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Tuscan Christmas Traditions – Florence, food and family
Panetone, a traditional Italian Christmas sweet. Photo by Clément Dominik. As if Tuscany isn’t spectacular enough at any time of the year, add the magic of Christmas into the mix and you have a truly...
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Slow Food: Cutigliano, Chestnuts and Castagnaccio
From December 4 to 12, the Tuscan town of Cutigliano is hosting ‘Natale Slow’ ? a food and wine festival in association with Italy’s famed Slow Food movement. Cutigliano is a small village town dating...
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La Befana – brooms, coal and delicious traditional Italian food!
La Befana dolls are found in most Italian homes for La Befana on 6th January. Photo by Square87 Italian children may well be the luckiest in the world. Just a short time after Christmas, on the 6th...
View ArticleAway from the manger: the Italian Christmas Tradition of the Presepio
Christmas in Florence: The streets are all decked out in pretty Christmas lights, the shop windows around the historical city centre sparkle with stunning decorations, the Christmas market in Piazza...
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Traditional Italian Christmas Sweets: Panettone, Panforte & Pandoro
Pandoro ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 Literally, golden bread. Panetone, Panforte and Pandoro are some of Italy’s greatest Christmastime traditions. The origins of these delicious traditional Italian...
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La Befana: 1 Wise Woman
At a time when most of us are already some days into our new year’s resolution of eating lighter and drinking less, Italians are gearing up for yet another feast! 6th January marks the Epiphany on...
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Food in Florence: The art of artichokes
Florence, as the capital city of Tuscany (and Italy in general), is foodie heaven. Really, that’s why we live here. The simple secret lies in choosing fresh in-season ingredients and not messing about...
View ArticleChristmas in Italy: tastes and traditions
Click to view slideshow. Food in Italy at any time of the year is pretty amazing. At Christmas time however, there are many great traditional Christmas recipes that are prepared and shared around large...
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‘Twas two nights before Christmas in Florence, Italy
Click to view slideshow. Winter in Florence, Italy and it’s Christmastime. The city streets buzz with locals out shopping for those last-minute gifts, taking an evening stroll to admire the Christmas...
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Italian Epiphany: eat, drink…and sweep?
If you’re looking for a great excuse to break any new year diet resolutions, head to Italy! 6th January is the Epiphany day, marking the date Jesus was shown to be the son of God. On this day, Italian...
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Florence in December: top special events
December is a wonderful time of year to be visiting the beautiful Italian city of Florence. Throughout the period leading up to Christmas and New Year, Florence boasts an exciting selection of special...
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Delicious Italian Christmas Recipes
Planning a great (and easy) Christmas meal? Italians have a great traditional festive menu that allows for much advance preparation so everyone can enjoy the most family time together during the...
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6th January: Epiphany in Italy
If you thought January diets were hard to stick to, spare a thought for the Italians. 6th January marks the date of the Epiphany, a much-celebrated feast day in Italy. Yep, that means Italians are all...
View ArticleTips for Travelling to Italy in Winter
Click to view slideshow. Visiting Italy during the winter months in Italy is a totally different experience to Italy during the summer. Most people flock to the Bel Paese during the splendid spring and...
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