Zampone is a special dish cooked for New year's Eve dinners in Italy.
December 2003 Archives
Like many countries in the world, Italy celebrates the New Year with fireworks. The Italian people also have a tradition of throwing old things out of their windows.....
Have a wonderful and safe holiday season from all of us at via travel design.
All the best!
lori, joanne, james and todd!
The Duomo of Prato stands on the main square of the town. The Pulpit of the Sacra Cintola (Holy Girdle) to the right of its facade, has a frieze of dancing cherubs designed by Donatello in 1438.
San Miniato al Monte is traditionally where Florentine nobility attends Christmas Mass.
Parking is limited throughout the Amalfi coast and restricted to residents. All others must park in public parking garages or find a limited number of spaces on the street.
A good alternative is to hire a transfer service to take you from your arrival airport to the Amalfi coast and then utilize the SITA public transportation system which is frequent and reliable.
The wonderful mountainous region of the Garfagnana, north of Lucca, is a territory of rich suggestive landscapes.
Tenuta Sette Ponti wines have garnered numerous accolades in respected wine journals in the past few years.
Pittenguise (pee-tehn-GWEE-seh) is a Calabrian Christmas cake containing raisins, honey, nuts, cinnamon and cloves.
Roberto Wirth, famed general manager of the Hotel Hassler in Rome has created a wine school next to the Spanish Steps.
This Christmas Eve custom is generally a southern Italian tradition. How it originated and what it includes seems to vary.
Gino Ferruzzi is a master leather artisan. You can visit his LBG studio in Chianti and purchase his work at excellent prices.
The origin of the Neapolitan presepe traces back to 1025. By the 15th century, through the artistry of the brothers Pietro and Giovanni Alemanno, the cast of characters began to grow as hand-carved wooden figurines were added as were farm animals and local landscapes.
One of my most simple but truly memorable winter meals was a bowl of pizzoccheri before a blazing fire in the Valtellina.
This special torrone of Noto is a soft, tasteful nougat made with whole pistachio nuts from Bronte the pistachio capital of Sicily.
A Bacaró is an osterie or small bar with food where most Venetians stop for a meal or snack (chiceto) and a glass of wine. They are reasonably inexpensive and an excellent lunch spot.
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