Salted Specialty of Northern Italy

And now it’s time for the sagra of Bresaola in northern Italy’s valley town of Chiavenna, where this prized raw salumi is produced! Bresaola is one of the most renowned salumi in Italy. The first literary testimonies related to the production of bresaola date back to the fifteenth century; however, its origin goes back much […]

A Rare Opportunity to Glimpse Behind the Doors of Palazzo Farnese

One of the constant frustrations of living in Rome is the feeling of ‘I wish I knew about that earlier’. In case you feel like this due to the contents of this article, I apologize in advance! One of the past weekends (22 and 23 September) was the designated weekend for the European Heritage Days […]

Agricultural Beer

Think of happy hour in Italy and the image that likely comes to mind is of sitting lazily at an Italian bar in front of a beautiful historic square with a glass of wine. Think of the fall harvest in Italy, and you’ll probably imagine the grape harvest to start the year’s wine production. While […]