
Cured meats of Southern Italy
Italian charcuterie production is fragmented into a variety of products that operates locally, outside of a unified framework, and that's why we tend to consider a regional delicacies. The type of salami is often linked to the traditions that go ...

Cured meats of Central Italy
Unlike in the North, where they use various types of meat (pork, beef, lamb, goat and poultry), cured meats in central Italy are made almost exclusively with pork, and are not usually aged for long. On this ideal trip in the central regions we have ...

Cured meats from North of Italy
There are few gastronomic specialties such as cured meats, that still represent faithfully biodiversity, history and regional traditions. In Italy there are almost 700 different kinds of cured meats: a cultural heritage that is unique in the world. ...

The Castle of Torrechiara
Around the city of Parma, in the same hills where they produce famous wines, cheeses and hams, are littered a series of wonderful castles that demand the traveler's attention. The best preserved one is called Castle of Torrechiara. Torrechiara ...

Verdi’s Places – The Master in Parma
Today, everything in the city is about Verdi. If you're tourists or lovers of Verdi, turning the streets of Parma you will always find references to the Master, sites and monuments dedicated to him. Let's start with a monument that no longer ...

Verdi’s Places – The Master between Paris and Sant’Agata
After the triumph of Nabucco, the road to success was leveled to Verdi, who began to compose operas, almost one for year for the next ten years. Verdi himself, however, called this period "the years of jail", because mostly of works was carried out ...

Forte dei Marmi
Forte dei Marmi Sea and culture: this is the combination that best describes the characteristics of Forte dei Marmi, which has always been one of the most famous touristic centers of the Tuscan coast. A city rich in history, Forte dei Marmi ...

Verdi’s Places – the young Giuseppe in Busseto
Due to the imminent departure of “Festival Verdi 2014”, in the following article we would like to propose an "overview" of Giuseppe Verdi, on his life, the places somehow related to his person, the relationship with the countries that hosted him ...