The entrance to the ancient palazzo that houses The Synagogue and Jewish Museum of Ferrara (Sinagoghe e Museo Ebraico) is tucked amongst a mix of residences and shops on a busy pedestrian street. It’s a few blocks away from the large cathedral (Basilica Cattedrale di San Giorgio) and red brick Castle Estense that dominate the…
Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, renowned for its history and culture. So why would any visitor plan an early morning day trip from there to Bologna? An Italian phrase says it best, Ad essere sinceri, è più forte di me. In English: To be honest, we simply couldn’t resist. Having…
OSTUNI, Italy — With pencil and paper, Croci Sisinni sketches street scenes during his walks. Then the sculptor returns to his studio and chops off chunks from a large slab of limestone, their shape suggesting the landscape or streetscape to be carved. “You might call them pieces of Ostuni,” he told us. His tools appear…
Even its irreverent name, an odd mix of upper and lower case letters, suggests the whimsy of the duoMo hotel. Noted industrial architect Ron Arad headed the design team for this futuristic hotel nestled in Rimini, the hometown of Italian film director Federico Fellini. Rimini served as the backdrop for so many Fellini classics that…
The clouds and fog are hanging so low and the rain so heavy that we can barely see in front of us. We blindly follow the GPS on our rental car up the single winding mountain road that leads to Sant’Agata Feltria, navigating hairpin turns and precarious drops on both sides. With the same focus…
We arrive for our cooking class in Sorrento, Italy, on Pasquetta, the Monday after Easter — a national holiday celebrated by families throughout Italy. It seems appropriate that today everyone is focused on food and camaraderie. When we reach the driveway of Villa Ida, we are greeted by Roberta Cuomo, the first member of the…
They say all roads lead to Rome but the Via Emilia doesn’t go there directly. Instead, it traverses Emilia-Romagna in a nearly straight line—from west to east—connecting with other roads that do.
Casa Artusi honors Pellegrino Artusi, one of Forlimpopoli’s most famous citizens. Artusi is considered the father of Italian home cooking.