Category Archives: Experiences

Local Food to Try on the Amalfi Coast

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The Amalfi Coast: The name alone has a way of conjuring magical, dreamy visions of seaside villages and surreally blue waters that run through many people’s minds when they think of “Italy.” Food from the amalfitana cuisine is equally dreamy, with foundational ingredients – especially bright lemons from the trees stretching way up high to […]

Episode #252: Let’s go skiing in Italy – The Dolomites, Alps, and Beyond

Listen to “252. Let’s go skiing in Italy: The Dolomites, Alps, and Beyond” on Spreaker. Summary We head to the mountains and peaks of Italy in this week’s episode. You may be surprised to learn that only one of Italy’s 20 regions doesn’t have a ski resort with the Italians heading from their cities and […]

Episode #250: On Tour with Untold Italy – Our Hosts’ Highlights Revealed

Listen to “250. On Tour with Untold Italy: Our Hosts’ Highlights Revealed” on Spreaker. Summary Wrapping up an incredible year of Untold Italy 2024 tours, in this episode, we go behind the scenes of the tours with tour hosts Olivia Windsor, Giulia Tamarri, and Henna Garrison, featuring surprise snowfalls in the Dolomites, spontaneous concerts in […]

Liguria Food Guide

liguria food guide

Liguria is visually recognizable for its beautiful, quintessentially Italian coastline – bright-colored houses and quaint churches’ bell towers dotting each town’s waterfront, deeply green cliffsides rising dramatically above pebble beaches, sailboats and fishermen’s boats bobbing off to the side. But Ligurian cuisine is also quintessential in its “Italian-ness,” a paragon of simplicity and devotion to […]

What to Eat in Palermo

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Street food is a big part of Sicilian cuisine, and Palermo has several markets that make the city feel like the beating heart of street food culture. The Ballarò, Capo, and Vucciria markets are all bustling, vibrant displays of Palermo’s gastronomic character: outstanding local produce, fresh fish, and Sicily’s top-quality ingredients – almonds, pistachios, golden […]