After the Christmas banquets and New Year's parties, it's time to start eating healthier. In this article I'm going to give you the recipe for a light, but tasty dish, typical of the Teramo area in Abruzzo: the scrippelle 'mbusse,  Forever contended between France and Abruzzo, this ...

A Nativity play is an important representation of the Holy Bible lived with a devout religious sentiment in all the Catholic countries of the world. In Italy, a greater religious fervour for Christmas traditions can be found in the southern regions, particularly in Sicily, where for centuries ...

There are many traditions that unite the regions of Italy in the Christmas period, some vastly different from each other and others very similar.Abruzzo, with its snow-capped mountains and the streets of the villages lit up with Christmas lights, is full of traditions that are ...

It's not Christmas in Italy without pandoro and panettone, but in Abruzzo the real Christmas atmosphere is given by the presence of sfogliatelle, caggionetti e bocconotti on the table. All three of them are Christmas desserts filled with grape jam and and coated with icing sugar.  Sfogliatelle, although ...

Venice is losing its identity, more and more overwhelmed by mass tourism that is distorting its places and transforming it into a large playground. Just yesterday I was in the historic center and a Venetian doc told me: Even now that it is December, Venice is ...

Every year the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia is filled with delightful, charming, colorful Christmas markets and celebrations from Udine, Pordenone, Trieste and Tarcento, to Lignano Sabbiadoro, San Daniele del Friuli and Gradisca d'Isonzo. But beyond the small stands that fill the streets, beyond the quaint ...

Every year in Oratino, a village bearing the prestigious title of "One of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy", one of the most ancient and well-known traditions of the Molise region is celebrated: the Faglia of Oratino. The so-called faglia is a lighting ritual of a 13-meter ...

Dobbiaco in Val Pusteria or the Puster Valley- whether snow has already fallen or whether the warm autumn colors welcome you, I can assure you that the landscape will leave you speechless. Yes, I admit, I'm not objective when it comes to the Dolomites. Surrounded by rocky ...

Just like Central Park's ice skating rink in New York, Milan proves that twirling around on ice always makes it feel more like the Holidays. It's even more fun knowing that it's only temporary! For the third consecutive year, the Gae Aulenti on Ice skating rink is back ...

We're expecting snow in Bolzano's Val Pusteria or Puster Valley, so why not spend a long weekend in this gorgeous area? If you are looking for some ideas, this article is perfect for you! I propose the trip I took a couple of years ago (unfortunately, the ...