HERITAGE MEETS CREATIVITY The third edition from June 4 to 8 Bologna Portici Festival is back From June 4 to 8, the Bologna Portici Festival is back, the great urban festival promoted by the Municipality of Bologna to celebrate the Portici of Bologna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, through creativity. On June 6, the firstContinue reading “BOLOGNA PORTICI FESTIVAL”
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LA MOKA – IL CAFFE
In 1933, in a small laboratory in Piedmont, a man watched water boil… And from that simple, domestic scene, he would invent the most Italian gesture in the world: making coffee with a moka pot. His name was Alfonso Bialetti, a craftsman with a careful and practical eye. It was a difficult period: Italy wasContinue reading “LA MOKA – IL CAFFE”
IL.TIMBRO DEL PANE IN LEGNO / bread stamp
The bread stamp is one of the symbols of the pastoral art of the Murgia Materana. Until the 1950s, housewives kneaded bread at home and delivered it to the oven boys for baking, but not before stamping each loaf to distinguish it from those of other families. The stamps were commissioned to shepherds who madeContinue reading “IL.TIMBRO DEL PANE IN LEGNO / bread stamp”
DOLCE VITA EXPRESS
A journey to discover Italy Surrender to the enchantment of La Dolce Vita Orient Express. Immerse yourself in the elegance and exclusivity of an iconic train. Prepare for an unforgettable journey through Italy and its unmistakable lifestyle. A dream that came true 150 years ago, when Georges Nagelmackers created the first luxury train in Europe,Continue reading “DOLCE VITA EXPRESS”
24 MARCH EUROPEAN ARTISAN ICE CREAM DAY Celebrate at the best artisanal ice cream shops
TAKE PART IN GELATO DAY ON MARCH 24 EVERY YEAR European Artisan Gelato Day, celebrated on March 24 since 2013 In March 2009 the idea took shape. The request to establish European Artisan Gelato Day was officially presented to the Strasbourg Parliament
WORLD PIZZA DAY
January 17 is World Pizza Day Regardless of the chosen topping, pizza remains, in all circumstances, an absolute symbol of conviviality and the fulcrum of a true social ritual made of gestures, flavors, colors and aromas. January 17, the feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot, protector of pizza chefs and bakers, is World Pizza Day,Continue reading “WORLD PIZZA DAY”
Taurasi.
The “Barolo” of the South Taurasi The first in the South to have won the Controlled and Guaranteed Designation of Origin (DOCG), Taurasi wine is fully considered the “Barolo of the South”, and represents the main gastronomic excellence of the Irpinia area. Where is Taurasi wine produced? This much-loved Campania wine gets its name fromContinue reading “Taurasi.”
Italy’s most famous historic cafés
It is not just taste, coffee in Italy is tradition, an emblem of socialisation and part of our history. In the peninsula you can find over a hundred historical cafés, where the likes of D’Annunzio, Hemingway, Montale and Joyce loved to enjoy a good coffee. But not only that, in a city of art like Venice, famous artistsContinue reading “Italy’s most famous historic cafés”
Dop, Igp and Stg products
PDO, PGI and TSG are names that identify agricultural and food productions that owe their quality mainly to the place of origin or the traditional production method DOP The designation of origin is a name that identifies a product: originating from a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, a country; whose quality or characteristicsContinue reading “Dop, Igp and Stg products”
Butteted sgeep’s cheese n. 1 at world cheese awards
BUTTERED SwHEEP’S CHEESE CROWNED WORLD CHAMPION CHEESE 2024 Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado, made by Quinta do Pomar, scooped the highest accolade in the World Cheese Awards 2024, rising to the top of the record-breaking 4,786 entries at Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu in Viseu, Portugal. Super Jury member Manuel Maia, general manager at Tradifoods, a Portuguese judgeContinue reading “Butteted sgeep’s cheese n. 1 at world cheese awards”
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