The Budget Traveler’s Guide to Wine Tasting in Italy http://zite.to/y54PP2 - 4 wine regions worth a visit
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Village in Italy Builds Giant Mirror to Combat 83 Days of Darkness
Village in Italy Builds Giant Mirror to Combat 83 Days of Darkness http://zite.to/xiIv6K
Blended Cuisine in Ancient Rome was inspired by Greek cosmology
Blended Cuisine in Ancient Rome was inspired by Greek cosmology http://zite.to/wsU1bt
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Lead poisoning in ancient Rome: The skeletal evidence
Lead poisoning in ancient Rome: The skeletal evidence http://zite.to/zjoDMN
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tuscany in February
Tuscany in February http://zite.to/xqdjRw - a very different post from the usual boring "Top 10 things to do" crowd
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Intact Roman Cargo in Shipwrecks off Zannone, Italy
Intact Roman Cargo in Shipwrecks off Zannone, Italy http://zite.to/wz0WxD
Venetian Carnival Galani Recipe
Venetian Carnival Galani Recipe http://zite.to/zKKO7d via @zite ... and the different names of this same dessert all over Italy
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Videos and recipes from Carnival in Italy
Videos and recipes from Carnival in #Italy http://zite.to/w7lW7i
Photos of the picturesque village of Portofino, Italy
Photos of the picturesque village of Portofino, Italy http://zite.to/AtIAsi - too a tourist-packed place, but really a gem
Monday, February 20, 2012
Golden mask in St. Mark
Carnival of Venice: Golden mask in St. Mark http://www.flickr.com/photos/71763953@N03/6905789871/
Corruption and Extortion in Italian language
Corruption and Extortion in Italian language http://zite.to/yAqOy3
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Capri has been the jet-set's favourite holiday destination since 2,000 years
Capri has been the jet-set's favourite holiday destination since 2,000 years. Choose the right time to go there http://zite.to/A1SNn7
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Prehistoric cybermen? Sardinia's lost warriors rise from the dust
Prehistoric cybermen? Sardinia's lost warriors rise from the dust http://zite.to/zecrl5 #italy #archeology
Friday, February 17, 2012
How to Find a List of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy
How to Find a List of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy http://zite.to/wZlMCU
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Do you think that pizza was invented in Naples? Think again...
Do you think that pizza was invented in Naples? Think again... http://zite.to/zDIPnz
Broccoli romanesco: Weird appearance, unique taste
Broccoli romanesco: Weird appearance, unique taste http://zite.to/zxmLDn - They are used a lot in Rome of course
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Lesser Known Attractions in Rome
Lesser Known Attractions in Rome http://zite.to/wm7FFz - A must do list. The Basilica of S. Clemente is my favorite
Brothel "services" depicted at Pompeii
Brothel "services" depicted at Pompeii #Italy #picture http://zite.to/A74kWa
Valentines from Ancient Rome: Sex, Death and Lust
Valentines from Ancient Rome: Sex, Death and Lust http://zite.to/zsy5yK
Grape diversity drives Italy's wine success
Grape diversity drives Italy's wine success: almost 800 different ones are cultivated http://zite.to/yViBYN
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
7 Places to Kiss in Italy
7 Places to Kiss in Italy http://zite.to/w3P8Tc - Not very original choices, but... oh well, it's Valentine Day!
Monday, February 13, 2012
The origins of the ‘ndrangheta of Calabria: Italy’s most powerful mafia
The origins of the ‘ndrangheta of Calabria: Italy’s most powerful mafia http://zite.to/yIGMFU - A UCL 37 minute video
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Rick Steves: What's new in Italy in 2012
Rick Steves: What's new in Italy in 2012 http://zite.to/xNeOQJ
Last train to Sicily
Last train to Sicily: a piece of Italian history is fading away because of cost cuts - http://zite.to/yHAbWq
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Is Starbucks afraid to open in Italy, the very country which inspired its business?
Is Starbucks afraid to open in Italy, the very country which inspired its business? http://zite.to/w9bRmZ
The Psychedelic Cult That Thrived For Nearly 2000 Years in the Greco-Roman world
The Psychedelic Cult That Thrived For Nearly 2000 Years in the Greco-Roman world http://zite.to/wwbpUA
Friday, February 10, 2012
The Most Romantic Words in the Italian Language
The Most Romantic Words in the Italian Language http://zite.to/z1xQgS
Thursday, February 09, 2012
The Charming Story of Cinecittà Studios in Rome
The Charming Story of Cinecittà Studios in Rome http://zite.to/wp6WqH
Wine Tourism Italy: Two Apps to Make the Most of Your Time
Wine Tourism Italy: Two Apps to Make the Most of Your Time http://zite.to/wykaYU
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
A Distant Diaspora: Thinking Comparatively about Origins, Migrations and Roman Slavery
A Distant Diaspora: Thinking Comparatively about Origins, Migrations and Roman Slavery http://zite.to/zJ7HB8
Women in Renaissance Art – 1 week art history course in Florence
Women in Renaissance Art – 1 week art history course in Florence http://zite.to/yzfKsP
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Ice clogs the canals of Venice
Ice clogs the canals of Venice, Italy http://zite.to/zH6ztc
A few pics you will not see very often
The Truth—and Translation—Behind the Fiat 500 Super Bowl Ad
The Truth—and Translation—Behind the Fiat 500 Super Bowl Ad http://zite.to/AaH0D6 - Some funny factoids about Fiat 500
Monday, February 06, 2012
Interesting picture of an Italian 15th century Tractatus de Herbis (herbal)
Interesting picture of an Italian 15th century Tractatus de Herbis (herbal) http://zite.to/yEE1VZ
Forget Wine Lists on iPads, ‘Amo Eno’ is the Future of Wine Bars
Forget Wine Lists on iPads, ‘Amo Eno’ is the Future of Wine Bars http://zite.to/wUXfie ...and Italian wines do very well there
Herculaneum: Pompeii’s mud-covered sister city
Herculaneum: Pompeii’s mud-covered sister city http://zite.to/w8yb4c - Good reading... If you can survive its attempts at humour
Sunday, February 05, 2012
Spectacular pictures of Rome covered by snow
Spectacular pictures of #Rome covered by snow. Last time it happened 26 years ago http://zite.to/xrlRNH
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Friday, February 03, 2012
Traditional Foods of Puglia, Southern Italy
Eating the Adriatic – The Last Stop: Traditional Foods of Puglia, Southern Italy
Art and electronic music at Marino Marini Museum
Art and electronic music at Marino Marini Museum http://zite.to/AybhKE
Thursday, February 02, 2012
In Italy, Art As A Window Into Modern Banking
In Italy, Art As A Window Into Modern Banking : NPR http://zite.to/AjZ6WK
Top Twelve Undiscovered Wines of Northeastern Italy
Top Twelve Undiscovered Wines of Northeastern Italy http://zite.to/A1Fgg5
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Walks of Italy: Enter Our “10,000 Followers” Twitter Contest and Win!
Walks of Italy: Enter Our “10,000 Followers” Twitter Contest and Win! http://zite.to/yShVW5
Italian Food : Making Fresh Mozzarella in Italy
Italian Food : Making Fresh Mozzarella in Italy http://zite.to/Akgj4s