Google Earth at http://earth.google.com/rome/
And here is a preview:

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Have you heard of Professor Eomoto’s work with water and the crystals it forms, being exposed to different information?
Here comes the Italian national anthem and the crystal water forms being exposed to it:

Just beautiful!
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This week we present to you our video recipe pick from Cucina Italiana — how to prepare Salmon with rucola and tomatoes

Buon appetito!
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For those of you who love cooking and enjoy the Italian cuisine, here is our weekly pick from La Cucina Italiana — Meringa italiana

It is presented in a very quick and simple way – enjoy and try it at home.
Buon appetito!
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This week we present to you our video recipe pick from Academia Barilla — how to prepare Mackarel salad

And the explanations are in English, so no reason not to try it!
Buon appetito!
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