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Witches and ghosts: the night of Halloween in a castle
Witches, carved pumpkins, ghosts and monsters, they who inhabit the night of October 31, a night of terror, charm and magic. The Anglo-Saxon holiday is by now a tradition in Italy too, and each year there are more and more events around the peninsula. Children dress up and knock on every door in search of […]
Continue readingOsteria senz’Oste: the utopistic idea of Cesare
Cesare is the typical entrepreneur of Veneto, the eastern area of Italy known to be one of the most productive and innovative. You say problem? He just sees an opportunity. An obstacle? He thinks of a different road. Many years ago he bought a cottage on the side of a property covered with vineyards in […]
Continue readingFall foliage and secret natural pools in the Dolomiti Bellunesi Natural Park
We have valleys that I have never seen anywhere else. Identical to the landscapes of some old prints of Romanticism that you see them thinking, but it’s all fake, places like this do not exist. Instead there are: with the same loneliness, the same incredible cliffs half hidden by trees and bushes crumbling on the […]
Continue readingTrick or Trip? Halloween Vacations Ideas in Italy
The colors of Autumn in Piedmont or the final taste of summer in Sardinia? A tree house or a castle? Awakening among the colorful hills of the Langhe, or soak in the hot smoke and the benefits of natural hot springs in Tuscany? Every corner of Italy is a treasure chest of pleasures and pure […]
Continue readingLanghe, Monferrato and Roero: 5 reasons to visit the 50th Italian UNESCO site
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 […]
Continue readingFoliage, where to gaze upon the Miracle of Autumn in Italy
September 25th: Autumn officially arrived. It is now slowly progressing through the countryside and urban centers unveiling its warm colors. For students less interested in the colors of the season it means “Summer is over, back to school!” The sight of boys and girls, lugging their backpacks, walking through the fallen leaves to the central […]
Continue readingIdeas for an autumn weekend meeting Bacchus
Some ideas to attend at the grape harvest, getting to the heart of the autumnal atmosphere The grape harvest is a ritual and a feast, as well as the opportunity to enjoy wine tasting, preferably organic, and to welcome autumn. At one time the Romans in the time of harvest of the grapes organized great […]
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