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Madonna della madia’s arrival starts the Christmas season in Monopoli
Madonna della madia’s arrival starts the Christmas season in Monopoli, Italy.
Read MoreA memorable meal that changed our lives
Local seafood dishes from Monopoli’s Il Guazzetto restaurant are incomparable in southern Italy.
Read MoreCoffee culture
Coffee is a cultural staple in Italy, the glue of a café society.
Read MoreFavoring our felines with EU pet passports
Favoring our felines with EU pet passports By DON LINDLEY Before arriving in Italy, we’d read that it would take three days to obtain European Union pet passports that would allow our two cats to travel with us hassle-free around our adopted home country and most of the rest of Europe. We should have known…
Read MoreTrulli touring in Alberobello
Trulli touring in Alberobello By PAMELA HASTEROK with photos by DON LINDLEY The main street of Alberobello looks like something out of Grimms’ “Fairy Tales.” When we first saw its trulli on a gray January day, I expected hunched gnomes in Transylvanian gear to emerge from the hundreds of squat, conical roofed buildings lining Monti…
Read MoreBlundering into a festa in Trani
Blundering into a festa in Trani By PAMELA HASTEROK with photos by DON LINDLEY We arrived in Trani on an everyday Tuesday to find Jesus being ferried around the harbor, a marching band playing loudly and clergymen and city leaders in brightly colored robes ready to receive the holy icon on land. We had blundered…
Read MoreApril 25 – Liberation Day
Learning about Italy’s national holiday – Liberation Day
Read MorePondering Puglia’s Primitivo
Family-owned Varvaglione exemplifies Puglia’s quality wine culture
Read MoreLet us show you our puccia
Explore the sights — and eats — of Lecce
Read MoreTrying Ai Cugnia, a homey trattoria in Dorsoduro – Venice
The maitre d’ at Ai Cugnia in Dorsoduro greeted us with “Pamela?” and seated us in the cozy front room. While I’m always pleased when a restaurant recognizes our reservation, it made me wonder just how foreign I must look to Italians.
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