By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. Just like goddess Venus, the island of Sicily arrived from the sea foam under our airplane’s wing in all its mature glory. It grew closer, gained distinct features and sounds upon our landing, …
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Uncommon Flavors of Europe: Finding a Key to the Cipher
By Emma Krasov, photography by Emma Krasov Traveling from Ticino, an Italian-speaking region of Switzerland, to Bolzano (Bozen) – a German-speaking region of Italy, I had an expressed purpose to study the most traditional European foodstuffs that make their way …
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Villas of Lago di Como by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov At Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio, Italy, a pleasant-mannered manager will let you know that some guests come back to vacation here for decades, and that some suites are booked for years ahead. What life! …
HIDDEN VENICE: THAT SINKING FEELING by John M.Edwards
Unfortunately, Venice is quite literally sinking into the sea. A 1966 project utilizing a series of moveable dams is just not quite enough to protect the city from floods, nor are its rotting pylons. When I arrived in the Piazza …
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Chianti Classico by Ron Kapon
The origin of the word Chianti can be attributed to the Etruscan term clante, a common name given to a person in that language or to the Latin verb clangor, referring to the noise of the battle. During the Middle …
The Via Alpina: The Toughest Hike You’ll Ever Love by Brandon Wilson
Have you always wanted to do more than just see the Alps from a distance? Ready to experience them? Well, now there’s a new way to discover this legendary region. The Via Alpina consists of five hiking trails stretching more …
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Enjoy Tuscany’s Finest Wines…and So Much More by Maureen C. Bruschi
Montespertoli’s annual Chianti Wine Festival (Mostra Del Chianti) features some of Tuscany’s premium wines. But the festival includes a touch of Tuscan culture as well. In addition to tasting first-class wines such as a dry and well-balanced Tenuta Il Monte …
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Puglia Wine and Land by Ron Kapon
In late winter I was invited to spend 6 days at the 3rd International Wine Convention in Puglia, Italy (Apulia in English). There were 65 guests including members of the press (14), tour operators (8) and buyers (43) present. Each …
SIPPING VINO AND SAVORING VISTAS IN TUSCANY by Fyllis Hockman
Wandering the hilly, narrow cobblestone streets in our home base of Montalcino, Italy, a Medieval city of interlocking passageways, steps and alleyways curving around and through and behind and beyond the main square, I reminded myself I was walking through …
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Terror on the Cinque Terre by Robert Fertig
On the Italian Riviera is the Cinque Terre. Isolated, feared, romantic, for centuries untouched by the world and held in awe by all who have traversed the ancient Sentiero Azzurro (narrow footpath) which links the five (cinque) remote villages of …
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