The famous cheeses of Gregorio Rotolo, master Abruzzo cheesemaker, are again available for purchase in the historic shop in Scanno, recently renovated and reopened to the public.
Each Italian region, city and village boasts a vast array of typically local cheeses: each product represents the area’s deep cultural and farming heritage. Here is an alphabetized list of Italy’s most famous cheeses, examined travelling down from the Alps...
On the San Martino di Castrozza plateau, 2,600 meters above sea level, the light is brilliant, the pristine air intoxicating. This cool and breezy paradise is the symbol and image of a territory in which sustainability is a tangible and...
[caption id="attachment_133264" align="alignnone" width=""]formaggi italiani dop[/caption] An unusual map of Italian cheeses of which products are most loved outside of the country, and where they are mostly imported to. The study conducted by Assolatte is an indicator of how foreign...
[caption id="attachment_132660" align="alignnone" width=""]sfinci palermitane[/caption] Carnevale means freedom, joy and wantonness. These are Christian traditions that draw from Dionysian rituals and Roman Saturnalia. In Sicily Carnevale is serious business, celebrated with beautiful costume parades and events that last a number...
The hamlets of Val di Fiemme, with their killer views and small museums, constitute part of Italy’s most prized cultural heritage sites. In addition to its stunning looks, products and culinary highlights, visiting this valley is a must for mountain...
Lake Garda is unique, an immense expanse of water that shapes the ecosystem, climate and culture of a great section of Italy. The province of Brescia and its coast is the part that offers the appetite the most temptations, ranging...