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10 Essential Food Rules for Dining in Italy

Italy, known for its exquisite cuisine and rich cultural legacy, provides an unmatched dining experience. Italian cuisine celebrates flavors, customs, and the happiness of dining with loved ones rather than being only a means of subsistence.  A few food rules that extend beyond table etiquette must be understood and observed when dining with Italians or ...

Viena Abdon

Italian food.

Uncovering the Treasure of Calabria’s White Olives

Calabria is one of the most significant olive farming regions in Italy, where you can find a variety of unique native olive cultivars, including the rare white olive. Roughly 90 percent of their olives grown are used to make olive oil. While table olives, which make up the remaining 10 percent, are consumed. The standard ...

Viena Abdon

Calabria's white olives.

Stradivarius: The Most Valuable Violin You Can Own

Learning to play a musical instrument and becoming proficient at it is a skill that can bring you much delight. And, if you were asked what instrument you would pick if you want to learn how to play it quickly, then a violin might be one of your first options. Stradivarius violins are considered the ...

Viena Abdon

Painting of Antonio Straivari.

Tourists ‘Cursed’ by Stealing Artifacts from Pompeii 

Pompeii’s historical ancient city has attracted countless tourists over the years. Visiting the Italian site is the experience of a lifetime for many visitors, and some have taken home souvenirs from the site to remember their trip. However, there are hundreds of tales of “bad luck” ensuing, causing many to believe that anyone who steals ...

Tatiana Denning

'The Last Day of Pompeii.'

Villa Farnese: A Sanctuary With a Secret Garden

One of Italy’s proud historical landmarks, Villa Farnese, remains a tourist attraction today. This magnificent estate was commissioned by Pope Paul III in 1545 and is now open to the public for tours. Inside the villa, you’ll find an incredible collection of frescoes and art treasures, while outside, the walled garden awaits with surprises at ...

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The Villa Farnese or Palazzo Farnese.

First Social Credit System in Europe: Rewards for Exemplary Citizens?

Amidst a lot of controversy and hassles, a city in Italy is going to implement a social credit system that will be implemented through an app. This is going to be deployed in the city of Bologna. The move was announced by Councillor Massimo Bugani and Mayor of Bologna Matteo Lepore. The usage of social ...

Armin Auctor

A building flying the Italian and EU flags.

The Wonderful Story Behind Italian Alpine Eggs

Why are Alpine eggs any different from other eggs? You usually would not call chickens wild birds unless you come across certain species of wildfowl. Still, the ancestors of present-day chickens roamed the tropical forests of Asia. Then, 10,000 years ago, humans started domesticating chickens for eggs and meat. Today, chicken meat is the most consumed ...

Raven Montmorency

Wild chickens foraging in the snow.

Italy’s Tradition of Fig Trees Are Thriving in American Gardens

Being in a diasporic situation, people often hold on closely to their cultures and traditions. When Italians were traveling to America in the hopes of a new life, they brought along their gardens with them. These were fig trees, or Italian immigrant fig trees as they are also known. The story of the fig trees ...

Armin Auctor

Fig tree and a wagon.