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Piecing together Ravenna’s mosaic of attractions

March 11, 2015 By Sarah Humphreys Leave a Comment

Detail of the apse Sant' Apollinare in Classe

Is Ravenna the best place to live in Italy? Despite being recently voted “Best Place to Live in Italy” by a leading newspaper Il Sole 24 ore, proud possessor of 8 UNESCO sites, burial place of Dante and home to Byron for a couple of years, Ravenna is strangely neglected by tourists. Distinctive leaning towers, […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Dante, Emilia Romagna, Ravenna, ravenna hotels, ravenna mosaics, unesco world heritage site

The Innkeeper, The Voyeur and The Tortellini Pasta

February 2, 2012 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Tortellini Festival - Castelfranco Emilia

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 […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Emilia Romagna, italian food, tortellini, tortellino, what is tortellini

Food in Central Italy

April 30, 2009 By Tony Page 1 Comment

Food in Central Italy: a brief gastronomical tour! Emilia Romagna; Tuscany; Umbria; Le Marche Pomposa; Ravenna; Ferrara; Bologna; Modena; Parma; Siena; San Gimignano; Pisa; Lucca; Firenze (Florence); Arezzo; Montepulciano; Montalcino; Lake Trasimeno; Perugia; Assisi; Spoleto; Orvieto; San Leo; San Marino; Urbino; Ancona; Ascoli Piceno Food in Central Italy may be the most familiar to tourists, […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: balsamic vinegar, eating and drinking, Emilia Romagna, Food in Central Italy, gastronomical tour, Le Marche, mortadella, parmigiano, tortellini, tortellino, travel to Italy, Tuscany, Umbria

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