BrowsingItaly Sharing stories, experiences, photos, tips and all things good on Italy
Favorite Reads on Italy (FRI) is a weekly roundup featuring interesting articles, fascinating experiences, and handy resources that we’ve come across that week.
This week’s roundup features travel tips for visiting the Cinque Terre, essential guide for taking trains in Italy, pizza tips by a world champion pizza-maker, and more.
Culture and Travel
7 Things to know if you plan a travel to Cinque Terre by Beautiful Liguria – From choosing the right time to visit to things to do, here are some handy tips from locals.
Roman Architecture, Beyond the Colosseum by NYTimes – Rome is choke-full of history but if you venture off-the-beaten path, you will encounter some stunning contemporary architecture.
A guide to visiting Pompeii by Walks of Italy blog – A fascinating place to visit but not the easiest to get to. Clear and easy guide if you are planning to visit Pompeii on your own.
Carnival of Viareggio by UNA Hotel Blog – It’s time to party in Italy. While the Venice Carnival is renowned, less know but equally lively is the Carnival of Viareggio in Tuscany. You can also read more about this first hand experience here.
Italy artisan crafts guitars for musicians in need by Yahoo Travel – Beautiful read. Staying true to his passion.
Italy train travel: top 15 client questions (and instructional video) by Italy Beyond the Obvious – Detailed guide of taking trains in Italy. Invaluable resource.
Food and Drinks
Woman Pizza Maker Wins World Championship by Select Italy – Get tips from a world champion on how to make pizza.
Parmesan, Uncut by Eleonora Baldwin via The American – Not all parmesan is created equal. Learn more about the differences in this article.
Life in Italy
The real differences between United States and Italy by Lisa Condie via Huffington Post – While I love life in Italy, oh how I miss laundry all done in a day…wash it, dry it, and wear it.
Get residency in Catania – a story by Kate Bailward – Having gone through this process, I cringe at the thought of when I went through the process. Dealing with bureacracy is something that everyone in Italy dreads – even Italians.
What good reads have you come across this week? Share them with us in the comments below.
Thanks for the mention 🙂 Bureaucracy here really is a PITA, isn’t it? And having to deal with it all in your second language just makes it all the more – er – interesting, doesn’t it?
When it comes to bureaucracy, I drag my husband with me when possible because it can be too much of a challenge. Even Italians struggle to with the unusual procedures 🙂