Food Tours of Venice

A typical dish of Italian springtime: pasta with asparagus and shirmps

The famous camelia sweet bread, a specialty of bakery Crosera in Venice

On February 14th many countries in the world celebrate Valentine's Day.
Originally the Romans had a fertility celebration in mid- February.
However, the origins of what we celebrate today is connected to the Christian commemoration of the saint and martyr Valentine. It's not sure who was the Valentine the day is named aftyer, probably it was a priest of Terni who is said to have helped a fighting couple reconcile giving them a rose, becoming the patron saint of love.
Nowadays couples celebrate this day with romantic gestures, gifts, flowers and, as we all know, chocolates.

One of the most interesting fountains of modern Rome dating to 1927 by Pietro Lombardi. It celebrates the books and faculties of the nearby University of Rome, one of the oldest in the world, established in 1303.

Roasted Chestnuts sold on the streets of Italy. They are picked in October and they are mostly used boiled or roasted. Many are the cakes made with chestnut dough.

The monument to the unknown soldier of Italy is one of the most impressive landmarks of the country

Pizza with Puntarelle is a typical Roman pizza topped with a type of chicory called Puntarelle that you can find only in winter. Join our food tours to taste them.

If you travel to Florence during your stay in Italy try the local tasty and healthy Ribollita Soup

The Etruscan tombs in Cerveteri are just amazing and the sun is till shining in January!

Saint Peter’s square in the Vatican tonight

Fresh Truffles are the Jewels of the Farmers:-)

“Angels Unawares” by Timothy Shmaltz in the Vatican City

It is the main prize of these days...the football world cup is made and designed in Italy. In 1971 mr Silvio Cazzaniga won the Fifa context to create the new cup. Still today the cup is made near Milan in a town called Paderno Dugnano.

Rome is getting ready for the Holidays! The public transportation, on buses and metro, will be free on the 8th, the 11th, the 18 of December and on Christmas Eve, the 24th of December.

Saint Peter's square in Rome tonight with xmas tree and nativity scene

Why do we call a type of font Italics? Anything to do with Italy?
The name comes from the fact that calligraphy-similar fonts were first designed in Renaissance Italy, to replace documents traditionally written in a handwriting style. Printers Aldo Manuzio and Ludovico Arrighi were the main type designers involved in this process at the time.

A traditional Italian autumn dish: soup with chick peas chestnuts and mushrooms. Delicious!

Typical Italian Autumn Dish: fettuccine with Porcini mushrooms

Plants of Europe: the European Nettle tree is common in all southern Europe. Iis wood is particularly durable, it is used in carpentry for furniture, handles amd agricultural tools; it is also an excellent fuel. The bark is used in dyeing to extract a yellow pigment.

If you mention Charles III in Naples people would think you talk about him.:-)

Italian Flat Beans are a specialty that you can still taste in some traditional restaurants of the pensinsula. Only in Italy:-)

Enjoy the last slices of fresh watermelons. They are produced in Italy mostly in the areas of Brindisi, Sicily, Latina, Grosseto Reggio Emilia and Tarquinia.

Spaghetti with prawns and fresh tomatoes is a classic dish on these days of late summer

Skip-the-lines fun and informative Colosseum Tour for Kids and Families. Contact us for more info and details...

The Borghese Gallery in Rome is one of the most fascinating museums on earth. It will be unforgettable! Even more than the Vatican Museums...

When you visit the Vatican Museums there is much more to see than the Sistine Chapel. Did you know that there are also works by Van Gogh, Rodin and many other famous XIX century artists?

Folk theatre is still very popular in Italian towns. A tradition that has survived centuries and brings enthousiast spectactors to beautiful squares to watch comedies outdoor.

In Ancient Rome the blackberry (rubus) was sacred to god Saturn and people used the whole plant and its parts. Stems, branches, roots, leaves, and flowers were used in decoctions, infusions, plasters, oil or wine extractions. September is the last month to taste them in Italy.

Capitol square in Rome is so beautiful and significant European history that is also featured on the 50 Euro cents.

Numerous women trod the scenes of the theater of Pompeii: one was Methe, whose name appears in a series of graffiti greeting a troupe of wandering actors. Another one was Cestilia, much appreciated and popular to the point of being hailed as "the queen of the Pompeians". Come to visit the theatre of Pompeii on our tours...