The “King of cheese”
This trip to the foothills of the Appenin has one disadvantage: leaving town at 7.30 a.m. ….. But as soon as we get out of [...]
Wine harvest
Palazzona di Maggio, erected in the 16th century on a Roman settlement dating back to 40 BC, is like a picture of an Italian Villa: [...]
Florence wine event
There are some good reasons not to go to Florence on a Sunday in June, lots of Tourists and the heat are only two, but [...]
Italians just don’t walk
There is one thing, Italians hate even more than leaving the house without the cellphone: leaving the house walking. Italians just don´t walk! Feet exist [...]
Italian greetings – Ciao or Salve?
The Italian word ciao has crossed borders and is a popular greeting all over the world, so “why shouldn´t I use it in Italy?”, (even Rick Stevens [...]
Bologna – built on water
No, it´s not Venice! The picture shows one of the rare spots in town, where you can still see one of the canals running through Bologna. It [...]
Christmas in Bologna
Bologna is beautiful illuminated and decorated, we drink hot wine and hot chocolate, (so thick that you need a spoon) and it´s getting cold, but [...]
Bologna the red
While I was looking for an apartment, school places for the kids and language classes for everybody, I always had my camera with me and [...]
Mortadella di Bologna IGP
This pork sausage has been made for at least 2000 years, today the name is protected, ensuring that authentic Mortadella is free from fillers, artificial [...]