I’m Dreaming of a White Wine Christmas
For a country that produces some of the most popular and widely-drunk white wines in the world, Italians have a curious reluctance to drink very much of it themselves. The latest figures – for 2013 – show that Italy actually produced more white wine (53%) than red (47%), with the bulk of it drunk outside […]
Looking for the elixir of life in the wilds of Ogliastra in Sardinia
There are many reasons for you to visit Ogliastra: it is the wildest, most unspoiled area of the Sardinia. It is rich in history. And it’s the Italian region with the greatest number of people over 100 years of age – owing, it is said, to a magical piece of land.
Sardinia in Five Senses
Here is a short trip of discovery around Sardinia, using as a guide our five senses. Such a sensual tour is by far the best way to reveal all the delights which Sardinia offers.
Hop on Sardinia’s Little Green Train
“It’s a strange railway. It shoots up hills and down into valleys and races around sudden curves with the greatest nonchalance…”, David Herbert Lawrence, Sea and Sardinia, 1921.
Silvio Berlusconi’s Misunderstood Image Problem
On the eve of the European elections, the man whose tongue knows few bounds made a not so subtle observation on the state of modern Milan.
Guess Where in Italy? Part 1 – The Answer
Ok, so nobody even tried to hazard a guess as to the name of the lovely bay shown in the first Guess Where in Italy post.