When you think of restaurants in Italy, you probably think of pizza, pasta, or giant bowls of mussels with thick slices of crusty bread. The Italian restaurants in Torino…
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Piedmont can be a somewhat challenging destination if you’re a first-time visitor. It’s incredibly beautiful, but its many hilltop villages leave you wondering where to start. During our time…
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Camparino in Galleria is the original Campari Bar in Milan, and a true Milan institution. In 1867, Gaspare Campari opened a wine shop in the newly-constructed Vittorio Emanuele II…
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We had not tasted grappa that we liked before, but our visit to Romano Levi changed our opinion of this spirit entirely. You may not have had good…
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Bartolo Mascarello is arguably the most important Barolo house in Piedmont. Bartolo joined his family’s Cantina in 1945, and the house continues to make Barolo wine in the traditional…
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We had never been to Cinque Terre before our last trip to Italy. Similar to Venice, it’s become so crowded with tourists that the Italian government announced in 2016…
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While Cinque Terre is one of the most popular day-trip destinations in Italy, the locals have lived in these hillside towns and farmed on cliff-side terraces for centuries. Before…
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Genoa is not a city that is at the top of most tourists’ lists of must-see destinations in Italy, but that makes it the perfect destination for an authentic…
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We have always wanted to explore northwestern Italy, so on our most recent trip, we were especially interested in discovering the amazing wineries in Piedmont and its neighboring regions. Our…
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Our friend Nico recommended Erba Brusca, a garden-to-table restaurant outside of Milan a year ago when we were in Italy. It’s a 15-20 minute drive outside of the city center,…
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Our jet lag was especially bad on our most recent trip to Italy, so even after a late dinner of cocktails, charcuterie, and wine at the Bulgari Hotel Milano,…
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When visiting Milan, you’ll want to see the Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano). We decided to venture into the cathedral and even up to the rooftop terrace on this…