Gastronomy Italy

Cafè Bellini
Firenze - Firenze


Cafè Bellini since 1895 in Florence, piazza Pitti 6/a. Tel. 055/212964. We are in front of Pitti Palace, spacious rooms with air condition; here you can taste , delicious salads, appetizers, sandwiches and first dishes, seconds and vegetables. We are opened from 8,00 till 24.00 ...

Typical cuisine of Pistoia
Pistoia - Pistoia


 The kitchen of Pistoia tends to make all the "available" in the pantry. The most popular dishes in Pistoia are fettunta, the pork in oil, croutons spleen, blacks croutons (chicken offal). The kitchen of Pistoia must not forget either the soup of bread to Pistoia, the alloys with the porridge, ...

Two good reasons for a trip to Friuli
Udine - San Daniele Del Friuli


 Ula kitchen Udine cattle and pig breeding in the dairy industry and the absolute pillars. The Prince is definitely the delicious ham from San Daniele del Friuli area. The secret of this ham is the meeting of two winds, the wet, blowing from the Adriatic sea and fresh from the ...

Gastronomy in Madonna di Campiglio
Trento - Trento


 The gastronomy of Madonna di Campiglio meets all the requirements, with several pieces of goodies, which are savory treats, such as salami - especially garlic -, bacon and cheese, including the local spressa, to alternate with the delicious desserts. So the cakes - carrot, cottage cheese, or the Sacher cake ...

The DOC wines of Aquileia
Udine - Aquileia


 The beautiful city of Aquileia situated in the plains, to the right of the river Isonzo, example par excellence of the Roman period in the past owing to the role first as a Roman colony and later as the capital of the region, to remember that glorious past, stand the ...

Food and wine trail
Matera - Matera


 Basilicata, while aiming to progress, does not sacrifice food for a time, cut the sausage with a knife, pepper cruschi, all the six hundred different cheeses, wine, Aglianico del Vulture DOC In Melfi: castle and cathedral to visit. Food good, to try the pasta with mushrooms, toasted bread to Melfi, ...

Suckling pig roast
Firenze - Montespertoli


 Since 1975 the company Mosca Francesco select excellent Supreme Italian origin pigs and controlled with natural aromatic spices to give life to the true and original Tuscany artisan suckling pig roast.Made by hand in every detail, is made as ancient time with flavors and cooking meat exclusively, as a real ...

Wines of Abruzzo
L'Aquila - L'Aquila


Ovid wasn’t just a Latin poet, he also had a good “nose” for food and wines. In fact he tells us how much he loved, during the Roman Imperial Age, the vineyards of Pegna valley in the region of Abruzzo. Also the famous wine specialist of San Elpido al Mare, ...

Wines of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Udine - Udine


Livia Drusilla, an elderly Roman patrician, once said that the secret to her longevity was that she drank Pacinum wine from the Timavo area. The Friulian wine with its ancient and noble tradition, together with a well developed wine region, with great lands, make an exellent combination for success. ...

Wine in Lazio.
Frosinone - Frosinone


The most important wine areas in the region are Frosinone, Viterbo and Castelli Romani. The region of Lazio has a good wine tradition, which derived from the Greek presence and was strengthen by the Latin descent in the region. The typical vines of the area are Malavasia Bianca di ...

Wines of Molise
Campobasso - Campobasso


  There is no historical information relevant to viticulture in the Molise region in ancient times. Yet the region is hilly and well exposed, so we would expect a good view of the wine production; In fact Veronelli known that quite a sector development has been observed since the last ...

Wine in Piedmont
Torino - Torino


Piedmont is definitely a region for wine: good quality and great quantity. Its wine tradition goes back to the Romans, and has followed the political situation of its territory since. As Piedmont played a very important role in the unification of Italy, also the work of the growers and ...

Wines in Trentino
Trento - Trento


The wine tradition in Trentino Alto Adige is as ancient as the population of the Illiri, who, from the nearby Balkan regions, came and inhabited this territory in the 1st millennium B.C..The great Goethe, when passing through Alto Adige, said that he was amazed by the beauty of the vineyards ...

Wines in Veneto
Verona - Verona


Already in the 7th century B.C., thanks to the Etruscan civilization, wine was considered like gold in Veneto.During the Roman period the cultivation of vines and production of wine started to grow tremendously.A wine that was produced at the time, and is still in commerce today, is Retico. All ...

Emilian and Romagna wines
Bologna - Bologna


An old saying goes, “If you want to know if you are in Emilia or Romagna just ask for a drink. If they offer you a glass of water, then you’re in Emilia, if they give you a glass of wine, you’re in Romagna. Actually, the hospitality that you find ...

Wines of Umbria
Terni - Orvieto


 Umbria is a region of considerable interest for the cultivation of the vine and three wines in particular are well established in the Italian: Torgiano White, Red and Torgiano Sagrantino di Montefalco. Among the most important and ancient wine centers in the region, reported Torgiano and Castle Gryphon. The most ...

Wines from Basilicata
Potenza - Rionero In Vulture


The Lucani, for a fact, were the first ones who cultivated vines in this region, even if in the past archaeological interpretations were in disagreement upon this subject. For sure, the inhabitants have done a great job in such cultivation, establishing a robust tradition. Also the famous satirical poet, ...

Wines in Calabria
Crotone - Ciro'


Who was Enotrio? If you take a good look at the name, you will see that it is formed by the root word ‘eno-‘, which means wine. Enotrio was the legendary Arcadian prince, founder of Enotria, the first Greek colony in Italy in the region of Calabria. This is ...

Wines in Liguria
La Spezia - Vernazza


This region has always been very open to commerce and cultural exchange, also in a way that has helped the growth of the wine tradition. Unfortunately, the Ligurian territory does not have many open spaces for vast vineyards because of its topography. The best and most common vines are Dolcetto, ...

Wine in Lombardy
Brescia - Brescia


The cultivation of vineyards in Lombardy, excluding the Medieval period, starts with the Romans and is picked up again and enhanced in the 15th century. The best three wine areas are Valtellina, Bresciano and Oltrepo Pavese. In the Bresciano area, very good locations are Franciacorta and the along Lago ...