Category: Living

Posts about living in Italy

  • Porcini Mushrooms: How Italians Ease Into Autumn

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    Some time between beach season and boot season, porcini mushrooms begin to arrive in the market, at road stands, and on menus. Though they are available almost year round, porcini are one of the true harbingers of autumn in Italy, their nutty flavor and mossy smell pulling diners away from the beach and into the…

    Funghi Porcini
  • Living in Rome: Delighting in the Details [Video]

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    People often ask me what it’s like living in Rome. And it’s hard to give an answer that pleases everyone. There is the breathtaking beauty (the Colosseum, Saint Peter’s, a narrow alley in Centro, the fashionable people), as well as daily reminders of Rome’s unique character (nasoni fountains, commuting priests and nuns, ruins big and…

    Via della Conciliazione at night
  • Snow in Rome – Roma Sotto La Neve [Photos]

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    I’m not much of a winter person. That’s one reason I like Rome so much. It rarely snows here. The last time was in 2012 – six years ago. Despite that, I have always wanted to see Rome with a dusting of snow. This morning, I got my wish and then some. The snow started…

    Piazza del Popolo Snow
  • Mercato Nomentano, Rome

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    Snapshot of a Saturday morning shopping at the Mercato Nomentano, one of the few remaining traditional, covered markets in Rome.