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Travelling in Italy: the best tourism internet site is Apulia

9 April, 2020

The official tourism site of Apulia, ViaggiareinPuglia.it has been nominated with a Bit Award in Italy, as being Italy’s best tourism site. The Puglia tours and holidays site was voted for its ease in navigation, accessibility, efficiency, organisation and the…

Travelling Italy: disabled access in Alto Adige and Salento

30 March, 2020

I have a friend whose job is an occupational therapist. On visiting me in Italy once, his comment was “Italy is not a wheelchair-friendly country”. And he is absolutely right.But things are improving, as reported by the daily paper from…

Spring and Italian cheese: the cacioricotta from Salento

23 March, 2020

One of Italy’s best cheeses, made in spring, is the “cacioricotta” from Salento. Salento is the so called “heel” of Italy, the most southern and eastern point of Puglia.This Italian cheese has a double name that reflects its personality. It…

Traditional Italian products: the black truffle of Salento famous on BBC

21 March, 2020

Italy’s most famous truffle might be the white truffle of Alba, in Piedmont, but it’s certainly not the only precious underground dweller the country has to offer. Undervalued both nationally in Italy, and on the international scale, is the black…

Horse heads and spooky phone calls: but this is not The Godfather film

17 March, 2020

The legendary film The Godfather will have forever immortalised the image of the mafia in the minds of people the world over. And the scene of the horse head probably brings shivers down the spine of anyone who has seen…