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Tortellino, the King of Bologna
Bologna

Tortellino, the King of Bologna

Your trip to Bologna will be definitely a miss if you had no chance to enjoy the Tortellini, Bologna’s most famous dish,…

April 8, 2023 Read →
Florence: The Schiacciata
Florence

Florence: The Schiacciata

In the US, Donoughts, in the Uk, scones and in Florence Schiacciata! Any trip to Florence is meaningless if you did not…

April 8, 2023 Read →
Visiting Rome on Easter
Rome

Visiting Rome on Easter

 Easter is around the corner and Rome is always a wonderful option. You have few days and on a budget? No stress,…

April 3, 2023 Read →
Pantheon Rome
Rome

Pantheon Rome

I firmly believe that if there is something on Earth still so grand and breathtaking, regardless how many times you stare at…

March 17, 2023 Read →
Bardini Gardens
Florence

Bardini Gardens

You visited Boboli gardens already? You wish to discover another truly enchanted garden in Florence? Then place on your list the Bardini…

March 16, 2023 Read →
Clet Abraham: When being against was against
Florence

Clet Abraham: When being against was against

Unfair enough, it seems so common and straightforward to assume nowadays that questioning any strictness of rules, restrictions and power move in…

March 15, 2023 Read →
The truth of Lasagna Bolognese
Bologna

The truth of Lasagna Bolognese

Apart from social media, are very few the things that are able to unify people’s judgement and perception worldwide as the commonly…

March 15, 2023 Read →
Vatican Museum: Museo Anima Mundi Roma
Rome

Vatican Museum: Museo Anima Mundi Roma

When it comes to Vatican Museum, not many of us would immediately associate the Vatican art collection to the idea of Aboriginal…

March 15, 2023 Read →
What is the NAUMACHIA?
Rome

What is the NAUMACHIA?

Rome-lovers are deeply informed about the endless array of feasts, rituals andcelebrations which used to take place in Rome for any specific…

March 9, 2023 Read →
Pierpaolo Pasolini: Bologna’s most unconventional son
Bologna

Pierpaolo Pasolini: Bologna’s most unconventional son

I believe not many artists have held the ability to inspire Madonna, David Bowie, Martin Scorsese and David Lachapelle at the same…

March 5, 2023 Read →

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