Bistecca alla Fiorentina

La Dolce Vita - Eating Our Way through Italy

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September 7th 2011
Italians most definitely know how to live a sweet life. How is it that the entire city of Rome takes off all of August? Or that even major supermarkets shut down for a 2 hour siesta every afternoon? In my opinion, one of the main reasons is food, of course! The god of wine, Bacchus presides over tables where vino rosso flows aplenty and multicourse meals linger on for hours. One of ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more