If you are a culture buff and a tourist snob like me, you tend to avoid a major tourist destination like Verona or its neighbour Venice. Throngs of mindless FOMO noisy sheep in human forms by the truckload are dumped…
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The JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa is a 5-star resort located on a private island – the Isola delle Rose – in Venetian lagoon. Here’s why this luxurious paradise is the best way to enjoy northern Italy’s most world-renown heritage site of Venice.
Rome was the centre of European Antiquity and was viewed by many since then as the centre of political might, immense wealth and military power. It was from here in Ostia, Rome’s very own harbour that Romans set out to…
Bottarga is a delicacy in southern Italian cuisine. It is a condiment made from the dried cured roe pouch of either the grey mullet or the bluefin tuna. Similar to the ‘karasumi‘ of Japan, bottarga has been hailed by many…
After braising some of my Violetto di Sant’Erasmo purple artichokes, I have used the rest in a simple grilled dish. The whole point of this recipe is to enjoy the tender creamy texture and taste of these baby purple artichokes….
I managed to procure some Violetto di Sant’Erasmo purple artichoke from Venice. They were exquisite. To fully enjoy the tender creamy texture of these purple beauties, I did a simple braising with white wine.
English: Baby Purple Artichoke, Fiesole Artichoke Italian: Carciofo violetto Artichokes belong to a species of thistle and the edition part of the plant is the flower bud. Native to the Mediterranean, artichokes were eaten by the ancient Greeks and Roman….
Gelato, the Italian word for ice cream, has become the brand name of the best ice cream in the world. If you are in Rome, you will have to visit the best gelato in Rome at the “antica gelateria” of …
My husband surprised me with a birthday trip to one of my favourite destinations in the world: Rome. Rome, and Italy in general, holds a special place in my heart, for their ancient history, for their art, for their amazing…
San Baronto is a tiny mountain village in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany. Located at 349 metres above sea level, San Baronto offers you the peace and tranquillity that originally drew artists and musicians to this region for so…
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