10 Favorite Reads on Italy this week: Mar 9, 2015

Favorite Reads on Italy is a weekly roundup featuring interesting articles, fascinating experiences, and handy resources that we’ve come across during the week. If you come across a favorite read and would like to share it with us on Twitter, use the hashtag #browsingitaly

Montefalco, Umbria

This week’s roundup includes the mission of one woman to save pigs in Italy, the positive result of James Bond filming in Rome, Montefalco as the best “new” wine region, how to do aperitivo right, and more.

10 Favorite Reads on Italy: Mar 9, 2015

Who is the Mona Lisa? Italian researchers ‘close’ to identifying Leonardo da Vinci model by Daily Express – Mona Lisa will always a topic of interest.

The vast site of Portus holds the key to understanding how Rome evolved from a mighty city to an empire by Archaeology.com – Fascinating insights into the main port of Rome and how the “fortunates of the city are inextricably tied to it”.

Leonardo da Vinci’s 500-year-old vineyard replanted in Milan by Telegraph – Fascinating and even better news, this vineyard will be open to the public for the first time in May 2015, to coincide with Expo 2015 in Milan.

A woman on a mission to save Italy’s pigs by BBC – One ambitious mission, and insights into pig farms and pig welfare.

Why Montefalco Is Italy’s Best “New” Wine Region by CN Traveler – We were in Montefalco and its surroundings a couple of weekends ago and love this area.

6 Things You Didn’t Know about the Ponte Vecchio by ArtTrav – Great read and there were many things I didn’t know about Ponte Vecchio.

James Bond film crew clean up Rome on Spectre shoot by Telegraph Travel – Working with the city council, the crew has made Rome more presentable for Hollywood. It would be good if the city council cleaned up their act on a regular basis for residents and not just for Hollywood.

Indignant crumbs by Rachel Eats – Easy and delicious always sound good to me. I’ll be headed out to buy some anchovies  to make this dish.

Clarissa’s Amazing Cakes by Turin Epicurean Capital – Did you say cakes? I am making a note of this place!

Aperitivo Time in Florence: Basic Rules and Tips by Tuscanycious – Everyone love aperitivo time! These handy tips from Coral Sisk a.k.a The Curious Appetite are valid not only in Florence but throughout Italy.

What good reads have you come across this week on Italy? Share them with us in the comments below.