Italy

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The fascinating story of Nocino, the witches’ liqueur.

6 days ago randomcollabs

3 min read 2

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The albumen of St. John: a curious Italian tradition

6 days ago Danijel90

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

St John’s eve: ancient rituals to mark midsummer

6 days ago Ivan

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Friday 17th. Why in italy is a day of bad luck?

2 weeks ago Ivan

4 min read

• History

Alfredino Rampi: the tragedy of little boy who died in well

2 weeks ago Danijel90

3 min read

• History

Pizzeria Brandi: the birthplace of Pizza Margherita?

1 month ago Danilo G.

5 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

Frank Lentini, the curious story of the man with three legs

2 months ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Extras

Corbezzolo Honey: a rare, valuable (and very bitter) Sardinian nectar

4 months ago arthurodas

5 min read

• Travel

The Mouth of Truth: if a liar puts his hand inside its mouth, he will lose it.

5 months ago Danijel90

4 min read

• Travel

Santa Maria presso San Satiro and Bramante’s perspective

5 months ago Anya016

3 min read

• Travel

Centuripe – the italian hamlet shaped like a person

5 months ago Robin

3 min read

• Travel

The Devil’s Column: a gateway to hell in Milan’s city center

6 months ago Anya016

5 min read

• Random Christmas 2021

December 20#: Murano Christmas Tree – Italy

6 months ago Anya016

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2021

December 6#: Gubbio Christmas tree – Gubbio, Italy

7 months ago Danilo G.

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

“Bovisa’s drop”: history (and future?) of Milan’s secret wood

7 months ago Anya016

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 8 is Cappucino Day!

8 months ago Danilo G.

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Poor Clares Convent Cemetery of Ischia, Italy, and its macabre story

8 months ago Ivan

3 min read

• Travel

Pescarenico: the fishing village which has kept intact its charm over time

12 months ago Anya016

4 min read

• Travel

Salice Terme: the sad story of a beloved tourist destination and its decline

1 year ago Anya016

3 min read

• History

May 31, 1962: the Voghera massacre

1 year ago Anya016

3 min read

• Food

Osteria Senz’Oste: the utopistic restaurant without waiters or chefs in Veneto, Italy

1 year ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Travel

Poggiodomo: the hamlet in Italy where COVID never arrived

1 year ago Danilo G.

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

The impressive little Lourdes 30 km from Milan

1 year ago Anya016

4 min read

• Breaking News

Happy Birthday Venice, 1600 years!

1 year ago Anya016

2 min read

• Travel

Praglia Abbey: a Benedictine monastery surrounded by the Euganean Hills

1 year ago Anya016

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 3: Saint Biagio’s Panettone

1 year ago Anya016

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 17: Saint Anthony the Abbot, The Great, or The Father of Monks

1 year ago Anya016

1 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Monumental Cemetery of Lecco – Italy

1 year ago Anya016

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Reasons why you should visit the Camposanto of Pisa

1 year ago Danilo G.

3 min read

• Travel

Corenno Plinio: enchanting medieval hamlet on the eastern branch of Como Lake

1 year ago Anya016

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Centuries of history and miracles: the beautiful Laorca Cemetery

1 year ago Anya016

6 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

24# The Neapolitan nativity scene: a combination of history, art and tradition

2 years ago arthurodas

2 min read

• Travel

Viareggio: a statue for Ettore, the cat friend of fishermen

2 years ago Danilo G.

2 min read

• Travel

Tarpeian Rock: in the early Roman empire, people deemed traditors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock

2 years ago Danilo G.

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

Saint Marcel, a castle haunted by hooded souls

2 years ago arthurodas

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

San Severino di Centola: a medieval hilltop village that was abandoned at the end of the 19th century after existing for more than 500 years.

2 years ago arthurodas

2 min read

• Travel

Pozzo del Diavolo: was this cave created by Hercules’s wrath, the devil, or volcanic activity?

2 years ago Ivan

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Rosa Bathurst, the sleeping beauty of the Tiber river

2 years ago Ivan

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Historical Regatta: in the Grand Canal the ancient Venetian maritime tradition between races and historical re-enactments

2 years ago Anya016

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Hands of madness: Italino and his grave at Staglieno Monumental Cemetery

2 years ago Danijel90

4 min read

• Abandoned Places

The legend of the haunted house known as Villa Clara

2 years ago Anya016

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Ferragosto: history, traditions (and curses) of one of the most beloved holidays in Italy

2 years ago randomcollabs