Food in Italy

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, [...]

La Reggia Designer Outlet – Naples

Naples has its own designer outlet:
La Reggia Designer Outlet, the fifth of McArthurGlen’s Italian designer discount outlet malls opened in February 2010. This is Phase I, with Phase II to follow.
The new Naples designer outlet is close to historic city of Caserta and the Amalfi Coast and is within easy reach of the A1 between Rome and [...]

Getting to Castel Romano Designer Outlet, Rome

Castel Romano Shuttle Bus Services:
Castel Romano is very popular with designer label junkies on their Rome holidays – and I admit to being one of them.  Whereas getting to Castel Romano was a bit of a struggle in the past, unless you were prepared to pay for expensive taxi fares or join a tour, the [...]

In Search of Montalbano – Ragusa, Sicily

Tracing the footsteps of “Il Commissario Montalbano” – A Sicilian Adventure:
A repeat of the Inspector Montalbano drama series is bringing back lots of great memories of our holiday in Sicily.
After the first series of Inspector Montalbano, we became huge fans of this Sicilian detective drama as it is so different to NYPD Blue or any [...]

Find A Phone Number In Italy

Italian phone numbers, phone codes and telephone directories

Phone numbers and phone codes in Italy are pretty easy to find online – and for free, mobile (cell) phones too (mobile phone numbers start with a 3, not zero). The telephone country calling code for Italy is 39. When calling abroad from Italy, the international call prefix [...]

Catacombs of Rome | Christian Rome | Sightseeing

Catacombs that tell of Life and Martyrdom:
The catacombs of Rome are a very important part of the history of the early Christians and the Roman church in Ancient Rome.  These ancient underground burial places provide clues of the life of saints, martyrs, ordinary Christians and the Roman church during the early centuries.
In Italy, the catacombs [...]

Pigging out on Porcini – Eating out in Rome

In pursuit of Funghi Porcini:
On our first night in Rome, we race off to our favourite restaurant on Campo dei Fiori.  After a few weeks on the road, a fix of good Italian food is much needed and at La Carbonara, we know that we’ll have a good meal.
I eagerly ask the waiter if they [...]

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