Category: Regions

There are 20 regions in Italy

  • Five Favorite Flavors From Ferrara and Modena

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    To ring in the New Year, my family and I rented a farmhouse for a few days on the outskirts of Ferrara. Thinking back to the trip, the timing wasn’t ideal. Ferrara was freezing and on New Year’s Eve, the fog was so thick on our drive into town to watch the fireworks over Castello…

    Flavors of Ferrara and Modena: Fresh tortellini and tortelloni for sale in Mercato Albinelli
  • Who Was Saint Valentine?

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    Saint Valentine, a Christian bishop from Umbria, was martyred in Rome in the 3rd century AD. Learn more about his life, death, and legend.

    Basilica di San Valentino (facade)
  • Palermo, Sicily: 2018 Italian Capital of Culture

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    Congratulations to the city of Palermo, which has been awarded the distinction of Italian Capital of Culture for 2018. The Italian Culture Ministry (Ministero di Beni Culturali) awards the prize each year in an effort to promote tourism. Along with the distinction, the winning city receives 1 million euro which is to be used to…

  • Italy’s First Wine Fountain Opens in Abruzzo — and the Wine is Free

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    Wine lovers have a fun new reason to make a trip to Abruzzo.

    Wine fountain Abruzzo