The Italian Blog

Custom-made holiday in Italy: everything you need to know before planning

Are you planning a holiday in Italy and would like to visit our country on your own? Maybe you do not want to use a travel agency because you would like to customize your holiday in Italy and maybe also save some money. Ok, perfect. In the internet era, unless you have little time to…

Taormina: Everything you need to know to visit it

I Imagine a beautiful little village on top of a little mountain overlooking the sea. The village has an ancient Roman amphitheater, ancient churches, tiny enchanting streets, and a park that resembles that of paradise. Let’s also add elegant shops and fancy restaurants. Everybody wants to visit Taormina, but parking slots are very few How do you call this village? Well,…

15 facts you need to know about pasta

Pasta in Italy is a general noun to call a huge variety of a dish that can have endless shapes and cooking solutions. It can be handmade, fresh, prepared with or without egg. Every region has its own tradition when preparing it and even types peculiar to a place or another. Preparing it is really…

What can you do if you have one day free in Piedmont: visit Cuneo

Cuneo is a quiet and lovely town located in the northeast of Turin and northwest of Piedmont region. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers Stura and Gesso in a wedge. Wedge is cuneo in Italian, which inspired the name of the city. The oldest centre presents a checkerboard structure that runs along a road…

Pizza with sausage, friarielli and mozzarella

10 amazing facts about Pizza you should absolutely know

Why is pizza round, packed in a squared box and cut into triangles? What seems like a funny joke might have a logic explanation. In fact, everything related to food has a reason in Italy. Ingredients, ways to process and cook, store and serve. There are many unwritten and written rules that always aim at…

Cured meat, cheese, salami, vegetables and breadsticks

10 amazing delicacies to eat in Turin and Piedmont

Turin, the capital city of Piedmont, is a city rich in history and traditions. Food include a great variety of delicacies prepared with meat, cheese and vegetables, but also handmade pasta and risotti. Moreover, we love pairing food with incredible red and white wines, dry or sparkling as well as liquors and cocktails. You can…

From 10 to 14 May 2022 Turin, or Torino, is the city that is going to host the Eurovision Song Contest. It is also the city where I live and work. So, are you coming to Turin for the Eurovision Song Contest and you do not know how to arrive, move or organize your stay?… [Continue Reading]
Eurovision song contest has almost arrived in Turin. It is difficult to find a place to stay or tickets, but not impossible. I think you should focus on tickets first and then eventually search for a hotel or a B&B. Turin is very well connected with nearby towns and villages, booking right outside the city… [Continue Reading]
Turin is a beautiful city in North Italy and it is going to host the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2022. Thanks to Maneskin’s victory, the popular kermesse is coming to Italy and most precisely to my city. Maybe you have already heard about Turin as host city of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. But… [Continue Reading]
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… [Continue Reading]
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… [Continue Reading]
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… [Continue Reading]
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 Bologna is a city that should be included in your Italian holidays. Do you… [Continue Reading]
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… [Continue Reading]
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… [Continue Reading]
Some 40 km far from Milan stands the town of Pavia, renown for its University. 8 km north from Pavia stands an impressive Charterhouse, Certosa in Italian, built in 1396–1495 as home to the cloistered monastic order of Carthusian monks. Chartreuse, in Italian Certosa, takes the name from the order of Carthusians, Certosini in Italian,… [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.