With the backdrop of an Adelaide winter − cold and wet with mostly grey skies − memories of a hot Italian summer are a welcome distraction. Swimming in the ocean in Liguria, sweltering in Verona’s humidity and tranquil moments in beautiful places with Italian friends.
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The shrine of Italian victories
La Vittoriale degli Italiani (The shrine of Italian victories) is a grand villa in the hills of the Gardone Riviera, on the shore of Largo di Garda. We visited the villa where Gabriele d’Annuzio, the Italian writer and poet lived. The villa – a museum now – contains thousands of objet’s d’art and over 30,000 […]
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Una bella giornata per un’escursione alla cantina di Baldestri Valda. (A beautiful day for an excursion to the Baldestri winery) The winery is in the middle of a picturesque postcard view of the slopes of Soave. We are taken on a tour of this modern cantina by Laura, and then a tasting of the wines produced by […]
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This evening we have a cooking lesson with the lovely Luca. On the menu: Pomodorini ripieni Salsa verde della nonna di Luca Tagliatelle con il pesto Salami di cioccolata A great evening learning to make simple, but delicious dishes and afterward sharing the fruits of our labour. Buon appetito! Isabella […]
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