Amalfi Coast among lemons and good food
byThe day spent on the Amalfi Coast has been intense and rich of food discoveries. After visiting the production of Colatura di Alici (The Cetara Anchovy Extract), we continue our…
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Amalfi Coast and the Cetara Anchovy Extract
byAmalfi Coast evokes postcard-like landscapes and charming little villages crowded with wealthy tourists. It represents one of the most famous places in Italy, it’s officially a Unesco Heritage Site, featuring…
Mozzarella Heaven at Piana del Sele
byGoodbye Basilicata! We drive on the Statale that connect this region to Campania and we finally reach the Salerno-Reggio Calabria Highway. After a few kilometers, we take the exit Eboli….
Matera and the Stendhal Syndrome
byMatera is half an hour far from Altamura and we get there right after leaving the Alta Murgia in Puglia, driving through a land where we don’t understand where Puglia…
The Toritto Almonds and the Gourmet Soul of Altamura
byLast trips of our food tour in Puglia, before driving north the “Stivale”. We drive on the statale that connect Bari to Altamura, and we stop in Toritto, the town…
Capocollo of Martina Franca from Salumificio Santoro
byOn the post about Valle d’Itria, I haven’t told everything about Cisternino, since here there’s a nice story to tell. I came here to discover an incredible cold cut, that…
The charming Valle d’Itria
byWe arrive in Valle d’Itria after a quick stop in Polignano (photo here below), populated by many foreign tourists, fascinated at least as me by this beauty. Here nature and…
Trani, Andria.. Burrata and more
byThe beautiful countryside we met before reaching Trani is dominated by countless olive trees, the majority cultivar Peranzana and Coratina, interrupted sometimes by almond trees. The abundance of olive trees…
Taste of Abruzzo
bySadly we leave beautiful Marche heading to Ortona. Entering in Abruzzo we notice a landscape different from its neighbour (Marche). Hills are steeper and introduce a region of green and mountain…
Campofiloni and olive ascolane… the foodporn made in Marche
byThe schedule of this gourmet trip is hectic and unfortunately we don’t have time to visit the charming hill country around Castelfidardo, Recanati and Macerata. We head to Campofilone, in…