A Guide to Walking in Abruzzo

Walking in Abruzzo Guide

Italy is a veritable walkers paradise, as specialist publisher Cicerone know very well.  Recently, Cicerone kindly sent me four walking guides to a number of areas of Italy.  There is also a special offer code will which will readers to save 20% on Cicerone guides if they buy them from the … [Read more...]

A Top Ten list of Bestselling Italian Wine Books

One of Casamonti's Tuscan wines - L'Elogio

Seeing as I like to try spread the word on the joys of Italian wines, I've been over to Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk to find a selection of books on Italian wine which are bestsellers.Tracking down Italian wine books was not that easy - actually, it was a little like knowing which Italian wines … [Read more...]

Espresso Cups for Christmas

An espresso cup

You'd be amazed at the variety of espresso cups which exist in Italy.  They have a couple of things in common - their size and the fact that sets of these small and cute coffee cups make original Christmas gifts.For espresso addicts, like me, and lovers of Italian coffee, a set of espresso cups … [Read more...]