Talking about Italy, people always think about places like the Tower of Pisa, the Colosseum, Canal Grande, etc. However, in Italy there are also other places that are off the tourists’ radar. Places where history mixes with mystery, superstition and legend. In this article I’m going to talk about two mysterious places you can visit …
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Places to visit when in Turin
Many tourists when come to Italy visit the most famous city like Rome, Milan, Florence, Pisa, etc. However, really few of them know that Turin, the largest city in Piedmont, is rich of interesting places to visit. Turin has been a literary center of great importance in 19th century and many intellectuals and artists like …
Famous Italian artists – Caravaggio
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, mainly known as Caravaggio, was a famous Italian painter of the 15th century. He is particularly known for his alternative style, which combined both Naturalism and Tenebrism. Born in Milan, Caravaggio began his apprenticeship as a painter in 1584 under the Milanese painter Simone Peterzano, who in turn had been the …
Halloween in Italy
What can you do if you’re spending Halloween in Italy? Are there some special events or should you resign yourself to having a boring night? As you know quite well, Halloween is a typical American custom. However, it seems that in the last years, Holloween is spreading more and more in Italy too. For example, …
Happy hour or aperitivo? – Italian customs
Are you planning a low budget holiday in Italy? Then, aperitivo and happy hour might come in handy. But what are aperitivo and happy hour? APERITIVO The idea of aperitivo in Italy dates back to 1784, when Antonio Benedetto Carpano invented Vermouth, a drink made of white wine aromatized with more than 30 different spices …
