Gaiole in Chianti is surrounded by wineries, old villas situated atop on hills and churches, alluding to Romanesque times – that is why Gaiole is attracting tourists. Gaiole has been known for about a thousand years already – traders used to settle down here since ancient, markets used to stretch to the main town square […]
Read More...Arezzo is set on a steep hill rising from the floodplain of the River Arno. In the upper part of the town are the cathedral, the town hall and the Medici Fortress (Fortezza Medicea), from which the main streets branch off towards the lower part as far as the gates. There are many things to […]
Read More...The narrow streets of Florence are full of restaurants, pubs, windows full of pizzas and pastas. Where to go? What to eat? Questions that are asking many visitors of the city. We would like to help you this time talking about typical Florentine cuisine and traditional Florentine dishes.
Read More...Today on „Italian Recipes“ we talk about asparagus. Italians call this vegetable „royal“ because of its properties. Asparagus has been used as a vegetable and medicine, owing to its delicate flavour and diuretic properties. In ancient times, it was known in Egypt, Syria and Spain. Greeks and Romans ate it fresh when in season, and […]
Read More...Chianti Guide continous with Castellina in Chianti. It is one of the four historic towns producing Chianti wine, located on atop a hill, between the valleys of Arbia, Elsa and Pesa. The origins of the town are very ancient as shown by the Etruscan necropolises just outside the centre.
Read More...If you are planning a visit of world‘s renaissance capital, one of the main questions is accommodation in Florence. It‘s not easy to choose accommodation in Florence, the city with such a wide selection of every kind of hotels – from five stars world famous hotels to very basic but cheep hostels and many many […]
Read More...First Beer&StreetFood festival in Florence was held on 21-23 November in beatiful greenhouse Tepidarium, within the Horticultural Garden of Florence. Many Italian and foreign street foods were presented together with excellent beer from local breweries and some „guests“ from Europe.
Read More...A must in the Calabria cuisine, the red chili pepper with its bright color red is the main ingredient of this typical Southern Italian cream. A Very good quality extra virgin olive oil with intense fruity is added to the red chili peppers and the result is a type of cream with spicy and most […]
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