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Inspired by our Italian Connection’s new “Two Continents” culinary tour that visits Sicily and Istanbul, this Turkish red lentil soup is the perfect hot dish for a cold winter day. Get the recipe.
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May is the perfect time of year to walk in the Aeolian Islands, and Italian Connection’s new tour offers spectacular walking and breezy boat rides from island to island, making for a magical vacation. Read on for more details about this holiday and a great special offer.
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Le genovesi are custard-filled pastries that are a specialty of the town of Erice, which we visit on several of our culinary and walking tours in Sicily. If you can’t get to Maria Grammatico’s pastry shop in Erice, try this Sicilian dessert recipe at home.
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This make ahead dessert is especially delicious when made with almonds from Sicily, and it’s easy to do. This makes a cool creamy dessert that is perfect on a hot summer day….or any other time.
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One of the great pleasures of Puglia is eating, and we found a place where even breakfast is a feast.
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One of the most recognized faces in Italy is that of Moira Orfei, whose outlandish appearance has become the Italian symbol for the circus queen
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An early summer fruit in Sicily is the pesca tabacchiera or snuffbox peach that thrives on the slopes of Mt. Etna.
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June is the season for one of the pleasures of Puglia, the railway cherry or “ciliegia ferrovia”
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A national day of mourning in Italy has been declared for June 4, 2012, in honor of the earthquake victims in Emilia Romagna. You can help by donating via the Italian Red Cross.
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In 2012, the Festa della Repubblica celebrations in Italy held on June 2, will be a much more somber affair, with limited festivities out of respect for Italy’s earthquake victims. During the Feast of the Republic, a call for national unity and solidarity will be key.
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High speed train travel in Italy just got a lot more interesting with the new Italo, the privately owned NTV train service that has customer comfort at its core, and aims to be major competition for state-owned Trenitalia
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Enjoy free admission to museums and archeological sites all over Italy during the 14th annual Settimana della Cultura, the 2012 edition of Italian Culture Week
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