A short guide to the food of Bologna, Modena and Parma by Gabriele Monti November 8th, 2012 Lovers of Italian food have labelled the Regione Emilia-Romagna as “the bread-basket of Italy.” It’s easy to see why. The historic cities of Parma, Modena and Bologna are famed for their food, from the air cured and delicate prosciutto (Parma […]
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by Gabriele Monti November 6th, 2012 The protagonist of “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” a university student in the 1930 dines at “Pappagallo” and drinks coffee from “Zanarini,” the same historical buildings and establishment that you might find in Bologna today. The City name is “the learned ” thanks to the university funded in 1088 and “the
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The Emilia Romagna, when looked on a map, has boundaries made in linear fashion, a sort of harness between the Po’ and the Apennines with the watershed that diverge slightly towards the bow of the Adriatic coast. Inside we have the two pillars that identify homogeneous parts for landscapes and traditionally run longitudinally through the Via Emilia. It is
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by Marcelo Pinto November 3rd 2012 Parma stands austere and sophisticated in the territory bounded on the east by the Enza river and to the west by the river Stírane. The city lies among hillsides and rolling green hills that inspired Verdi’s melodies and atmospheres of the nineteenth-century such as La Certosa di Parma by Stendhal. Parma
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by Marcelo Pinto November 3rd 2012 A region such as Emilia Romagna can offer the discerning and demanding traveller a perfect vacation, not just something, but everything: art, culture, nature, history, leisure, wellness, relaxation, sea, mountains and good food. Only a few other regions in Europe can boast all of this this: from the splendid city of
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A Cicchetti Tour of Venice Emilia Delizia Venice food tour. Our company would be delighted to organise a Venice food tour for your group, family, friends or company incentive travel. Our culinary activities are great for those wanting to explore the best Italian food traditions. Venice food tour highlights. Imagine that you are exploring the sights of Venice, that magical place
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