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Race of the Giant Candles in Gubbio, Italy
Every May 15th in Gubbio (Umbria), Italy, three teams carry a statue of their saint mounted on a wooden octagonal prism, similar to an hour-glass shape 4 metres tall and weighing about 280 For full...
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I’m off to Italy with my husband and will be posting events and pictures directly from there. We hope to get to the Internationl Gelato Festival in Florence, among other things. Provided our baggage...
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Pietrasanta, Tuscany: Living With Art
My husband and I have been traveling around Tuscany for the last two weeks. There are so many beautiful places that one can soon lose count of all there is to see. One town not well-known by American...
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Visit to the Carpigiano Gelato University in Italy
As reported in our post from May 1, 2013, “Gelato University in Italy for International Students,” Carpigiani (the world leader in gelato machines) has opened a gelato university at their headquarters...
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Maremma, Tuscany Beaches Among the Best in Italy
On my very recent trip to Tuscany I was in the Maremma area (Southwest Tuscany) famous for its wines, Italian cowboys, Etruscan ruins and beaches. As I visited the Necropolis (burial ground) of...
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10 Things To Love About Italy
If you are a lover of food and/or Italy, this enthusiastic Vimeo video from the Perennial Plate will make you happy. Choose Your Prosciutto! Among the top 10 things to love about Italy are, of course,...
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Tuscan Food: Simplicity, Freshness, Details and Love
Experts will tell you that Tuscan food is exceptional because it is based on “fresh ingredients.” Fantastic! What does that mean? Imagine holding a fresh egg that is still warm from the hen. Hear the...
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The Most Architecturally Beautiful Wineries in Tuscany
The Tuscany Tourism Website has published a collection of the most architecturally compelling wineries in Tuscany. You will find here a beautiful slideshow along with wine quotes from very famous...
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Tuscany’s Hidden Treasures: Isola Santa Atop the Appuan Alps
Village of Isola Santa High in the Appuan Alps National Park region in the area called Garfagnana (in the province of Lucca in northern Tuscany) lies the fairy tale village of Isola Santa. It is a...
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Italy: World’s Largest Labyrinth Opens Today
Swide picture of labyrinth The world’s largest labyrinth opens today in Fontanellato, a small town in the province of Parma, Italy. This labyrinth is also one of the widest bamboo plantations in...
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