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Featured, Food & Wine, Toscana
Livernano – The Superior Tuscan Resort
Italian Enthusiasts know that when it comes to wine-making, Italy rules. There are over 1.5 million acres of vineyards in Italy, which makes it essentially impossible to visit the country...
June 25, 2021
Language & Arts
Let’s cut off the Bull’s Head – An Italian Saying
Tagliamo la testa al toro, which translates to, let’s cut off the bull’s head, is an Italian expression, presumably from the Veneto region, used to encourage undecided people to make...
June 07, 2021
Language & Arts
A Common (Prejudicial) Italian Saying
There is a common saying in Italy – “meglio un morto in casa che un Pisano sull’uscio,” which translates, “better to have a dead person in the house than a...
April 24, 2021
Language & Arts
Abbiamo fatto trenta, facciamo trentuno
“We have done thirty, let’s do thirty-one” (abbiamo fatto trenta, facciamo trentuno), is a common Italian expression used to indicate that when you’ve completed most of the task, you might...
April 04, 2021
Language & Arts
Who Knows the Italian Expression – Durare da Natale a Santo Stefano?
With Christmas flying by us and the joy of the holidays fading as we enter the New Year, an old Italian saying comes to mind signifying something short-lived. As Italian...
January 13, 2021
Travel
Covid in Italy During the Christmas Holiday
Covid continues to be severe in Italy, making it the most-affected country in Europe and one of the most impacted countries in the world. With sacred Christmas holidays approaching –...