Sicilian offers Elon Musk chance to buy a slice of Scala dei Turchi cliff
Sicily’s famed cascading limestone cliff may not be the obvious choice for the next takeover bid by the world’s richest man, but one Italian man is hoping for such an eventuality. Part of the island’s Turkish Steps is being readied for sale, with a call to Elon Musk to buy it. Ferdinando Sciabarrà, 72, who was last year officially declared owner o...
The Italian Streets That Don’t Exist on Any Map
In central Bologna, there’s a street with no numbers called Via Mariano Tuccella. Hundreds of people live there, but you wouldn’t be able to find it on a map. Dozens of people, who may not even know each other, all live at the same address in Turin: 1 Via della Casa Comunale, while in Rome, more than 19,000 people live on Via Modesta Valenti. But e...
“Food and Wine Tourism Report” 2022: trends between wine, food and beauty
The last two years have been of great criticality for the whole tourism sector, and consequently for wine tourism, with the restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent economic crisis which caused important damages to the sector, while making new and difficult challenges emerge which all the people involved in the sector have b...
What to see in Tuscany: 10 destinations not to be missed
Land of artists and poets, green valleys and soft sandy beaches, also famous for its immense food and wine heritage. A list of good reasons to visit Tuscany would be basically endless. In every corner you can breathe a centuries-old history, which took place against the backdrop of a landscape that still today enchants and amazes. To see Tuscany i...
Italy’s Largest Wine Museum To Open In Verona
Verona is set to become the new home to Italy’s largest wine museum and visitor center. Located in Veneto, a northeastern region famous for producing some of the highest quality wines in the country, the Museo del Vino (or MuVin for short) was announced at international wine competition Vinitaly last month. The developer of the museum, Enrico Corsi...
Italian food exports soar +21.6% in 2022
With the growth of +21.6% in the first two months of 2022, Italian food exports achieved yet another all-time best result according to an analysis by the Italian farmers’ association Coldiretti on Istat data released on the occasion of the Cibus 2022 trade show. The international food exhibition is underway, until May 6, at the Parma exhibition cen...
When in Rome: Go to Ostia Antica, Rome's Ancient Port
Going to Rome is like taking part in a living history lesson. Wherever you go, there are layers of evidence beneath your feet, or crumbling remains of former glory around every corner to remind you that here was a powerful civilized world when the rest of us were no more than tribal groups living in wooden huts. For a sense of how it was to live in...
Maremma Tuscany, the Etruscan villages of the tuff by bike
The mysteries of the ancient Etruscan civilization hidden among the streets carved in tuff that unite, as in a magical triangle, the villages of Sovana, Sorano and Pitigliano, in the green of the wild Tuscan Maremma. A ride to the discovery of traces of authentic history, preserved in the infinite pores that only a stone like tuff can give, between...
Italy's museums welcome surge of visitors
Italy's state museums and archaeological sites welcomed a surge of visitors for the Free Museum Sunday on 1 May, with many venues seeing a return to pre-covid numbers of admissions. The popular Domenica al Museo returned last month after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, with Sunday's edition coinciding with the May Day public holiday and the...
Castelluccio di Norcia: good food and a thousand color
After the second, deadly earthquake of 2016, the one that hit Umbria at the end of October, speaking of Castelluccio di Norcia does bring a lump to one’s throat. This small, quaint hamlet high up in the Apennines, some 28 km from Norcia, once counted about 150 residents and was known for the amazing views it gifted on the valley and mountains aroun...
Find out why amaro is a staple behind the bar
In Italy, it is customary to pour guests a glass of amaro to signify the end of an evening, with the ritual dating as far back as the 19th century. Most associate amaro with its bracingly bitter taste, but bartenders say it’s an unparalleled spirit within the liquor world. There are numerous styles and brands of amaro found in each region in Ital...
The Moto Guzzi Experience Is Back For 2022
It’s back for 2022! The Moto Guzzi Experience is coming to North America. Specifically, three spots within the United States. Sorry, Canada and Mexico. If you’ve been wanting to ride one of the new(ish) V85TT models, this might be a fantastic chance. Each of the three locations hosts a six- or nine-day inclusive trip aboard a V85 TT of your choice....