Italy From The Inside

I’ll start this blog with a sinful confession: I just found out how to preserve fresh cut basil. Which makes me cry even harder over the big quantity of fresh basil I tossed during the past years. Here’s the secret: treat it like fresh flowers (which means cut the bottom and immerse it i...

What I’ve always loved about Venice is to get lost in its calli (narrow pedestrian streets) and find out unusual things on the way as a result. This happened also during our last trip to this magnificent city. I noticed many people going in and out this beautiful building. Curious, I went to check...

Even though in Italy Easter is not as important as Christmas (which is why they say “Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi“, meaning: “Spend Christmas with your folks, Easter with whoever you want”), it still is a significant celebration. Most of us spend this day with eithe...

How do you call the twelve months of the year in Italian? In this short video, our daughter Silvia is teaching us just that, by adding some creativity (and technology) in her communications. Leave us a comment if you enjoy our Italian for kids lessons. (Can’t see the video? Watch it from YouT...

We’re delighted to announce our first eBook for Kindle titled “Tips for the Table: All You Need to Know When Dining Out in Italy“. Take this eBook with you during your next trip to Italy. It’ll help you explore restaurants and pizzerie with the comfort of acting like a local...

If you followed the news recently, you have certainly learned that Italy has experienced an unusual cold weather lately, that has literally paralyzed half of the country (and sadly caused many victims). Venice hasn’t been spared, but seeing this beautiful city floating in a sea of ice is somet...

Do you enjoy playing bowling indoor? If so, how about playing Bocce outdoor? If you don’t know this game, here is the opportunity to familiarize with a social activity originating from Italy. In this brief video, our daughter Silvia gives you a brief demonstration of how to play Bocce includin...

If you have read our eBook Italy from the Inside you probably know that our goal is to give practical tips and insights about your vacation in Italy. We don’t really deal with places to stay and/or see, because there are already many wonderful guides out there that can provide this kind of inf...

As you can learn from our eBook Italy from the inside there are many possibilities to reach Venice from the airport: you can either take the bus to Piazzale Venezia, or to Mestre train station and then take a 10 minute train ride to Venice train station. These two options are definitely the cheapest...

A few days ago, I attended a Christmas potluck with some Italian friends and since I was in charge of bringing un dolce (Italian term to define a dessert) I decided to make the pandoro farcito con crema al mascarpone (pandoro cake with mascarpone cream). This is a very simple and yet delicious desse...