Bergamot And Cedro – The Citrus Fruits Of Calabria …
Calabria produces over 25% of Italy’s citrus fruits, but is home to two unique varieties: Bergamot and Cedro. You might be familiar with the first, but not the second!
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Life After Lockdown …
I’ve read a lot from my UK friends about life during and after lockdown on Twitter and Facebook. Italy is slowly coming out of lockdown too. I decided it was time to do a post about what happened here in Italy. In March Italy said …
Buon Natale e un Felice Anno Nuovo!
We’re taking a break for Christmas, but before we disappear until 2020, we wanted to say Buon Natale e un Felice Anno Nuovo – Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in Italian!
We’d also like to thank everyone who visited our little corner of the internet. We share what we are passionate about, and it means a lot that other people want to read it as well!
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Citrus gin for Christmas …
It’s almost that time of the year again, and everyone likes a taste of citrus at Christmas. Some people like satsumas, whereas some like clementines. We like them all, but in a citrus gin or vodka. However, here in the south of Italy we are …
PENTEDATTILO: A Ghost Town in Calabria…
The forgotten town of Pentedattilo in Calabria. Otherworldly screams? Laments from the afterlife? The bloody hand of the devil? The poor town of Pentedattilo on the edge of the Aspromonte Mountains in the southern tip of Calabria has seen it all. Earthquakes and precarious shifting …
Getting About in Italy – Part Two
Hi, It’s Lisa again. Following on from my post about using a car to get around in Italy, and the difficulties presented using this form of transport, I’d like to go on to using the rail network.
Getting About in Italy…. Part One – Driving
Hi… It’s Lisa here, doing my first blog post which I hope you will find informative. My first blog is about driving in Italy. Getting around Italy can be easy or very stressful! I’m going to cover the various modes of transportation in Italy which …
We’re moving to Melito!
There have been a lack of posts on here recently, but I have been busy with things in the background. We’re moving to Melito!
La Stoppa …
Apologies for the lack of posts, but we’re back with a review of La Stoppa vineyard!
If you’ve read our previous posts you will remember that we said that we couldn’t visit the many vineyards around where we live because we had to use public transport.
Well now we have a car, so we can go exploring further afield!
The first place on our list was the vineyard La Stoppa, which is about 18km from where we live in Piacenza. We had the privilege of a private guided tour and tasting with Nico from La Stoppa in this beautiful tranquil setting on a warm and sunny spring afternoon.
Castell’Arquato And Monterosso Wine Festival Part 2 …
In my last post we told you all about the beautiful town of Castell’Arquato. Now, in the second part of my post I’ll tell you about the second reason we visited, which was the Monterosso Val d’Arda Wine Festival!