Some time ago, we gave space to pizza in our news, but we didn’t go into detail. This time we’d like to give you some more information about this ingenious invention of Neapolitan people.
For a start, there are various theories about the word ‘pizza’: some say it derives from the Lombard word ‘bizzo’ (bite), others, […]

Until 7th January 2007, the Civic Museum of Bologna is taking in a fine exhibition about the Annibale Carracci’s pictorial genius (Bologna, 1560 – Rome, 1609).
This artist was curious to know world and nature. He expressed his creativity by works, that were surprising for their technique and subject: holy paintings, landscapes, portraits of plebeians and […]

For two consecutive days (from 18th to 19th November 2006), the nougat is becoming the absolute protagonist of Cremona, which is dedicating to this typical local product a well-organized and full of surprises festival.
This event, named “Cremona la dolce” (Sweet Cremona), uses nougat as symbol and puts together the gastronomy, the culture and the artistic […]

The delicious recipe of “Focaccia of Recco”, almost known all over the world, has its roots in history, as it happens for a lot of dishes.
It seems that Recco, from the XVI to the XVII century, was an easy target for Saracen pirates’attacks, that kept busy the garrisons quartered in the town. During these raids, […]

Fairy tales have always gone with our childhood, but, in our opinion, they can go on enchanting us as long as we live, above all if we have some children, whom we can tell tales before sleeping. We are also sure stories, legends and tales enable us to travel and to know other countries and […]