Ricciarelli Recipe: Italian Christmas Treat

Ricciarelli recipe: Italian Christmas Cookie Share That’s all there is to the ricciarelli recipe? This was my reaction when I was researching some ricciarelli recipes online. I have always seen ricciarelli sold in supermarkets during this time of the year but never thought much about them as pandoro, panettone and variations of them are the main “dessert” on most Italian [...]

Bed and Breakfast in Maremma: Le Chiuse

Bed and Breakfast in Maremma: Le Chiuse Share At the last minute, we found a bed and breakfast in Maremma!  Last minute means we were on the highway on our way to Maremma when we got a call from the bed and breakfast to confirm availability. I admit it’s our fault as we decided on Thursday to leave for the weekend.  We [...]

A Lovely Bed and Breakfast in Montepulciano

Bed and Breakfast in Montepulciana-Casa Di Bacco-View from road Share I am hesitant to share this bed and breakfast in Montepulciano because I would like to keep it a best-kept secret! We came across this bed and breakfast in Montepulciano because the place we booked in Norcia, Umbria only had 1 night available.  Thank goodness for that because this place is a jewel. Casa [...]

Why the Leaning Tower of Pisa is leaning

Leaning Tower of Pisa Share Who hasn’t heard about famed Leaning Tower of Pisa? When I was planning a road trip from Rome to Provence (France), I decided to stop in Pisa precisely to see this well-known attraction. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is  surely of Italy’s most well-known architectural landmarks and  is just one of the important sights [...]

Susan Sarandon discovers Italian roots

Share Many Hollywood stars have Italian roots and recently Susan Sarandon discovered hers.  Her great-grandfather was from a small town in Tuscany [Read more...] Buffer