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Artisans & Antiques: PUGLIA trips 2022
destinations, travelAt the heel of the Italian boot, Puglia is a land of wild beauty where the stark rocky coastline seems to fall into the sea; a land of ancient olive groves and carpets of flowers, where the light dazzles against whitewashed walls and pale…

ten years: and a recipe for broccoli pasta
recipes, regional specialties, vegetablesIt is May 7, 2015 and I am on an early morning train bound for Milan, on my way to a rather special book launch and to have a look at EXPO, the Universal Exposition running with the theme 'Feeding the Planet; Energy for Life'. I go with a…

Itineraries. Ceramics and the South: a pilgrimage to Grottaglie
destinations, market guides, travelThe sun climbs as we leave the soft olive hillsides of the Valle D'Itria, where we are staying, for the red plains of the alto-Salento, and the road cuts through carpets of primitivo vines as it reaches out toward the almost irresistible waters…

low tech Italian classics to stuff into your suitcase
market guides, travelMade in Italy is renowned for shoes and bags, fast cars, alta moda and serious furniture design. Hiding behind the big names and famous brands are the artisans; leatherworkers, furniture designers, glassblowers, mosaicists, shoemakers; craftsmen…