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Everything you need to better experience the 2021 Nitto ATP Finals in Turin

For the next 5 years, Turin is the city that will host the Nitto ATP Finals, the most important professional tennis tournament of the year after the four of the Grand Slam. The city has organized many events in the week between 14 to 21 November. And here I would like to give some tips…

Mercato Trionfale: amazing market near the Vatican in Rome

I will never stop saying that the best way to discover a place, a village or a city is to visit religious facilities and a market. Markets are the centre of life, the place where people meet, bargain, buy food. In Italy food is at the centre of every tradition. Therefore, markets are definitely a…

Arcades of Voltone del Podestà in Bologna

Fall in love with Bologna: its unbelievable secrets

A day after we have published a post about Bologna, its porticos have been declared a Unesco World Heritage. So we were wondering if you need more reasons to visit it. The location is perfect to discover other cities such as Florence or Milan, as well as minor art cities like Ravenna or Siena. But…

10 reasons why you’ll love the enchanting Bologna

How many times have you eaten pasta with Bolognese sauce? Have you ever wondered where does it come from? Bologna is a city in central Italy and the capital of the region Emilia Romagna. If you love history, architecture and food this is a city that should be included in your Italian holidays. Do you…

Corso Palestro: an amazing market in the heart of Turin

In the beating heart of Turin, between via Cernaia and the fashionable via Garibaldi, there is a market specializing in clothing and household goods. Known as “The market of Corso Palestro”, this is one of the main markets in the central area of the city. How to reach it You can easily reach it on…

Cella Monte: 7 unquestionable reasons to visit it

Between Casale Monferrato and Asti, in Piedmont, in a secluded position with respect to the provincial road that connects the two centers, you can find Cella Monte, a nice hamlet in the Monferrato area declared a Unesco World Heritage Site since 2014. Cella Monte is also an hour far from Turin and an hour far…

Some 40 km far from Milan stands the town of Pavia, renown for its University. 8 km north from Pavia stands an impressive Charterhouse built in 1396–1495 as home to the cloistered monastic order of Carthusian monks. Chartreuse, in Italian Certosa, is the name of the order of Carthusians, Certosini in Italian, founded by St.… [Continue Reading]
If you are looking for a traditional restaurant with a good value for money near The Cathedral of Turin try Antico Balon.
Are you looking for a quick stop at lunch while visiting Rome? Here is a little selection of my favourite spots in the Italian capital.
CambiaMenti is the name of a shop in the district Cit Turin, not far from Porta Susa Station, Turin. It is a Charity shop. Cambiamenti means changes in Italian, but the name is also the union of two words Change (Cambia) and Minds (Menti). In fact, this Vintage store is linked to Kons Onlus, an… [Continue Reading]
What if I tell you that you can find a lost world right in the middle of a modern and lively city? The Leumann village is a working-class neighborhood in the municipality of Collegno, near Turin, which looks like a fairytale village. Napoleon Leumann, an important entrepreneur of Swiss origin, decided to build it at… [Continue Reading]
Do you love vintage? Are you searching for the best Italian flea markets and you do not know where exactly they are located? Every Saturday, in Porta Palazzo, Turin, you can find a nice flea market. But every second Sunday of each months, Torino hosts a bigger flea market called Gran Balon. It takes place… [Continue Reading]
How do you tell the waiter that you are ready to order? Do you know that you shall ask for the bill or the waiter won’t necessary bring it to you? Here some tips to know when you eat in an Italian restaurant.
Discover Torino, a city full of art, history, food and wine traditions.
The colorful art of Pao is a world populated with penguins, cupcakes and all sort of funny creatures that you can meet while visiting Italy.
Pastiera is a shortcrust pastry pie with a filling of ricotta cheese prepared with eggs, sugar, orange blossom water, candied citron and cooked wheat.
Imagine a huge industrial site, plants of companies such as Fiat and Michelin a few km away from the city centre of a city. What do you do when the industrial crisis hits hard and forces those companies to shut down the factories? Well, you have several options: demolish everything and start building houses and… [Continue Reading]
Have you ever dreamt of coming to Italy and enjoy a free week in a five star hotel without worrying of anything? The Italian Cabinet of Commerce has decided to launch a competition to help the tourist sector. So, if you have reached this page because you have read my Facebook post, scroll down and… [Continue Reading]