Life in the Living Museum
How would you like to have your very own a country retreat in a quiet medieval village in the heart of Italy? A place which enjoys glorious views of the surrounding countryside, and which is not far from Italy's eternal city -Rome. If so, there is a house for sale which might be of … [Read more...]
Not all capitalists are money grabbing monsters. Indeed some capitalists, such as Italian cashmere clothing producer Brunello Cucinelli, plough some of their profits back into society to make it a better place.Brunello Cucinelli's philosophy of ethical capitalism is an example of … [Read more...]
On a visit to Gubbio a few years ago with my Italian fiancée, I told her I thought Umbria was very much like Cumbria but without the C.Proud Italian that she was, she took it as an insult, having once endured a wet weekend in Cumbria’s Lake District in North-West England. And, cheap wordplay … [Read more...]
Ah, Prosecco. A wonderful Italian sparkling wine. It's a bubbly straw-yellow white wine which often comes from the Conegliano-Valdobbiadenearea areas of Italy. Actually, Prosecco wine comes in still, semi-sparkling or fully sparkling varieties.The popular semi-sparkling variety of this … [Read more...]
Deep in the depths of Tuscany, not too far from a delightful little place called Anghiari, which is on the border with Umbria, there is the hauntingly interesting restaurant the Locanda al Castello di Sorci.Now, this restaurant, which seems to have a good reputation for its culinary expertise … [Read more...]
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