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Artusi: Italy’s most famous cook and one of his most wonderful traditional...
Artusi's delicious traditional Italian recipe - Soup with little ricotta ‘bricks’ One of the first-ever ‘celebrity chefs’, Pellegrino Artusi (1820-1911) lived most of his life in Florence’s city...
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DRUNKEN PASTA: Recipes, rules and regulations of Italy’s most loved food item...
Spaghetti - a typical Italian food and part of Italian culture, a must-try dish when visiting Italy It’s no secret that Italians love their food and wine. In Italian culture, it is tradition that...
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Pinzimonio – the easiest Italian recipe ever!
Pinzimonio - fresh ins-season vegetables served with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, and a dash of vinegar and/or lemon juice as a delicious starter or side dish We at Artviva Walking tours...
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It’s a boy! Is this the secret behind Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile?
Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa - the secret behind her enigmatic smile revealed? In Italy, when there is a birth in the family, the proud parents and grandparents put a pink or blue ribbon accordingly...
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Happy International Women’s Day!
Happy Women's Day from Artviva! March 8 marks the International Women’s Day – a date to mark on the calendar to demonstrate and declare love and respect for women. In Italy, the ‘Festa delle Donne’...
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Mona Lisa’s Bones – the search continues…
Mona Lisa's Bones - the search continues... ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 6 Exhumers have recently dug up bones from a woman buried in 1609. At that time, bodies were buried one on top of the other, and...
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View images list[View slideshow] The morning sun glows off the façades of the Florentine buildings, rendering brilliant the typical pale citrus tones of their façades. The street sweepers have just...
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The fine art of coffee
The Moka. ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 8 The best and most simple way to make coffee. As any Italian will tell you, there is certainly a fine art to making good coffee. And now, there is also good...
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Traditional Italian Christmas Sweets: Panettone, Panforte & Pandoro
Pandoro ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 Literally, golden bread. Panetone, Panforte and Pandoro are some of Italy’s greatest Christmastime traditions. The origins of these delicious traditional Italian...
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Enoteca: the great Italy wine tradition
It is quite normal for Italians to take a long lunch break to enjoy a nice lunch of pasta followed by a meat main, usually accompanied by local wine. Now, if it’s so common for Italians to have a...
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Top Travel Tips for Italy Trips
Visiting Italy? We want to help you ensure your immersion into the Italian culture doesn’t turn into a culture clash. To help people who are planning a trip to Italy ensure they make the most their...
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Top Travel Tips for Italy Trips: Communication
Visiting Italy? We’ve created a series of fun videos that provide serious points of Italy travel advice and the first one is out now! Be sure your immersion into the Italian culture doesn’t...
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Fairytale wedding in Italy… just not as you imagined!
We love sharing great Italy stories on our tours and thought we’d also share this funny Italian fable, How the Devil Married Three Sisters. It featured in Italian Popular Tales by Thomas Frederick...
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Top Travel Tips for Italy Trips: How to Pack
Packing advice, tips for travelling to Italy, travelling to Italy Packing well can mean the difference for a great holiday in Italy, which is why we have put together some travel advice for packing and...
View ArticleChristmas in Italy: tastes and traditions
Click to view slideshow. Food in Italy at any time of the year is pretty amazing. At Christmas time however, there are many great traditional Christmas recipes that are prepared and shared around large...
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