Easter in Italy is a big deal. The religious celebration comprises a week of festivities known as holy week (Settimana Santo) including Good Friday (Venerdì Santo) and Easter Monday (Pasquetta – ‘little Easter’). While the churches and towns are busy with parades, services and other eccentric traditiohns (see the Scoppio …
Italian desserts can be a mind-boggling adventure of unusual ingredients and hard-to-say words. But at their best, they’re simple, home-made sweets with just a few fresh ingredients. So, read on for what to try on your trip to Italy, what they mean, and how to pronounce them!
The Best Florentine Steak (Bistecca alla Fiorentina) can be experienced first hand with the new first of its kind cooking class: ArtViva Florentine Steak Experience™
Mad about lists? Here is a good one for Italy lovers. 10 incredible Italian women throughout the centuries; from ancient Rome to the end of the XX century. Let’s discover together what Catherine de’ Medici, Rita Levi Montalcini or Matilde di Canossa and others became famous for. THE FIRST WOMEN’S …
The Uffizi Gallery has just issued a list of rules for visitors to the museum. It got us thinking about etiquette generally in Italy. For instance, when you entre a store, you should ask permission to browse. In Italian you say, ‘Permesso?’ -as in, ‘May I?’- when you walk into …
Italy DOs and DON’Ts – pushing in is fine, just don’t touch the apples! Read More »
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