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Planning a trip to Italy: all you need to know!
All you need to know to plan a trip to Italy. The travel guide for stress-free Italy travel planning that will help you make the most of your vacation in Italy.
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How to say Happy Thanksgiving in Italian
Learn how to say Happy Thanksgiving in Italian and more Italian expressions for Thanksgiving celebrations. In Italy, we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. However, we know about it and we have a word for it! In Italian, Thanksgiving is ‘Giorno del Ringraziamento’. In most cases, Italian people who haven’t lived in the US have heard about Thanksgiving from American movies and sitcoms or comics. I know I learned about it as a child, reading the Peanuts! If you are in Italy for Thanksgiving or have Italian friends over, you may want to learn how to say Thanksgiving in Italian or how to respond if someone wishes you Happy Thanksgiving in Italian. In…
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Wine tasting in Tuscany with kids: all you need to know + how to go about it
All you need to know to go wine tasting in Tuscany with kids in tow: what to expect, best areas, need to know. Tuscany is home to some of the best wine regions in Italy. Wine lovers come from all over the world to taste its famous reds against the backdrop of Tuscany’s rolling hills and the experience is often a highlight on an Italy trip. Wine tasting activities are for an adult audience; however, you don’t have to skip the experience because you are in Tuscany with kids. Enjoying wine estates in Tuscany with children in tow is possible; however, depending on where you are from, you may find…
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Apples in Italy: most popular types, growing regions, why you’ll love them
All you need to know about apples in Italy: the most popular types, apple growing regions of Italy and fun facts about Italian apples. When you think of Italian food, chances are your mind wanders towards pasta or possibly specialty productions such as parmesan or parma ham. These are important Italian delicacies; however, there is another quality food Italy produces in significant amounts: apples! Apples are Italy’s largest crop: Italian trees produce over 2.000.000 tons of apples of different types each year. This amount means Italy is the second larger producer of apples in the EU – the largest is Poland. Italy is also the EU’s largest grower of organic…
An Italian Mama's Guide to Italy
