#PastryDay: Chritsmas edition!
It’s December 9th? Then it’s one of our favourite days of the year: #PastryDay! We are approaching Christmas, so it’s the best time to brush up some traditional Christmas pastries recipes from different regions!
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Sacri Monti, the Jerusalem of Italy
One of the most important pilgrimage sites in Italy are the Sacri Monti, or Sacred Mountains, located in Piedmont and Lombardy. This varied UNESCO site includes nine Italian sacred mountains on which the visitor can admire chapels and religious buildings of high architectural value.
Val D’Orcia, the most beautiful fall destination!
A trip to Val d’Orcia is a special journey between delicious tastes, exceptional visits and breath-taking views you will never forget.
The Fenestrelle Fort: a different kind of tour!
The Fenestrelle Fort is the largest fortified structure in Europe and the largest brick building after the Chinese Wall.
Hidden itineraries in Milan: the three towers
The hidden itineraries in Milan,the city of power, start with the three towers: The Straight, The Crooked, The Concave
The talking statues in Rome
The hidden itineraries in Rome are full of surprises and funny stories. Do you know about the “talking statues”?
The bells of Agnone
Din Don Dan Din Don Dan Din Don Dan Din Don Dan
The bells are singing in happiness!
Sicilian Aristocrats and Noble Palaces
Sicily is a land of aristocrats. Many of Sicily’s noble families are descendants from the Normans and Swabian knights or Angevin nobility. Over time, marriages morphed into convenient unions between cousins to keep large estates in their families.
The barrel race in Piedmont
Once upon time, in the little town of Nizza Monferrato, nearby Asti in Piedmont region, there were young boys called “garzoni dei bottai”, they were young apprentice of master wine barrel makers, in charge of delivering the wine barrel to the local wine makers…
Gaia’s point of view
The name “Gaia” comes from the greek, and it was the name of Earth Goddess. Gaia is my name, and maybe this is why I care for my precious homonym planet!