Italy Panorama

A Celebration of Women
Throughout Italy March 8 is generally celebrated as girls’ night out- a chance to ditch the dinner chores, escape the kids, and spend a few unhindered hours in compagnia delle amiche (in the company of girlfriends). International Woman’s Day is heralded with puffy yellow mimosa blossoms and special dinners just for the [...]

A Fat Tuesday celebration in the hill town of Castignano.

Polentone, this rustic dish is fun to eat; everyone gathers round the table and eats directly from the spianatoia.

One of Italy’s most enduring and endearing Christmas traditions is the presepio – from simple mangers to elaborate, functioning towns all done in honor of Jesus’ birth

Who has the best breads in Italy? The only DOP breads in the whole country are from Puglia and Basilicata.

The Romans built a system of roads to access the various parts of their empire, many are still in use today.

The aroma of the roasting meat will lead you to the vendor selling mouth-watering porchetta!

The origins of Spaghetti all’Amatriciana go back to the shepherds of the mountains of central Italy.

Romance, action, dancing and pyrotechnics…La Storia Bandita tells the real story of il Mezzogiorno in spectacular fashion.

The month of August is the traditional time for Italians to take head for the beach or to the mountains for their holiday.