Food in Italy: a brief gastronomical tour! "The main characteristic of Italian cooking," according to the Italian Tourist Board website, "is its healthy balance, the excellent basic ingredients being simply cooked and retaining their original goodness and freshness. Simple and yet with such a variety of flavours and rich inventiveness in preparation, that even the [...]
The Innkeeper, The Voyeur and The Tortellini Pasta
February 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Sagra di San Nicola – A Tortellino Festival Held in Castelfranco Emilia: In Castelfranco Emilia, a town in the province of Modena, the Feast of St Nicholas is celebrated on the second week of September. The Sagra di San Nicola is actually a Tortellino Festival where the creation of tortellini is re-enacted every year. Legend [...]
Italo – Italy’s New ‘Ferrari’ High-Speed Train
January 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Italo – The New Italian High-Speed Train Looks Like the Train Equivalent of Ferrari Cars: From March 2012, the sleek-looking red ‘Italo’ high-speed trains will be criss-crossing the landscape of Italy and no doubt turning heads. The wow factor – they look like the rail equivalent of Ferrari cars, with speed to match. Nuovo Trasporto [...]
Venice Festival – Festa del Redentore 2012
January 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
Festa del Redentore: July 14-15, 2012 – A Traditional Venice Festival: Usually held on the third Saturday in July, the already busy lagoons of Venice burst into a hive of activity. Fleets of boats and gondolas decorated with colourful balloons, lanterns and streamers gather in the canal in front of Piazza San Marco. Venice celebrates [...]
Carnevale di Venezia – Venice Carnival 2012
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Carnevale di Venezia 2012 – The Very Popular Venice Carnival: Carnevale di Venezia 2012 kicks off with the prologue weekend on February 4th and 5th and the ten days of Carnevale running from Saturday, February 11th right through to February 21st. The central theme this year ‘La Vita è Teatro. Tutti in Maschera’ is dedicated [...]
Enjoy 10% Discount on your Rome Opera and Classical Concerts
November 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Enjoy 10% Discount on all Classictic Events in Rome: Whether you’re looking to enjoy some classical music or to take in an opera in Rome, the good news is that Classictic is offering a 10% discount on all their events in Rome if you purchase your ticket on-line by December 1st. Most of these Rome [...]
Wine Tasting in Tuscany
August 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Wine Tasting in Tuscany is One of the Pleasurable Pursuits of the Region: Tuscany is universally famous for its good food, classic wines and natural beauty so naturally food and wine tasting in Tuscany are part of the reasons why many visitors come to this region of Italy. Some may be the interested in the [...]
Sant’Agnese in Agone – A Part of Bernini’s Rome
July 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
At Sant’Agnese in Agone You Can Visit the Church and Enjoy Music in Bernini’s Rome: In the heart of historic Rome is Piazza Navona, one of the city’s most beautiful Baroque piazzas. One of the impressive buildings that make up Piazza Navona’s Baroque architecture is Sant’Agnese in Agone. Sant’Agnese in Agone is a church dedicated [...]
Enjoy 10% Discount on your Venice Operas and Concerts
June 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Book by July 31st to Enjoy 10% Discount on your Venice Operas and Concerts: With summer in Italy comes music festivals, concerts and operas and this month’s special focus is on events in Venice. And the good news is that Classictic is offering 10% discount on all their Venice events if you book by July [...]
Roman Nights at the Teatro di Marcello
June 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Classical Concerts at the Teatro di Marcello or Theatre of Marcellus in Rome: Teatro di Marcello is an ancient theatre in Rome that was planned by Julius Caesar and completed by Emperor Augustus in 13BC. This magnificent ancient edifice is the venue of “Notti Romane al Teatro di Marcello” or “Roman Nights at the Theatre [...]
Teatro di Marcello – An Ancient Theatre in Rome
June 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
Roman Nights at the Teatro di Marcello or Theatre of Marcellus: Long before the Teatro di Marcello (Theatre of Marcellus) was completed, tragedy and drama had already played out at this open-air theatre in Rome. Teatro Marcello was the plan of Julius Caesar but he was murdered in 44BC and the construction of the theatre [...]
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