Italian culinary traditions have been shaped over the centuries, absorbing elements of Greek, Arabic and Northern European cuisine, as well as neighboring France, Austria, Switzerland and the Balkans. Therefore, do not surprise the traveler with unusual names and recipes of traditional Italian dishes. The Mediterranean climate is a paradise for cereals, so flour products are used everywhere in food and in huge quantities.

If you want to combine incompatible things at first glance: a beach vacation with no exhausting heat; living in one place, but with an active tourist life, including a visit to the famous and not very sights of Italy; natural beauty with comfort and access to the benefits of civilization, then you are definitely here on Lake Garda.

"Karl Fifth, the Roman emperor, used to say that in Ishpanic language with God, French - with friends, German - with enemies, Italian - with the female gender, it’s decent to speak the female gender. But if he was skilled in Russian, he would certainly add to that that it would be proper for them to speak with all of them, for he would have found in him the splendor of Ishpan, the liveliness of French, the strength of German, the tenderness of Italian, moreover, the richness and strong brevity of Greek and Latin in the images. "

"Why don't we honor the excellent varieties of olive oil in the same way that we honor the exquisite brands of wine?" That is the question Tom Muller, a popular journalist and blogger, completed his book, Extraverginità, presented yesterday in the Chamber of Deputies. Since 2007, an American living in Liguria has studied various fraud methods used in the manufacture of one of the most famous products made in Italy.

According to a rating compiled by the American site Sportrichlist.com, Italian Mara Carfana is the most attractive politician in the world. A complete list of the most beautiful politicians is as follows: Mara Carfagna (Italy) Mara Carfagna was a dancer and model, but leaving politics led her to the top of the career ladder.

The island of Capri is a cozy corner that offers a relaxing holiday and delays any problems. Representatives of the world of art and literature especially loved him. The list of famous people who had a rest and lived at different times on Capri looks impressive. Capri, photo by Ruud-Onos About the island The island of Capri (Isola di Capri) in the Tyrrhenian Sea is an amazingly picturesque place, mesmerizing with its beauty.

Santa Lucia Station is the first thing tourists see when arriving in Venice by train. The building of the Venice station is somewhat out of the general architectural style of the city, since it was built relatively recently - in the middle of the 20th century. Despite this discrepancy, a peculiar Venetian aroma is already felt at the station - raw, slightly giving away mud, but nevertheless pleasant and romantic.

How to walk with children in Rome and not be killed? No way, because Rome is a city not very adapted for small travelers. But a good preparation can save your vacation and save your nerves.Let's start with small rules: In the summer it is very hot, so do not plan anything for children from 12 to 16 hours, spend this time in the park, in the museum or just go to sleep.

Milan is a city lavish on free pleasures for fans of art and cultural entertainment. Every first Sunday of the month, under the #DomenicalMuseo program, they are allowed here almost free of charge to almost all the main museums of the city [The Last Supper, of course, an exception]. But there are museums in Milan that you can get to for free almost always.

The topic of today's material was requested as a continuation of the article “Universities of Italy: what to do?”. After all, after you select a university, open a visa, arrive in Italy and successfully enroll, you must also successfully live. At first glance, it might seem that everything is complicated, because each country has its own traditions, rules, habits that you may not know upon arrival.

The Pinacoteca di Brera is the largest and most famous art gallery in Milan. Opened in 1809, it still seems to attract all art lovers with a magnet. The collection of paintings includes paintings by European artists of the XV-XVII centuries and masterpieces of masters of Italian painting of the XIV-XIX centuries: Raphael, Caravaggio, Modigliani, Bramante, Tintoretto and others.

The woman kept the corpse of her mother in her own home refrigerator, while regularly receiving the pension of a dead old woman, Italian tabloids report. Such a terrible thing hit the police desk in the small town of Borgomanero, located in the Novara region. This terrible story "surfaced" after the residents of one of the houses called an ambulance Tiziana Devecchi, a 62-year-old woman who did not feel well and could not open the door, which was locked from the inside.

Sassari (Sassari) - a city in Italy, in the island of Sardinia (Sardegna), the second largest in the province of the same name. The resort town is located on a plateau of limestone rocks, where picturesque valleys alternate with wild gorges. The surrounding area is famous for its sources of pure natural water. Artesian wells provide moisture to fields with vegetable crops, orchards, vineyards, olive groves.

One of the main attractions of Milan, for which it is actually worth coming to the northern capital of Italy, is the fresco "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci. For the sake of the opportunity to look at it in Milan seek millions of tourists, regardless of the season. Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie The original fresco is located in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie on the square of Milan with the same name.