Category: Fun Facts and Curiosities
“Casu Marzu”: the Sardinian Cheese with Worms
/ | Leave a CommentPlease, go on reading only if you have a strong stomach. You could consider the news disgusting! In spite of this, if you are planning a trip to Sardinia, it could be useful to know what Casu Marzu is, to enjoy or to avoid it!
Read more »Sicily: When Donkeys Become Garbage Collectors And Help To Save The Environment
/ | Leave a CommentGiarratana and Castelbuono are two villages in Sicily and can be considered virtuous places. In fact, some months ago, these villages gave a lesson of civility and environmental sensibility to many larger towns in Italy….
Read more »Italy curiosity: the Italian Cat Lady
/ | Leave a CommentHer name is Wanda Palumbo and she lives in Naples with her many cats. No matter if a cat has a problem, if it has been abandoned, if it is looking for a home, something to eat or just a little bit of love, Wanda welcomes any cat warmly and give them hospitality in her […]
Read more »Venice Carnival: A Fantastic Travel Into The World Of Imagination
/ | Leave a CommentVenice Carnival began in the 15th century but the tradition can be traced back to the beginning of the 14th Century. Story tells that in the past even princes from all over Europe came to Venice and in the Carnival period no differentiation could be made between nobility and the common people.
Read more »Have you ever heard about Alberobello?
/ | Leave a CommentAlthough it is an UNESCO site, Alberobello is unfortunately rather unknown. In a place of rolling green hills, dotted with almond and olive trees, not far from Bari and Taranto (Apulia), you cannot miss visiting the town, named for the primitive forests of Arboris belli, which once covered the area, where over 1000 trulli mass […]
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