Author: Cristiana Pedrali

Where does the name Ferragosto come from?  The name Ferragosto comes from the name of the Roman Emperor Octavian. How can it be? How can the name Ferragosto come from Octavian? Octavian defeated all his enemies and he became the first emperor to be honoured with the title of Augustus, the Greatest of all, in […]

Getting ready to admire the rain of falling stars on the night of August, 16th? Are you afraid this crazy summer and its hectic weather may ruin the show and your romantic dreams? Prof. Mauro Arpino, one of the astronomic experts at Hoepli Planetarium in Milan is more worried about the full Moon rather than […]

Mad about football? Were you wondering if Balotelli and Pirlo would have turned the Italian football team into the new 2014 World Champion? For cyclists Pinar and Paolo “do not talk to me about football” must have been a motto throughout the frenzy that gripped Italy during the Football Championship. Just a few days before […]

What makes a visit with a “greeter” one of the “things to do” in Turin ? Have a look at my experience in Turin and see if all Italian cities and towns shouldn’t have a “greeter” to welcome visitors and turn them into loving fans. 1. Café: Are you a chocolate addict? Well, I must […]

Langhe, Roero and Monferrato are an environmental unicum in Italy: a hilly area between Cuneo and Asti, in North West of Italy whose beauty is breathtaking all through the seasons and whose life quality is incredible high. Not a coincidence UNESCO has just appointed this extraordinary Italian corner as the 50th World Heritage site in […]

What is garbage? It is our opportunity to give things a second chance and to find out how creative we can be. Do not you think so? Well, let’s start from some very miserable elements we all have in our kitchens like coffee and tea  and see what we can do. Coffee: the basic element […]

Macarro Cove, the “happy man” cove Maratea, Basilicata South Italy. We are in the area which was once known as Magna Frecia, a Greek colony in a over the sea territory.  And the Greeks found the area we now refer to as Macarro as a place so delightful that any man touching its sole could […]

1. Take pictures: a picture is worth more than thousands words Though I am not a passionate of pictures myself and I have spent my life, and holidays, priding myself of “taking pics by heart” once you visit the Amalfi Coast something will definitely change in your life. Is it the quality of the light, […]

Spring has finally arrived and we all lurk for some green and some nature around us. Nothing better than get back from the chaotic world, locked it outside and rest your eyes on a lay of brilliant green with colorful spots, do not you think so? Yet gardening these days is not that easy: green […]

Jean Pierre bikes to his work place in a company situated at La Défense, in Paris. He bikes there 5 days out of 7 each week and has been doing so over the last 5 years. This year marks a change in his biker history. In a few weeks’ time, Jean Pierre may discover his […]