tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959104657278442702024-02-07T05:48:40.599+00:00ItalianFeelings BlogTRAVELS TO VENICE AND NORTHERN ITALYSergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-22278221758376236932012-03-13T18:07:00.003+00:002012-03-13T19:08:56.059+00:00From the Canary Islands to the Dolomites, Verona, Venecia and Tuscany (September 2011)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9zHDIkVt2vMBIca1xpOZAdSRSODYKzwQpmz6xHdhJ3MlMck83jt51GE0TYq0CMP_Q9D7Ev57-kms5OABi-Y-kz4z0dYKERdyIUHX02e_xBlgqzVrFSDfh0ulmII7MP3JENZd0N_aL3g/s1600/295702_2575583909482_1250864846_3040167_1081859475_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719429331701728994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Dolomites,Italy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9zHDIkVt2vMBIca1xpOZAdSRSODYKzwQpmz6xHdhJ3MlMck83jt51GE0TYq0CMP_Q9D7Ev57-kms5OABi-Y-kz4z0dYKERdyIUHX02e_xBlgqzVrFSDfh0ulmII7MP3JENZd0N_aL3g/s400/295702_2575583909482_1250864846_3040167_1081859475_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Written by Sergio Perez Abrante (Tenerife, Spain)<br /></span></em><br />The trip has been great! Especially the Dolomites, Burano, Volterra ... well everything in general!<br />The Farmhouses were simply amazing!<br /><br />Corte Casetta: we had a spectacular view (from my room window the view was unforgettable!) and the hotel had a special charm.<br /><br />Corte Bellaria: it was a great find, especially the hospitality and kindness of Luigi and Angela, who welcomed us with open arms and with two bottles of wine, they showed us their sheep and explained how they take care of them.<br /><br />They also offered us a dinner with special sausages from the area! <br /><br />Every day they asked us if we needed some help and the day we left we had the feeling we had known them our whole life…we really felt at home in Corte Bellaria!<br /><br />A big thank you to Italian feelings for organising everything and for being so kind to us, it has been an incredible journey and we will recommend it to everyone!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fBrLoO3rD7AboL8I-_84QA2gwd4oHWNMPCTn_Y_TWyJovKXwFdB9WBb_P3XP3OdxzVSe2kuWg_6ts04iKZWe1BMOLGioqBpSokBZgnMlicIPVrEcqgCfnZARZ8kFnFDFkoGLBuPCnMU/s1600/Sergio+Perez+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719432574306275586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Venice" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fBrLoO3rD7AboL8I-_84QA2gwd4oHWNMPCTn_Y_TWyJovKXwFdB9WBb_P3XP3OdxzVSe2kuWg_6ts04iKZWe1BMOLGioqBpSokBZgnMlicIPVrEcqgCfnZARZ8kFnFDFkoGLBuPCnMU/s400/Sergio+Perez+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuw8TKA6z-VVA5rt9h5FicSWNl5A_lmrjCHoGq5pBzYMWFR3SbeuL8sj7U_d84RY4lKTwORInowHtbRStf4Dew1TgGA0klxAfvAvN_zzD-vJBi2ZZ6lF1V6P-v3q7xg24t6MCHt2NQHV0/s1600/Sergio+Perez+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719433053090998418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Gondola, Venice" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuw8TKA6z-VVA5rt9h5FicSWNl5A_lmrjCHoGq5pBzYMWFR3SbeuL8sj7U_d84RY4lKTwORInowHtbRStf4Dew1TgGA0klxAfvAvN_zzD-vJBi2ZZ6lF1V6P-v3q7xg24t6MCHt2NQHV0/s400/Sergio+Perez+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2Llpkie5-aav9fgnDbYnDvjuhpoEHtlnnqvUv0JKCBsuKaeXWuwpplTV-57SLhF_idGN0LRAqSlzqIKdv_zzkOD9m8N-K1A2mdyutXNYT0ZpdQduy6ID5Ez9_S2P44WHPveJ2bI-RHQ/s1600/385854_2575547588574_1250864846_3040102_1637973325_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719432055012926690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Valpolicella, Verona" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2Llpkie5-aav9fgnDbYnDvjuhpoEHtlnnqvUv0JKCBsuKaeXWuwpplTV-57SLhF_idGN0LRAqSlzqIKdv_zzkOD9m8N-K1A2mdyutXNYT0ZpdQduy6ID5Ez9_S2P44WHPveJ2bI-RHQ/s400/385854_2575547588574_1250864846_3040102_1637973325_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixD7ZyN753ZKIfIH7llcpPMgV9nsN4MHVMaO8YoOvMQDE3_2z2ACEF4D0Q74uAlWs532NY8jMN_v6BqZ7VtLYhgvkl9WZt-aA0f5I9IalUx9nhdn4uLN-nf74iRtENyMBY80Vq93rReJc/s1600/Sergio+Perez+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719431571263790242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Castelvecchio Bridge, Verona" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixD7ZyN753ZKIfIH7llcpPMgV9nsN4MHVMaO8YoOvMQDE3_2z2ACEF4D0Q74uAlWs532NY8jMN_v6BqZ7VtLYhgvkl9WZt-aA0f5I9IalUx9nhdn4uLN-nf74iRtENyMBY80Vq93rReJc/s400/Sergio+Perez+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQvLAYomil0HGXVn3Hgsyl_Go0OljEhu0O98X-kZLyiYhUFBPHZqECbCrLG_G7YcV9AddPQ7ut4roMTY6ZS71HdpFLVK25YmcIyYTQ4PB9VwtsQJoGrufVEXOAC1gUIM5FPKb4TXn0cA/s1600/Sergio+Perez+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719441799118493218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Tuscany" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQvLAYomil0HGXVn3Hgsyl_Go0OljEhu0O98X-kZLyiYhUFBPHZqECbCrLG_G7YcV9AddPQ7ut4roMTY6ZS71HdpFLVK25YmcIyYTQ4PB9VwtsQJoGrufVEXOAC1gUIM5FPKb4TXn0cA/s400/Sergio+Perez+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCENZsV-gSdyXR7pKcXFdhj69hEpKa3zeDegUEurKEo2mePMGIGJC8cqASQT5nZoWsTeAUHKU1Qk-HeQvN71xKf3YHpHdHFfZoJrcHEVm_wgfdAoozpLsqNWWJnbuE23ixgrUN-57VHg/s1600/Terme+di+Saturnia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719441642685486306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Saturnia`s Hot Springs" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCENZsV-gSdyXR7pKcXFdhj69hEpKa3zeDegUEurKEo2mePMGIGJC8cqASQT5nZoWsTeAUHKU1Qk-HeQvN71xKf3YHpHdHFfZoJrcHEVm_wgfdAoozpLsqNWWJnbuE23ixgrUN-57VHg/s400/Terme+di+Saturnia.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3466J2q-cPjepYv4l37aCrFCdQRrlUlhNkWb6NHh4psmUCBbZHy-DBNmO8z4cm8giws7lmfFOttiQzM0KNorMslv6_CxsMcxdL3JEZ0krTazrtNeQ5hgLYJe4L9nF0ZacktOMpORk6c/s1600/317101_2575598949858_1250864846_3040195_1686253460_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719441477177744658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Pisa`s Tower" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3466J2q-cPjepYv4l37aCrFCdQRrlUlhNkWb6NHh4psmUCBbZHy-DBNmO8z4cm8giws7lmfFOttiQzM0KNorMslv6_CxsMcxdL3JEZ0krTazrtNeQ5hgLYJe4L9nF0ZacktOMpORk6c/s400/317101_2575598949858_1250864846_3040195_1686253460_n.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-13551175278732226832011-09-11T20:54:00.012+01:002011-09-14T07:25:45.417+01:00North Italy with kids, August 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sOZWb12VCE9_BWxhTk25ZGgSPwJHboBWbVhgHwYjn4-pAXPTMfNHwNVhgBoGLDiJGyKyhqQcgNhrbdHnwiWaHfNx0OTLgenEO0B-5hHRcuqZWu2u_lkQ0no0xx2cClAahRMuReooUtA/s1600/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651186664164813362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Lake Misurina, Dolomites" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sOZWb12VCE9_BWxhTk25ZGgSPwJHboBWbVhgHwYjn4-pAXPTMfNHwNVhgBoGLDiJGyKyhqQcgNhrbdHnwiWaHfNx0OTLgenEO0B-5hHRcuqZWu2u_lkQ0no0xx2cClAahRMuReooUtA/s400/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_3.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Travel diary written by Antonio (Madrid, Spain)<br /></span></em>This summer my wife, two daughters and I wanted to do something different in the north of Italy. We were very fortunate to contact Sergio at italianfeelings, who from the very beginning transmitted to us his passion for his country. He understood perfectly the kind of trip we were looking for.<br />We first stayed in the area of the Dolomites at the Farmhouse Cirum, near Arabba.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh930V9vb4G9PDKl3wVZyG9jLnnfYwnXibuKn8OWM0csv8zn8781XiZMfQtgEckIWLGFlX_QQc0-WZVWGcLpTte0d0LCGSv9-jq3yqDrjRAyAWz7Onw9gdpiyQxwwLC5a_OqRJRvUbUuww/s1600/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651186872282502146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Farmhouse El Cirum, Dolomites" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh930V9vb4G9PDKl3wVZyG9jLnnfYwnXibuKn8OWM0csv8zn8781XiZMfQtgEckIWLGFlX_QQc0-WZVWGcLpTte0d0LCGSv9-jq3yqDrjRAyAWz7Onw9gdpiyQxwwLC5a_OqRJRvUbUuww/s400/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_2.jpg" border="0" /></a>It really seems that time has stopped in this beautiful Alpine landscape.I have to highlight the enormous kindness and generosity of the lovely owner, Mrs. Esther, we enjoyed an unforgettable stay. She took care of us with all the details and we still remember her delicious breakfasts prepared with local products.<br />This Dolomites area is simply spectacular. We enjoyed 4 days the mountain in its purest state.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboxaxBmN5CqjGVTrxRFfS-qc8eQ_-LlmmTJIM_-o_KxbBh56fdNiNzwwDAS4RDYtDo3ZTFeOXeKdZj_ysDkbidyZ-8huo5pqMSEO235p_6k4akZ1a1D1p51FdNCwZacFLvxUtomB3bVc/s1600/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651187315386232562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Lake Fedaia and Marmolada Glacier" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboxaxBmN5CqjGVTrxRFfS-qc8eQ_-LlmmTJIM_-o_KxbBh56fdNiNzwwDAS4RDYtDo3ZTFeOXeKdZj_ysDkbidyZ-8huo5pqMSEO235p_6k4akZ1a1D1p51FdNCwZacFLvxUtomB3bVc/s400/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_6.jpg" border="0" /></a>Our highlights: the Marmolada glacier, the lovely lake Misurina, a walk through a canyon at Sotoguda, the Livinallongo valley, the lovely towns of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Corvara, Canazei, ... and the cablecar up to Portavescovo Arabba, with its walk at 2700 metre altitude. Simply unforgettable.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gQ0vaalYykQvxofaMrwstFv30zlzXlNbnOu42Ib6nh_DjzzilAFteTWOT19Y-OOvZCHq8PAxY-sjVK4W_CTb1G8eR4xC81JFvydffBJ9iyN_4fwLWbZBwNnvgX1BUS2ApToFwluW/s1600/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_%2528200%2529.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651776647926403650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="El Cirum, Dolomites" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gQ0vaalYykQvxofaMrwstFv30zlzXlNbnOu42Ib6nh_DjzzilAFteTWOT19Y-OOvZCHq8PAxY-sjVK4W_CTb1G8eR4xC81JFvydffBJ9iyN_4fwLWbZBwNnvgX1BUS2ApToFwluW/s400/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_%2528200%2529.jpg" border="0" /></a>After these days of amazing nature we moved to San Pietro in Cariano, a village 15 minutes from Verona. We stayed at the Corte Casetta, a farmhouse surrounded by vineyards.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIavgsHI7zjYbvGbs8boliuQ9h02K7GJ45z8BFJRnLZizVUlRiuhnD7RMGJROC6dI8dGhT2MNVInHWMTYTfo1GiJFsxV3oRFgqVF0YZN6QsqTKA33xkE77kMEkoCsa9lAxuVi6XI00eW0/s1600/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651188699761145090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Vineyards, Verona" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIavgsHI7zjYbvGbs8boliuQ9h02K7GJ45z8BFJRnLZizVUlRiuhnD7RMGJROC6dI8dGhT2MNVInHWMTYTfo1GiJFsxV3oRFgqVF0YZN6QsqTKA33xkE77kMEkoCsa9lAxuVi6XI00eW0/s400/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Totally different from the Dolomites area, but very beautiful as well.<br />In the farmhouse we were superbly served by Luisa and her husband Matteo.<br />The stay was very comfortable, we had delicious breakfasts and dinners in the middle of the vineyards.<br />Our kids (12 and 8 years old) had fun at Lake Garda, where we had a swim, visited the Gardaland Sea Life Aquarium, the Adventure Jungle Park and the natural waterfalls Molina park.<br />From Corte Casetta we visited several cities, enjoying beautiful Verona (with its Roman amphitheatre "Arena", the Duomo, Erbe Square, and Castelvecchio bridge amongst others), Padua with its spectacular San Antonio`s Cathedral and Scrovegni Chapel.<br />We ended the trip in the charm of Venice with its San Marco square and its magnificent Basilica, the Grand Canal, the Venetian lagoon and the island of Murano.<br />Thanks to all the advice Sergio gave us about places to visit and where to eat we have had a great holiday.<br />I want to emphasize that Sergio not only was responsible for organizing the trip and provide us with information, but he was all the time contacting these 2 Farmhouses to make sure we arrived without problems.<br />When you're 2000 kilometres from home, these kind of initiatives are very appreciated.<br />Thank you very much Sergio for everything and I hope you continue to transmit to everyone your enthusiasm for your precious country!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcsOLcyABjNEPggQV2-ON_gzaIxti0V3hZN3JfX2TzitR3vwftDEMxCO1O7dTRfgFUhf2pNTrmJjfQ_Se1HMP7bqJoPP0oNAZfxdsQXRoHFTLcbCvQpXQbbj6j16L-OcKRvXONNdbeyU/s1600/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651189221516567234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Saint Antonio Cathedral,Padua" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcsOLcyABjNEPggQV2-ON_gzaIxti0V3hZN3JfX2TzitR3vwftDEMxCO1O7dTRfgFUhf2pNTrmJjfQ_Se1HMP7bqJoPP0oNAZfxdsQXRoHFTLcbCvQpXQbbj6j16L-OcKRvXONNdbeyU/s400/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_4.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDngSONGnzftSwHXplLB3qXkfy2N2sMRzyyufCpWL3aINCig0tn7MupPPlTRPjp2zAYfT6vEDC7_PriGj4gVDHPkcPNePlHZDLi13pM2SkqEPrgW4REOIZ9dcX-eoqGG9lP7dUUW6Lslo/s1600/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651189359674919506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Venetian Gondolas" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDngSONGnzftSwHXplLB3qXkfy2N2sMRzyyufCpWL3aINCig0tn7MupPPlTRPjp2zAYfT6vEDC7_PriGj4gVDHPkcPNePlHZDLi13pM2SkqEPrgW4REOIZ9dcX-eoqGG9lP7dUUW6Lslo/s400/VIAJE_A_ITALIA_2011_5.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-2101055198368003112011-08-22T15:13:00.017+01:002011-08-24T07:47:43.557+01:00Winter 2011 in the Dolomites with children<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmGPSeyMrwRSSqjraNfzHRGwjIx9n0flFfvSRpk-ERaVwanj3UPTiCEhFDnZsShDmQvSH5tnYF48Szh0nHJ1sYBDxv1ZcFkq7_bf01JfgoRl_y-MMesg5k-EEIX0w1aqX7CHBqbzIGRU/s1600/nevelandia2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643958922120734322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Italian Alps with kids" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmGPSeyMrwRSSqjraNfzHRGwjIx9n0flFfvSRpk-ERaVwanj3UPTiCEhFDnZsShDmQvSH5tnYF48Szh0nHJ1sYBDxv1ZcFkq7_bf01JfgoRl_y-MMesg5k-EEIX0w1aqX7CHBqbzIGRU/s400/nevelandia2.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Italian Dolomites ski season is going to start on the 26th of November 2011!
<br />Skiing in the Italian Alps is beautiful, and now parents can even relax thanks to the children´s ski centers, a great way for kids to approach the world of skiing in complete safety.
<br />The best specialized children´s parks are located in Sappada, Alleghe, Palma di Zoldo, Auronzo di Cadore, Misurina and Passo Fittanze.
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<br />Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-13990296095120970992011-06-12T19:45:00.005+01:002011-06-12T19:56:05.727+01:00Direct flight from East Midlands to Verona (Italy)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDFOHHSgeNkbV3rWc-QRikvQo7kMQCKOf3gJCnGY9OuEP733dJSDYiR0VsaFnzyxPiYQvSEzKNHFsmTbnYnpdLQuJWJoGWQXBWQ3AqDp920nCuwgZHDgO6mEEPQ56a1XnZVsN9F0bDnI/s1600/gardalake.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617382318605584514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Lago de Garda" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDFOHHSgeNkbV3rWc-QRikvQo7kMQCKOf3gJCnGY9OuEP733dJSDYiR0VsaFnzyxPiYQvSEzKNHFsmTbnYnpdLQuJWJoGWQXBWQ3AqDp920nCuwgZHDgO6mEEPQ56a1XnZVsN9F0bDnI/s400/gardalake.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br />Good news!<br />From May 2011 till the end of September <a href="http://www.bmibaby.com/bmibaby/flights/home.aspx" target="_blank">BmiBaby.com</a> has started to fly twice a week directly from East Midlands Airport to the beautiful romantic city of Verona, in the North of Italy.<br />Verona is full of Roman and Medieval history and traditions, and also located in a strategic position, half way between Venice and Milan, very close to nice little cities, like Mantua and Vicenza, the city of the architect Palladio.<br />Verona is the gateway to the beautiful Italian Lakes, famous for their lakeside towns and fishing villages.<br />Don´t miss the chance to see the Opera season in the <a href="http://www.arena.it/en-US/HOMEen.html" target="_blank">Verona Arena</a> or to have a gastronomic experience with our guides in the heart of Valpolicella, the land of great red wine.<br />Please <a href="mailto:info@italianfeelings.com" target="_blank">contact us</a> for further information.<br />Ciao,<br />The team of ItalianFeelings<br /><br /><div></div>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-30814602311594923522010-10-31T22:57:00.004+00:002010-10-31T23:01:38.087+00:00A week-end in Venice (August 2010).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWMtk-LL9idgFT5pydJhwxZsNKUUL_hbQuupUzAZKrkrwfWTeNRgorrOXMNHnUbbjsDgf5ad46aRaLBr5oE5wn7GV6K1sWAsQvEez9HsjSBaUQpk-Yi7PhkaLwEeBPe172AJ1ZDWDOaU/s1600/Venice2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534345938661675842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Venice" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWMtk-LL9idgFT5pydJhwxZsNKUUL_hbQuupUzAZKrkrwfWTeNRgorrOXMNHnUbbjsDgf5ad46aRaLBr5oE5wn7GV6K1sWAsQvEez9HsjSBaUQpk-Yi7PhkaLwEeBPe172AJ1ZDWDOaU/s400/Venice2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4qWD8K066kEKpgNVHLPJpRM7gya7YmtSqPiGUFKu4LFl2aA0e3Z6VNIpSlB5qc9smCU-5sHzGNbJr9XjBZJjbskkSLzLr1YoMFnEPxMOoyk3I-GfOCsa21ZInJr5qyNxAxvbpF9Nj7U/s1600/Venice3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534346596954289010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="Venice" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4qWD8K066kEKpgNVHLPJpRM7gya7YmtSqPiGUFKu4LFl2aA0e3Z6VNIpSlB5qc9smCU-5sHzGNbJr9XjBZJjbskkSLzLr1YoMFnEPxMOoyk3I-GfOCsa21ZInJr5qyNxAxvbpF9Nj7U/s320/Venice3.jpg" border="0" /></a>We spent 3 days in Venice and, despite the heat that affected those days Northern Italy, we walked a lot in this amazing city where you can stroll through its narrow streets and bridges over the canals with a calmness that you can´t find in any other city in the world because ...there are no cars! The only engine sounds you hear are those of the boats and the vaporetto.<br />This feeling is reason enough for a walk around the neighborhood of Santa Croce, for example, where there are few tourists and we recommend eating a pastry Tiramisú in the Fondamenta Rio Marin, which has a terrace with 4 tables. Anyway, if you go to the tourist area we didn´t find Venice as expensive as they say.<br />Venice is definitely a city you MUST go at least once in your life!<br />Ximena and Manu, Barcelona<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnUzY9IYwziEDzDzUC9dCMO9nNnL_ABitmBp6GMbWSjvZfZazOhPE6jB3t3g97qDZJ6yctv6GcREItLZnaLkhJ3uesopP-bgJm5qA6_CFc_VL40iZjYuO5jzx_TI0iilavZjsP9qKHWI/s1600/Venice1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534346229531013490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Venice" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnUzY9IYwziEDzDzUC9dCMO9nNnL_ABitmBp6GMbWSjvZfZazOhPE6jB3t3g97qDZJ6yctv6GcREItLZnaLkhJ3uesopP-bgJm5qA6_CFc_VL40iZjYuO5jzx_TI0iilavZjsP9qKHWI/s400/Venice1.JPG" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-32955340146475298852010-09-11T12:07:00.004+01:002010-09-11T12:18:26.676+01:00Board diary - Holidays in Verona, August 2010.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vfO4Z-23dIaL4282PCPB7Mr-OdUxB6BLa44QpVQPMCy3_CpuIsAUJt5nlrXzxohkh5oQE1Bo5MEPYhPiy8OXQFM6jGJrV7uluntmtSqMKx7kbzCp-TUXtaIIOTMGMRklACO-4gUsblE/s1600/Blog1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vfO4Z-23dIaL4282PCPB7Mr-OdUxB6BLa44QpVQPMCy3_CpuIsAUJt5nlrXzxohkh5oQE1Bo5MEPYhPiy8OXQFM6jGJrV7uluntmtSqMKx7kbzCp-TUXtaIIOTMGMRklACO-4gUsblE/s400/Blog1.JPG" alt="Erbe Square" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515608244769393186" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:10;" ><span style="font-family:Calibri;">We thought about an holiday which could combine cultural visits to cities and relax in the nature. The precious advise Italianfeelings offered us was exactly what we needed!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:10;" ><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmq1Zjo0zFWtt2CSnDJOk25lsTtdwMohstvhrkzYLou4FJ8OU4M2A4Bzvaib9zyD7Vv6Rx-vzrGFqi22AoIhu65zsF_JUc9MiB_XlhJ6s_6rFcqiQHE5Z-lEWrosD8c0bTDI2XbDuM3k/s1600/Blog2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmq1Zjo0zFWtt2CSnDJOk25lsTtdwMohstvhrkzYLou4FJ8OU4M2A4Bzvaib9zyD7Vv6Rx-vzrGFqi22AoIhu65zsF_JUc9MiB_XlhJ6s_6rFcqiQHE5Z-lEWrosD8c0bTDI2XbDuM3k/s320/Blog2.JPG" alt="Dante Square" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515608769737008162" border="0" /></a>Arriving in the region of Veneto everything takes a unique amazing color, an air of happiness fills the heart of the traveler.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:10;" ><span style="font-family:Calibri;">A pleasant surprise awaited us on arrival to the Farmhouse Corte Casetta, where we decided to stay in Verona. That helped our holiday to get an extra degree of quality and comfort in a luxury environment and great service. Every detail at Corte Casetta is designed to delight guests.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:10;" ><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The house is situated in a magnificent spot in the land of vineyards and beautiful hills on the horizon, in the heart of the Valpolicella region, just a few kilometers from Verona.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:10;" ><span style="font-family:Calibri;">And Verona, what can we say….every step offers a story, a feeling, a beauty that leaves visitors breathless. Castelvecchio Bridge, Borsari Street, the majesty of San Zeno church, St. Anastasia, the market life of the Piazza Erbe ...<br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:10;" ><span style="font-family:Calibri;">If you have time you have to visit Lake Garda, with walking paths that offer landscapes and variety of fauna and flora of great beauty.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:10;" ><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Before going to bed, I recommend a walk along Corte Casetta vineyards at sunset.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:10;" ><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Thanks Italianfeelings, the wide variety of your proposals offered us a trip full of experiences and enchanting places!!!<br />Thanks!<br />Jorge, Angela and Cristina.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:10;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">¡Gracias!.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:10;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:10;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gvxYNDwfD_GOkzv8_wuPCdR5cAkgP5kYzhO7ao_LRyv8N_57J9G-Z7DOshS4QpDmTxL1EML3MYfMwWj-2Ev7ubXMhe7TFQQmiPIovCgpDng5QXDVKwJfjwo5T-pGllnV6GW-Ufc6kIk/s1600/Blog3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8YgNFhQGdePBILaYjOYSUQxiegbi39XFPQHru3E34f8dWjERvDxA2KST0FqbVnoMvqWXF9xkt_rxqVn8-OjYBxWvArZDKhNnkFMqyBjJrDNGs3JuCVQD1N7X_p-fipHCYY1pxI0s7lg/s1600-h/Giro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8YgNFhQGdePBILaYjOYSUQxiegbi39XFPQHru3E34f8dWjERvDxA2KST0FqbVnoMvqWXF9xkt_rxqVn8-OjYBxWvArZDKhNnkFMqyBjJrDNGs3JuCVQD1N7X_p-fipHCYY1pxI0s7lg/s400/Giro.jpg" alt="Giro, Italian Dolomites" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366415458478142882" border="0" /></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Cycling fever just can't get any better than this year's edition of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Giro d'Italia</span>!! The race finishes in Verona on the 30th May, in the amazing Verona Arena scenario!</p><p class="MsoNormal">This year the Giro will also pass through the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dolomite Mountains</span>!
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The favourite is the Italian Ivan Basso, but our support goes to Damiano Cunego, the "Little Prince" from Verona who won the Giro in 2004 when he was only 22...and especially because he has never been involved in any doping cases!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Attending a live mountain cycling stage is a unique experience, you really understand how hard and spectacular this sport is.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">And if you want to emulate these great champions, we recommend the <a href="http://www.sellarondabikeday.com/" target="_blank">Sella Ronda Bike Day</a>, on the 27th of June, cycling up and down the amazing Sella Mountain range.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Enjoy sport and nature!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ciao ciao</p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKet5klPMSnRxFm7bQ-vk_p2BW6rFKLOvMHWsMlKImyHekLfl5lTk3N6nKB5dP9hTBz5ECgxhxBYsuSmBcZeq3rtE13fcxbTSxH5MAUlqp4mvRM__p-LU35Hc4-roD2a2b-OOA46n6JDI/s1600/Moser+1984+Arena+Verona.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKet5klPMSnRxFm7bQ-vk_p2BW6rFKLOvMHWsMlKImyHekLfl5lTk3N6nKB5dP9hTBz5ECgxhxBYsuSmBcZeq3rtE13fcxbTSxH5MAUlqp4mvRM__p-LU35Hc4-roD2a2b-OOA46n6JDI/s400/Moser+1984+Arena+Verona.jpg" alt="Francesco Moser,1984, Verona Arena" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474866071914640658" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-10100697122112369542010-03-16T11:35:00.008+00:002010-03-24T18:32:50.211+00:00Valpolicella Festival, between vineyards and Palladio villas, Sunday 25th of April!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CrVH3FG3Y4jEpMwRuQ-l_5jW4GKOmVDau0yoYQOopc6OHWCtBmsMwSfIZm-JFpYLZ1ARDwKcIvzI7_JOYGz2BAivaS4JphxV4SxY6X6GCZLKclLiSncUUqGrv0Ndo4o22ngKx_1csBk/s1600-h/Magnalonga1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449188043130796834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Valpolicella Festival" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CrVH3FG3Y4jEpMwRuQ-l_5jW4GKOmVDau0yoYQOopc6OHWCtBmsMwSfIZm-JFpYLZ1ARDwKcIvzI7_JOYGz2BAivaS4JphxV4SxY6X6GCZLKclLiSncUUqGrv0Ndo4o22ngKx_1csBk/s400/Magnalonga1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Don’t miss out on one of the most fun eating/drinking/walking extravaganzas in the whole Venice region, the amazing <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Magnalonga</span></strong>, a 6 mile stroll under the sun with locals between vineyards and Venetian Villas inspired by the great architect <strong>Andrea Palladio</strong>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYXqBSCFWxtqg2oZj0MgIjDqEZQJSAhiJwD1YUzp5pETzzppG0fhyphenhyphenTqxv6HT1hyphenhyphenoe876lyK7SdP7mjxahW9fYj4yCi_scDE43rntB5g3vhx_DFhy6MCsQJC3H1hQraUnl0SVpMr5h0ro/s1600-h/villa_bertani.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449189009803928146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Venetian Villa" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYXqBSCFWxtqg2oZj0MgIjDqEZQJSAhiJwD1YUzp5pETzzppG0fhyphenhyphenTqxv6HT1hyphenhyphenoe876lyK7SdP7mjxahW9fYj4yCi_scDE43rntB5g3vhx_DFhy6MCsQJC3H1hQraUnl0SVpMr5h0ro/s400/villa_bertani.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />On Sunday 25th of April, for 25€ and 7 'pit stops' you can enjoy the delights of local Italian cuisine: pasta, meat, cheese, olive oil, Sorbetto, coffee and more importantly the famous wines of <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Valpolicella</span></strong>, the beautiful hilly area between the romantic <strong>Verona</strong> and <strong>Lake Garda</strong>.<br />For people with a passion for cycling, we also recommend the <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Up&Down</span></strong> event: around 23 miles through 3 Valpolicella valleys, accompanied by our local cycling guide Alessandro.<br />The excursion is priced at 20€ and includes: beverage (non acoholic), a bottle of Valpolicella wine, insurance, and discounted eating vouchers to use at the Magnalonga Festival.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RchwtQ0kMkaD1PGPtRiDp_27oOmKOCo1ULv0S4hagEjCyF_DRr6UVMLBrW42gCDo3zen8FLLlW7FaOdIvA1pLuvgpKx-87t1x7BafNmrnR7DobldONItUoPvQGsQJriHhiIhk8hPf9w/s1600-h/Magnalonga2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449190062597748386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Cicloturismo Valpolicella" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RchwtQ0kMkaD1PGPtRiDp_27oOmKOCo1ULv0S4hagEjCyF_DRr6UVMLBrW42gCDo3zen8FLLlW7FaOdIvA1pLuvgpKx-87t1x7BafNmrnR7DobldONItUoPvQGsQJriHhiIhk8hPf9w/s400/Magnalonga2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Also, Alessandro organises cycling activities the whole year long for groups of at least 5 people.<br />Please feel free to <a href="mailto:info@italianfeelings.com" target="_blank">contact us</a> for further information about routes, accommodation, gastronomy, flights, local events, activities and monuments in <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Verona</span> and North Italy.<br />Ciao<br />SergioSergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-89090390715201496292009-11-30T19:11:00.008+00:002009-11-30T19:42:34.479+00:00PANDORO, Verona's Christmas cake!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LAJFylsm2uA&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LAJFylsm2uA&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Hello,<br />if I should write an article about Pandoro, my beloved Veronese Christmas cake, I’d be far too impartial, that’s why I simply suggest this quick <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandoro">link</a>.<br />Buon Appetito and Happy Christmas!<br />SergioSergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-43637881719467156422009-10-25T19:22:00.010+00:002009-10-25T20:41:11.931+00:00Getting married in Italy, at the house of Juliet in Verona<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Written by our collaborator <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rosaria</span>, Wedding Planner.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4tub7saUUxl64nTmHewDx_bN2bR94U9uFgPJRXYC_MDMXB6pZbMkVZQLSeWpqVp0SAZdeYg3v5-FNaKT7Zc24eveh2v3w8WkgBRdkOGakU4Ju2F53bARMJM5fnPJxelSdYKdB_zo_dk/s1600-h/weddingrose1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4tub7saUUxl64nTmHewDx_bN2bR94U9uFgPJRXYC_MDMXB6pZbMkVZQLSeWpqVp0SAZdeYg3v5-FNaKT7Zc24eveh2v3w8WkgBRdkOGakU4Ju2F53bARMJM5fnPJxelSdYKdB_zo_dk/s400/weddingrose1.jpg" alt="House of Juliet,Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396627901561334818" border="0" /></a>Which city could possibly be better than Verona to get married in?<br />The symbolic love city of Romeo and Juliet.<br />My name is Rosaria, I am a Wedding Planner in this wonderful and romantic city.<br />I receive the bride and groom who choose Verona for their wedding location and help them organise their wedding.<br />Only recently have the doors of Giulietta’s house opened up to receive bride and grooms for the most romantic of weddings, in the beautiful historical centre of Verona!<br />Verona and Lake Garda offer beautiful villas, castles and typical restaurants where to have a wedding party.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbs95G4u1w7OJHP2lZAEWI22Qgdy61G7MXQVUwu_BEJqM1bMI13PJb2AnTJSRe0TQogcai5VgHjKFuZuuW66KBuAbg6-FrlS_Zt-1FzoVf7jVeF2fANe2mgGLoJCZFlNprY_oDrQ6dS_o/s1600-h/weddingrose2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbs95G4u1w7OJHP2lZAEWI22Qgdy61G7MXQVUwu_BEJqM1bMI13PJb2AnTJSRe0TQogcai5VgHjKFuZuuW66KBuAbg6-FrlS_Zt-1FzoVf7jVeF2fANe2mgGLoJCZFlNprY_oDrQ6dS_o/s400/weddingrose2.jpg" alt="Wedding in Italy" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396628168783180578" border="0" /></a>I take care of the bureaucratic duties, flowers, music for the wedding, and the photographer in order to capture the best and magical moments of the party.<br />I will be present during the whole day to ensure that everything goes to perfection as the brides have always imagined.<br />I wait for you in Verona to help you with your most magical day.<br />Ciao<br />Rosaria<br /><a href="http://www.weddingrose.it/user/index.php">www.weddingrose.it</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZv7UVMe5cNp8q-ZcakXAkeK2AFzw4qKQzwxwTL9qeqAR2vr3XdysXAqEdre03YwH-2tkxSWnn3c-P9vhDn2twZNg7CRy3GsOHIejgnqRL_tmvCra_47jKPaLFxhq9GMzFe_HDwjIytSM/s1600-h/weddingrose3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZv7UVMe5cNp8q-ZcakXAkeK2AFzw4qKQzwxwTL9qeqAR2vr3XdysXAqEdre03YwH-2tkxSWnn3c-P9vhDn2twZNg7CRy3GsOHIejgnqRL_tmvCra_47jKPaLFxhq9GMzFe_HDwjIytSM/s400/weddingrose3.jpg" alt="Marriage in Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396628278702087298" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-73126761323803775412009-09-04T07:39:00.010+01:002009-09-14T08:48:20.682+01:00On the 13th of December SAINT LUCIA arrives in Verona.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid91GoSPQyu_A778Mpa6JmO5egLAu-wrtYDdEjk8yFvNvNCMjsSEI06xWspFknt_rFJmPQKxEZkAX9amGcw6sfePw6Jk9FnQydaX0GzWddX7FL79PPt7IpQPdtFFbzRIyDNIqjUQe2kEg/s1600-h/Verona3_(Eugeni_Sanchez).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid91GoSPQyu_A778Mpa6JmO5egLAu-wrtYDdEjk8yFvNvNCMjsSEI06xWspFknt_rFJmPQKxEZkAX9amGcw6sfePw6Jk9FnQydaX0GzWddX7FL79PPt7IpQPdtFFbzRIyDNIqjUQe2kEg/s400/Verona3_(Eugeni_Sanchez).jpg" alt="Saint Lucia,Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379120601608083314" border="0" /></a>The <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Saint Lucia</span> event is for lots of adults the best and intense child memory.<br />Who was Saint Lucia and how did the tradition which sees her giving presents start?<br />Between reality and legend we know that Lucia was a young rich girl from Syracuse, Sicily, who became martyr because she didn’t want to deny her Christian faith during the very strong Diocletian’s persecution in the IV century a.C.<br />Nowadays in Italy the tradition to celebrate Saint Lucia is strong in the area which once was the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Venice Republic</span>.<br />Here still lies her relic, stolen in 1204 in Constantinople during the forth crusade. In Venice Saint Lucia was very devoted and, once the Venice Republic concentrated more attention in the solid ground, this worship extended to the whole Veneto region.<br />The tradition to celebrate Saint Lucia in Veneto started around the XIII century a.C., and maybe the town where this tradition is stronger is <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Verona</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrumL6du1Ji93hsztkdF7V9A9iBthbTIe0wjrcEvKPjjUr3LKrTaZGfyUQztFEUXxtkeevQslXRH4WSrnBBBtUHitXv1OEjUDYX_ERqhZWNBjK02PZInbDR4h0OlVCdSGU0RbjBUgt8pQ/s1600-h/S_Lucia_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrumL6du1Ji93hsztkdF7V9A9iBthbTIe0wjrcEvKPjjUr3LKrTaZGfyUQztFEUXxtkeevQslXRH4WSrnBBBtUHitXv1OEjUDYX_ERqhZWNBjK02PZInbDR4h0OlVCdSGU0RbjBUgt8pQ/s320/S_Lucia_10.jpg" alt="Pastafrolle, Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379114362821334850" border="0" /></a>According to the legend in this town there was a terrible eyes epidemia, specially affecting children. The citizens decided then to do a pilgrimage barefoot till the Saint Lucia Church. But the kids, as it was very cold in December, didn’t want to go, so their parents had to convince them telling that once back home they will have found their shoes full of presents.<br />The miracle happened and since then the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Saint Lucia party</span> started!<br />Between the typical cakes of this event you can find the “<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Saint Lucia pastafrolle</span>”, with different shapes: stars, horses, hearts, and the very yummy “<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Mandorlato</span>”, a Veronese variation to the torrone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYOOz7KYP3XghjsZ-uiwTqxfFXAxG3NJRDopWMrL3lVpQWQ4dveq5X4_7wOe9Z8qfw_rfjsqESrkDLSfqV8nqAtYHft3LeXY0fv_2IfQMRWq3lsa69iC55Zsv7wHdl_N4s3Mfr8YYii4/s1600-h/Santa_Lucia_11mandorlato.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYOOz7KYP3XghjsZ-uiwTqxfFXAxG3NJRDopWMrL3lVpQWQ4dveq5X4_7wOe9Z8qfw_rfjsqESrkDLSfqV8nqAtYHft3LeXY0fv_2IfQMRWq3lsa69iC55Zsv7wHdl_N4s3Mfr8YYii4/s200/Santa_Lucia_11mandorlato.jpg" alt="Mandorlato, Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379114513995814258" border="0" /></a>In Verona Saint Lucia is celebrated for already a century with a <span style="font-weight: bold;">traditional Market</span>, which lasts 3 days till the 13th of December, and takes place in the main town square, Piazza Bra, which gets completely packaged with stands, games and sweets of any kind.<br />The amazing Bra Square scenery is completed every year with the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Christmas Big Star</span> that comes out from the Arena Amphitheatre, landing in the square, inviting people to visit the beautiful <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Christ’s Nativity Exhibition</span>.<br />Have a good time with Santa Lucia!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAFl1W6qPrZpc7dU5eRp4SXrB-EGlcavaE7xmlIsjNUg2EYlHjTqDPSvzGiwkTan39cpa0OdXmHZsmQ-4VbUGk0HDrHf2qmGBGXuat1161JI2UIiE60teXTeksthmaT1mSCKgNhU5dX8/s1600-h/Santa_Lucia_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAFl1W6qPrZpc7dU5eRp4SXrB-EGlcavaE7xmlIsjNUg2EYlHjTqDPSvzGiwkTan39cpa0OdXmHZsmQ-4VbUGk0HDrHf2qmGBGXuat1161JI2UIiE60teXTeksthmaT1mSCKgNhU5dX8/s400/Santa_Lucia_4.jpg" alt="Christmas Star,Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379120890743003250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKmk3nAin6QiPGPQnSat9V81_a6maM56sg5HhmIHAdOpK9l8fm_DJWC7h-NBjhekmHk2TzZiVZvSJnnMBrmcae1M2RtEed11tD6X3pFwCA9Qyy_9CsJMARhjX6qDBUaTNJSn3iwwvGuE/s1600-h/Santa_Lucia_9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKmk3nAin6QiPGPQnSat9V81_a6maM56sg5HhmIHAdOpK9l8fm_DJWC7h-NBjhekmHk2TzZiVZvSJnnMBrmcae1M2RtEed11tD6X3pFwCA9Qyy_9CsJMARhjX6qDBUaTNJSn3iwwvGuE/s400/Santa_Lucia_9.jpg" alt="Saint Lucia Market,Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379121299876325986" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-14439758132011607822009-09-04T07:34:00.006+01:002009-09-09T11:11:47.630+01:00Summer Ladin Festival in Canazei<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtBXBQrWApPk-eoEgm8Hs9BjV3RiB9qV9X3ICqkmoipE6iS0cBjca9GZXsWCmgeVCLfARhxXO_aKOFgiYiwej-BheYsJYtbjowViRPqctbxAVmWTDHUleMLcWmC4DgWg97YPhhHmYV5c/s1600-h/granfesta04_fortaes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtBXBQrWApPk-eoEgm8Hs9BjV3RiB9qV9X3ICqkmoipE6iS0cBjca9GZXsWCmgeVCLfARhxXO_aKOFgiYiwej-BheYsJYtbjowViRPqctbxAVmWTDHUleMLcWmC4DgWg97YPhhHmYV5c/s400/granfesta04_fortaes.jpg" alt="Ladin Festival,Canazei" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379399798560327554" border="0" /></a>From the 03rd to the 06th of September <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Canazei</span>, Ladin village in the heart of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dolomites</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mountains</span>, lived with great enthusiasm the traditional <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Festival of its Ladin culture</span>, which this year got to its thirtieth edition.<br />Four happy days, folk Ladin music, dancing and balls, traditional costumes parades and typical Tirol food, all to celebrate the end of the Summer.<br />The peak of the Festival was on Sunday, when the Canazei streets got full of music bands and folkloric groups coming from the 4 Ladin valleys: Fassa, Badia, Gardena and Livinallongo.<br />The traditional Ladin people costume is very linked with Dolomites, an area which for a long time was part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, and its people was perfectly integrated in the Austrian life. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ladins</span> used to get dressed, eat, and dance like in other parts of the Empire, especially in a tight connexion with the whole Tirol region.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUwq-XGeqZZyM84mhlMhMdwX5bMqIwn7WZxk-whvsa22SuXSf9JmYXivUdI2wcklQr8oA4I5eY2UN5D3AYHm44xaaCeA0P7Fjh45qF5gSAiEmjMk5ViG7MMdI0w0_ZTp_P1_eIG8-dnk/s1600-h/granfesta08_fortaes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUwq-XGeqZZyM84mhlMhMdwX5bMqIwn7WZxk-whvsa22SuXSf9JmYXivUdI2wcklQr8oA4I5eY2UN5D3AYHm44xaaCeA0P7Fjh45qF5gSAiEmjMk5ViG7MMdI0w0_ZTp_P1_eIG8-dnk/s320/granfesta08_fortaes.jpg" alt="fortaes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379395547086556626" border="0" /></a>Nowadays the Ladins wear their <span style="font-weight: bold;">traditional costumes</span> as a kind of rite. You have to be able to wear it with a correct posture, being aware that it’s not only a dress, but that it represents an ethnic group, a language, a history.<br />The Ladins are a minority ethnic people and since always they need to distinguish to survive.This amazing Festival helps the 4 Ladin valleys to carry on in contact between each other, and united.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5Ap3ATKq2-BoOkVB3ed28q1GNRfMD3mMFk40ULMDqFAAl4bKADWrI7DkhBR1wynPVQwdKaVzGRNvzy2IiqHkuScKE8l77tTcOiiKmxXnLuabjFikTDZWZlyY9GLz31YIB17YdEBqADU/s1600-h/granfesta09_sones.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5Ap3ATKq2-BoOkVB3ed28q1GNRfMD3mMFk40ULMDqFAAl4bKADWrI7DkhBR1wynPVQwdKaVzGRNvzy2IiqHkuScKE8l77tTcOiiKmxXnLuabjFikTDZWZlyY9GLz31YIB17YdEBqADU/s200/granfesta09_sones.jpg" alt="sones" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379396489388206050" border="0" /></a><br />Apart from the folk music with Austrian style, in these 4 days you have the chance to try the real typical Ladin food: local ham and cheese, canederli, barley soup, smoked meat, shin, sauerkrauts, and of course polenta!<br />Get sure you don’t miss the yummy typical Ladin cakes: “fortaes”, fried with sugar and marmalade, and “sones”, fried with apple.<br />Hope you get encouraged to go to this Festival next year…<br />Ciao ciao<br />Sergio<br />PS- <a href="http://www.granfesta.com/image/2009/granfesta2009/index.html">Photo Gallery 2009</a> (pictures courtesy of Mr.Sessa Anton).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1s1m-0jPJWJvQKjUTB4ySsOV5QI3IoQllPVRxRUpUadL39T_by2KivDFw6fojYbR5qxRkhVCR1kRkPzkoGMNHIOQObL_ZbsoTp-pFfzSFqUus7Jvb99GG8JXa5Resl422MKMdTZf_V34/s1600-h/granfesta05_fortaes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1s1m-0jPJWJvQKjUTB4ySsOV5QI3IoQllPVRxRUpUadL39T_by2KivDFw6fojYbR5qxRkhVCR1kRkPzkoGMNHIOQObL_ZbsoTp-pFfzSFqUus7Jvb99GG8JXa5Resl422MKMdTZf_V34/s400/granfesta05_fortaes.jpg" alt="Canazei" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379399357449584610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheI5sfKLFea1C4RyyPQESYE8g2Fm1v-lbBp6zxhzdqTgVpygXk6xhRVOCStf3isDus8L0k2XS2H2w0uNk_H-LsbuUu5pgWiJVzxKxHwDU6j_eO1mw1HT7vgTpAFfd6DXCgvOSdqqe2xT8/s1600-h/granfesta06_fortaes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheI5sfKLFea1C4RyyPQESYE8g2Fm1v-lbBp6zxhzdqTgVpygXk6xhRVOCStf3isDus8L0k2XS2H2w0uNk_H-LsbuUu5pgWiJVzxKxHwDU6j_eO1mw1HT7vgTpAFfd6DXCgvOSdqqe2xT8/s400/granfesta06_fortaes.jpg" alt="Ladin Festival,Canazei" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379399603509942354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzj_c04yKGNDaAWeSEVPgxhHK8BiZ2GxN2alu0CGTp5Q1z9tuhZjQVaCq0nEO16yt4rZIJqsxosamjV1m_chVJxI-3K9FaaTt0Z9Buh8igfowlhy1mrMD8sOB3sZ5Sv2B9ScbsPQMJtg/s1600-h/granfesta02_fortaes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzj_c04yKGNDaAWeSEVPgxhHK8BiZ2GxN2alu0CGTp5Q1z9tuhZjQVaCq0nEO16yt4rZIJqsxosamjV1m_chVJxI-3K9FaaTt0Z9Buh8igfowlhy1mrMD8sOB3sZ5Sv2B9ScbsPQMJtg/s400/granfesta02_fortaes.jpg" alt="Ladin Festival,Canazei" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379399093646338498" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-32336916746825984382009-09-04T07:32:00.009+01:002009-09-13T11:41:57.672+01:00A day by bike in Lessinia<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">(written by Laura Lorenzini, Verona)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_Ba_fSZKHq4K7RcmIgOmY1GvzafSpo4153EmfIRmmPhrK6B1gtGDWDHROlhExUsmarQ7AxpZz6xnpba_wj9fvaXPawuzcg2jsW4OzzRGU7VGVutVzytKAl0yvf38rFHdo3DW61TI0uE/s1600-h/Lau_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_Ba_fSZKHq4K7RcmIgOmY1GvzafSpo4153EmfIRmmPhrK6B1gtGDWDHROlhExUsmarQ7AxpZz6xnpba_wj9fvaXPawuzcg2jsW4OzzRGU7VGVutVzytKAl0yvf38rFHdo3DW61TI0uE/s400/Lau_1.jpg" alt="Lessinia by bike" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377512333416310882" border="0" /></a><br />As I am trained enough and August heat doesn´t let you breathe, I take my mountain bike and move for a few days to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Boscochiesanuova</span>, in <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Lessinia</span>, to cycle in the fresh mountains.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjjjnBvMYqPT3hDcBdGT-YEmlPMOAXez4YDczjo5CjJLpQ2zlHsCMYWNo_IraNhoHWEj5VV1Edw86mKDB-Fs357KaUvB07zUiE5WHB4ddav2nen3wHSfkylJEvfrSuToNiQ1BvCRgTPU/s1600-h/Lau_10_mapaLessinia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjjjnBvMYqPT3hDcBdGT-YEmlPMOAXez4YDczjo5CjJLpQ2zlHsCMYWNo_IraNhoHWEj5VV1Edw86mKDB-Fs357KaUvB07zUiE5WHB4ddav2nen3wHSfkylJEvfrSuToNiQ1BvCRgTPU/s320/Lau_10_mapaLessinia.jpg" alt="Lessinia, Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377514260113121634" border="0" /></a>Only 40 minutes by car from <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Verona</span> </span> it is still possible to find an uncontaminated place, full of farms, grazes, a few stone houses and a lot of silence.<br />The Veronese mountain, inhabited back in the ages from the German originated <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cimbri</span> people, offers lots of routes by bike.<br />In August I did a very nice day excursion, adapted for cyclists with some training, which offers an amazing 360 degrees panorama, between big mountains and Lake Garda: the Boscochiesanuova-Castelberto route.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsuwKQbsfxFRXQcQjDZxk3eCn2pMDBq_bMFhEmhj5IzEGEaHOI6IYNp2f6dvC6rnSMCF_XT4G6hbm2d7PE_5WJu5oEhtZR8Zyv9rcqRMu52kiwl43gJM9bW0CJv-0R5H8Gbgh5NUOL9s/s1600-h/Lau_8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsuwKQbsfxFRXQcQjDZxk3eCn2pMDBq_bMFhEmhj5IzEGEaHOI6IYNp2f6dvC6rnSMCF_XT4G6hbm2d7PE_5WJu5oEhtZR8Zyv9rcqRMu52kiwl43gJM9bW0CJv-0R5H8Gbgh5NUOL9s/s200/Lau_8.jpg" alt="Lessinia,Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377513562883969170" border="0" /></a>From the Bosco main square you have to take the road to Erbezzo, from which, at 1.100 metres on sea level, you can see the Corno d’Aquilio Mountain and Sant’Anna d’Alfaedo village. At this point there are still around 12 kilometres to go till the top, between cows and nuts trees.<br />In the last part there is a plateau from where you can spot the amazing <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Dolomites of Trento</span> and the Padan Valley on the other side.<br />Finally you get to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Malga Lessinia</span>, where you can enjoy the typical ¨<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Gnocchi</span>¨, made of white flour, and polenta with deer meat.<br />Back to our bikes, follow the direction to Castelberto, from where you can spot the whole <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Adige Valley</span>.<br />The return way, passing by Podesteria, is nice, almost all downhill till Boscochiesanuova.<br />This excursion has around 50 kilometres in total, it is worth doing it slowly, enjoying the fresh air, the silence, the great panorama and the Malga Lessinia food.<br />Enjoy it<br />Laura<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSEw2JkqhEgnLH0owxh_O1C1xiaMRRJjjGCnEDYK1y2PPI8JzFvW0ta-KqG78FA09_jGlEK49wNJTooMxu7Q6BJF2Rdqu2j1_dlSVO1dCsou13pKtVZ92gauAVI8TEF__mnwOkAGX2ok/s1600-h/Lau_5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSEw2JkqhEgnLH0owxh_O1C1xiaMRRJjjGCnEDYK1y2PPI8JzFvW0ta-KqG78FA09_jGlEK49wNJTooMxu7Q6BJF2Rdqu2j1_dlSVO1dCsou13pKtVZ92gauAVI8TEF__mnwOkAGX2ok/s400/Lau_5.jpg" alt="Lessinia,Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377512934063872514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZufdm9m67cWNoq7OysLN750ENtjTxhQYd1e_vyVaQaLn8MkceW9HjxfA-KHLs8PGLU2SWz1-GG-Uwy3fbks24_q229truq6f7H26XleaSh-_l92gfjGPt54i6RJETkoSlFV8mIPZZPiU/s1600-h/Lau_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZufdm9m67cWNoq7OysLN750ENtjTxhQYd1e_vyVaQaLn8MkceW9HjxfA-KHLs8PGLU2SWz1-GG-Uwy3fbks24_q229truq6f7H26XleaSh-_l92gfjGPt54i6RJETkoSlFV8mIPZZPiU/s400/Lau_3.jpg" alt="Lessinia, Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377515028764926498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFUP1TmSwYYEKSBsW_dXVRBLGUfGUtMqRQScTF6MJ6ULvbozJXx-UppSiPsKeGrVf88qBCdCmj7l-PIFj5gdOO1EcArXku4Z25t5AylFEb7xgw9eH61jneHOuxdbBwNM7Df9YzAPIJ9c/s1600-h/Lau_9_MgaLessinia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFUP1TmSwYYEKSBsW_dXVRBLGUfGUtMqRQScTF6MJ6ULvbozJXx-UppSiPsKeGrVf88qBCdCmj7l-PIFj5gdOO1EcArXku4Z25t5AylFEb7xgw9eH61jneHOuxdbBwNM7Df9YzAPIJ9c/s400/Lau_9_MgaLessinia.jpg" alt="Malga Lessinia" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377515212964998690" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-79909804816422275342009-08-27T17:04:00.022+01:002009-08-28T09:17:06.814+01:00Skiing in Malcesine, between Lake Garda and Verona<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LHEJcVHSPIs&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LHEJcVHSPIs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />From the city of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Verona</span> it takes just an hour and a bit by car to do the 55 kilometres of the panoramic road which goes along <span style="font-weight: bold;">Garda Lake</span>, till reaching the medieval village of <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Malcesine</span>.<br />The route to Malcesine is so spectacular that it was filmed in the first scene of the latest James Bond film Quantum of Solace.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAE5sEuKzMyW_mZt-RnfZIUIbBqmw5B3v-PMRtAsS5VXGKeGvuOKJZb2BIR4ARNnAjhlZnN2MTlLvPPZddIixXOkpmUmzK2s-g-ZmRqEylVgjQXAkvovOkjIMWfxGz7lg-o1lSVte/s1600-h/Malcesine_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAE5sEuKzMyW_mZt-RnfZIUIbBqmw5B3v-PMRtAsS5VXGKeGvuOKJZb2BIR4ARNnAjhlZnN2MTlLvPPZddIixXOkpmUmzK2s-g-ZmRqEylVgjQXAkvovOkjIMWfxGz7lg-o1lSVte/s320/Malcesine_2.jpg" alt="Malcesine Castle" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374919727271545778" border="0" /></a><br />Malcesine is famous because of its enviable position in Lake Garda and its very old castle, of roman origin and rebuilt later by the Scaligeri, the Lords of Verona. The castle was used later by the Venice Republic and the Austrians.<br />The castle enchantment and the position of Malcesine even inspired the great German writer <span style="font-weight: bold;">Goethe</span> during his visit to Italy.<br />In summer you can enjoy the fresh and clean water of Lake Garda, and practice <span style="font-weight: bold;">sport</span> activities such as windsurf and there are also lovely cycling routes to peddle along.<br />In <span style="font-weight: bold;">winter</span> the village of Malcesine transforms into the starting point to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Baldo</span>, the magic mountain of volcanic origin, that, being 1.800 metres high, guarantees lots of <span style="font-weight: bold;">snow</span> every winter and a breathtaking panorama while <span style="font-weight: bold;">skiing</span> looking down over the whole <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lake Garda</span> and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alps Mountains</span>!<br />The <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">ski season</span> in the Baldo starts in December and ends in March.<br />The newly incorporated panoramic cable car from Malcesine takes you up to the top of the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Baldo Mountain</span>, from where there are 7 ski lifts, which allow you to ski through 40 kilometres of slopes, suitable for experts and for beginners as well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPf8Vh9yUNWB_bHKOpOyx9LQI5_P7o-5XD81x-xt0Nmsj3znoDjMkm-IUaHp3VLFVdSIe70T8f6_98ojR2DKyNmGpBIQawrh4rOnEaP7uWM3_Bv7cHjgoKIYGEL0HkNCQHvslzI4V/s1600-h/Malcesine_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPf8Vh9yUNWB_bHKOpOyx9LQI5_P7o-5XD81x-xt0Nmsj3znoDjMkm-IUaHp3VLFVdSIe70T8f6_98ojR2DKyNmGpBIQawrh4rOnEaP7uWM3_Bv7cHjgoKIYGEL0HkNCQHvslzI4V/s400/Malcesine_1.jpg" alt="Skiing Lake Garda" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374920265094966786" border="0" /></a>Before the ski day finishes we suggest you to rest at least 15 minutes, sitting at the top of Baldo Mountain, looking down at the Garda Lake and the whole landscape. This is one of my favourite views!<br />Ciao<br />Sergio<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YL68snG0zBsfCvk_eE057YO3mWX1RwnXPlpy9uGOGgxk_UJRhQhntVUn63b9uvnisqUpmdjZnzfMXq7oGRgeJLAjlX4TY3CTZk81rG-U32eyP2Lg_4votAOUWzpQjvQb5NEpQNOC/s1600-h/Malcesine_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YL68snG0zBsfCvk_eE057YO3mWX1RwnXPlpy9uGOGgxk_UJRhQhntVUn63b9uvnisqUpmdjZnzfMXq7oGRgeJLAjlX4TY3CTZk81rG-U32eyP2Lg_4votAOUWzpQjvQb5NEpQNOC/s400/Malcesine_3.jpg" alt="Malcesine Castle" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374921367522016802" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-73329601317111492902009-08-25T09:23:00.009+01:002009-08-27T09:02:46.077+01:00Slow Food and "Zero kilometres" menu<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDntvo8x2E5NTcY8eIviYFKZa6D4HSO5KJBvgyy8UI9jd0wALo1cIsN5kxdX8sp9a9d0kASpowr47ZBu4RDFPr9XQTGHq7FRDBScOkde5RAWoFWuoWdL-nLt4WVUJlisPgmEOvwDOwlcw/s1600-h/slowfood.1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDntvo8x2E5NTcY8eIviYFKZa6D4HSO5KJBvgyy8UI9jd0wALo1cIsN5kxdX8sp9a9d0kASpowr47ZBu4RDFPr9XQTGHq7FRDBScOkde5RAWoFWuoWdL-nLt4WVUJlisPgmEOvwDOwlcw/s400/slowfood.1.JPG" alt="Italian food" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373813687512161026" border="0" /></a><br />It is still possible to eat healthy and in a sustainable way.<br />But...how?<br />Inspired from the <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://www.slowfood.com/" target="_blank">“Slow Food”</a> philosophy, which was born in Italy to fight against the modern “Fast Food” style, in Venice and its region Veneto the local agriculture association, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Coldiretti</span>, started a few years ago the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"zero kilometres menu"</span> project, an initiative to improve the consume of the agriculture products of the Veneto countryside, basically it means from the product to the final costumer in as less kilometres as possible.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzrgl6R3wJ9OOzDtw0obj9wCQc1CphGU6Kv0oIsjVZEfEJXbrovK5e5P3EaG1Z3dQa6X4QmT6noTfWaa6zimOu4eJx0BIjrxGQzqRTLhxrCde62Cgcn5SqjBfTMY_C7B1_dDJz361vvg/s1600-h/slow+food_tmp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzrgl6R3wJ9OOzDtw0obj9wCQc1CphGU6Kv0oIsjVZEfEJXbrovK5e5P3EaG1Z3dQa6X4QmT6noTfWaa6zimOu4eJx0BIjrxGQzqRTLhxrCde62Cgcn5SqjBfTMY_C7B1_dDJz361vvg/s320/slow+food_tmp.jpg" alt="Slow food Italy" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373812347985768210" border="0" /></a>Coldiretti, via a popular referendum, has implemented a system which goals are to reduce transportation expenses and environmental impact provocated by the pollution and traffic.<br />The basic idea is to stimulate the purchase of local and seasonal agriculture products in order to reduce the energetic consume and the carbonic anhydride linked with the transportation of aliments which have been travelling thousands of miles before arriving to our tables!!!<br />The <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"zero kilometres"</span> initiative got an unexpected legal success: it took only four months to collect 25.000 signatures, necessary to ask the Veneto government a new law to promote food with seasonal and local origin in the public canteens (hospitals, schools, universities, old people’s homes).<br />The request was accepted and became regional law in July 2008.<br />Nowadays in Veneto more and more <span style="font-weight: bold;">restaurants</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">ice cream shops</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">pubs</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">little markets</span> bet on this project, committing to use and sell at least 30% of the products coming from the local country side.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3KAVCLEVsXmMyUZzQKNza8Q37SkO3iYk3vLhZkZsihnJPtX9dJM2ElgPTzOa40K0U6bdb0fGpjFmFR7QKd3A1E1uF8FPjSgNjZ_1rQ_RtkHA-xYjfEzx3eX02ES_bKhJeZzxrpgrJAE/s1600-h/MENU_KM_ZERO.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3KAVCLEVsXmMyUZzQKNza8Q37SkO3iYk3vLhZkZsihnJPtX9dJM2ElgPTzOa40K0U6bdb0fGpjFmFR7QKd3A1E1uF8FPjSgNjZ_1rQ_RtkHA-xYjfEzx3eX02ES_bKhJeZzxrpgrJAE/s320/MENU_KM_ZERO.jpg" alt="zero kilometres menu" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373812855163615250" border="0" /></a>In order to transform this initiative in a successful one it also takes the citizens to get involved, thinking for instance that buying kiwis from New Zealand is not sustainable for our planet, when there are very good quality kiwis in Verona, less than 100 miles from Venice.<br />It is necessary to recover the old habits, when people ate the products from the earth in a certain period of the year.<br />We think that all this is good for the travellers, who because of the local typical products get more chances to discover the history and the culture of Veneto.<br />Enjoy the "zero kilometres menu"!<br />Ciao<br />ItalianFeelingsSergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-67409285426970664932009-08-03T16:56:00.011+01:002009-08-05T12:46:55.510+01:00THE VENICE MARATHON, 25th of October 2009.<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LC-l60O02ec&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LC-l60O02ec&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />On Sunday 25th of October more than 5.000 athletes will participate in the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Venice Marathon</span>, starting from the little village of Stra’, on the Brenta Riviera which is famous because of the architect <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Andrea Palladio</span>’s beautiful villas constructed along it, with the goal of finishing in the magical city of Venice!<br />42.195 metres of running through the Venice countryside, passing tiny canals and over 14 Venetian bridges, arriving in the Park Sette Martiri, quite close to San Marco Square, in a panoramic position on the Venice lagoon.<br />We have spoken to many people who participated in the Venice Marathon during previous years and everybody confirms that the route is very good as it’s very flat; a great chance to improve your own best time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sIjRpTulgEZj55B9A7Cta5rP99-O-a-qT61hv4IQa3DoTHt5rEOY3t1njk8x1dnuxLYG2JLiWn4i9ZzzDBlZf3g3ZZw0lFXvfuWr1o7mdQx34d1WxM3I3jCtHfSxvuYaYD3qeyJX7Po/s1600-h/VE_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sIjRpTulgEZj55B9A7Cta5rP99-O-a-qT61hv4IQa3DoTHt5rEOY3t1njk8x1dnuxLYG2JLiWn4i9ZzzDBlZf3g3ZZw0lFXvfuWr1o7mdQx34d1WxM3I3jCtHfSxvuYaYD3qeyJX7Po/s200/VE_4.jpg" alt="Venice" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366109806898691234" border="0" /></a>The event is well organized and in order to avoid congestion the maximum amount of runners is kept to 7.000.<br />Apart from the Marathon there are two nice solidarity initiatives: fund raising to help the people of Uganda and a project which tries to reduce the architectonic barriers encountered by disabled people in Venice downtown.<br />Families can participate in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Family Run</span> on Saturday 24th, and on the day of the race the athletes will have the chance to attend the “<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Pasta Party</span>”, a yummy dish of Spaghetti right at the end of the race, to recuperate energy…<br />Logistically speaking, it’s much handier to sleep in the Venice countryside, so you don’t have to wake up too early on the Marathon day.<br />You can <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="mailto:info@italianfeelings.com" target="_blank">contact us</a> for further information.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34O0Pj-K3bw-EOC6KQjH46iq-TrpeZiKBed4XdPcLnCiI9ujxscahUrlF-Is_tg_Cr7hw5rZMB2ljPTTK8TQsicNthXO2YXXq3iFH15YxLt9CJEcQAvB8MWCg1SNp0q_K4oGkgjA-030/s1600-h/VE_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 83px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34O0Pj-K3bw-EOC6KQjH46iq-TrpeZiKBed4XdPcLnCiI9ujxscahUrlF-Is_tg_Cr7hw5rZMB2ljPTTK8TQsicNthXO2YXXq3iFH15YxLt9CJEcQAvB8MWCg1SNp0q_K4oGkgjA-030/s400/VE_2.jpg" alt="Venice" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366108019530642706" border="0" /></a><br />We wish you a great experience in this amazing Venice Marathon!<br />Bye<br />Sergio<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVeOi7Xh1fmKp5oqlDvTzzfZe3X8PkV04WYr8FOFPQOFP8tRoa3EDMQ7xObpDquJLmMnKRgQzoMhTv12TckM79rHeR4QNrI23eZVz9Irv2tWmFYgIH-tQTyJaxBczwDhiXBFTA7z6mJuw/s1600-h/VE_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVeOi7Xh1fmKp5oqlDvTzzfZe3X8PkV04WYr8FOFPQOFP8tRoa3EDMQ7xObpDquJLmMnKRgQzoMhTv12TckM79rHeR4QNrI23eZVz9Irv2tWmFYgIH-tQTyJaxBczwDhiXBFTA7z6mJuw/s400/VE_1.jpg" alt="Venice Marathon" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366107502980205346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbBm2yxlCvG_F-fYpoXPJL0nF0gBJyq-RwADBLxJ0QeOznzpiNhEGYVc_uwRnhAHCdxKBLAN0Sbv4oMM0pi9aKkZDj-GfH1zwV7CnPc_P-9AMpL35ZPGT-WWrgWdXLPGOqfnBJqrJzK0/s1600-h/VE_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbBm2yxlCvG_F-fYpoXPJL0nF0gBJyq-RwADBLxJ0QeOznzpiNhEGYVc_uwRnhAHCdxKBLAN0Sbv4oMM0pi9aKkZDj-GfH1zwV7CnPc_P-9AMpL35ZPGT-WWrgWdXLPGOqfnBJqrJzK0/s400/VE_3.jpg" alt="Venice Marathon" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366109637699204466" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-42585417244143580912009-07-30T11:57:00.020+01:002009-08-03T16:27:13.897+01:00“RISOTTO FESTIVAL” AT ISOLA DELLA SCALA.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fWjqTA7u3ZEBkYOMNwIzd7r83izxgATeCWtHv57T8TucLYHUbFK2YdBKuiLH5hjdKS9VAXizhbW8yLQ6Wd1oEAaTFmOWkSVHogBHtQ7SQvBGDMqD-BQyKYEC0Vk4jGIqMQhNWEkZpdQ/s1600-h/Riso4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fWjqTA7u3ZEBkYOMNwIzd7r83izxgATeCWtHv57T8TucLYHUbFK2YdBKuiLH5hjdKS9VAXizhbW8yLQ6Wd1oEAaTFmOWkSVHogBHtQ7SQvBGDMqD-BQyKYEC0Vk4jGIqMQhNWEkZpdQ/s200/Riso4.jpg" alt="Rice fields, Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364201592918225202" border="0" /></a>In the village <span style="font-weight: bold;">Isola della Scala</span>, 19 kilometres south of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Verona</span>, from the 16th of September till the 11th of October the “<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Festa del Risotto</span>” takes place!<br />This is one of our favourite events as it links the Verona citizens with one of the most traditional products of the Italian north east: Rice!<br />It is easy to see the presence of elements originating from the Far and near East, due to trade made by the Republic of Venice with these cultures many years ago. The Venetian vessels would come back from long journeys in China with salt, pepper, ginger and saffron, unknown spices at that time, but able to stir up the Venetian chefs' imagination and thus creating a unique culinary art.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWs2b017SakijxrWVKjO3ISaPdC8uAkKZXioxZIvNo5hIsOgLhQyAqKiHVwbcm-8R7GJhTJgOBmZXEAelOUA4RujDF7Ews8FF2P2gImXO9PdoRJsjkiiefwu7c05xZ1SxMf9Aik9Fqm8/s1600-h/Riso8piatto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWs2b017SakijxrWVKjO3ISaPdC8uAkKZXioxZIvNo5hIsOgLhQyAqKiHVwbcm-8R7GJhTJgOBmZXEAelOUA4RujDF7Ews8FF2P2gImXO9PdoRJsjkiiefwu7c05xZ1SxMf9Aik9Fqm8/s400/Riso8piatto.jpg" alt="Risotto" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364203025567730738" border="0" /></a>In the Venice region, especially south of the Verona province, important humid areas and rivers have enabled the cultivation of the rice, so the “Vialone Nano Veronese” could be nominated, first in Europe and the only one in Italy, “Product with protected designation of origin”.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8ndB_W_pf7d4-9uhrlJdeXL8HDa_so_aNTAP_-SOTyqXXKMJ9EM-hD5qq5MBJeNW-mZtGvbuvIuSfE9HnuqkyDsrMj1MIKvnEWB4LDDBlkxWp_EPmwbGf5EJoWJoNri2es9qquzdZIA/s1600-h/Riso6VillaPindemonte.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8ndB_W_pf7d4-9uhrlJdeXL8HDa_so_aNTAP_-SOTyqXXKMJ9EM-hD5qq5MBJeNW-mZtGvbuvIuSfE9HnuqkyDsrMj1MIKvnEWB4LDDBlkxWp_EPmwbGf5EJoWJoNri2es9qquzdZIA/s200/Riso6VillaPindemonte.jpg" alt="Villa Pindemonte" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364203654024417106" border="0" /></a><br />This festival is not only gastronomic; there will be guided visits to the rice fields, theatre events, games markets for kids, concerts and gastronomic competitions.<br />Apart from all of this, you take also take advantage of the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Veronese Rice Route</span>”, and discover the gastronomical, historical and cultural delights of the agrarian world south of Verona.<br />By the way, my favourite rice dish at this festival is the delicate and tasty “Risotto all’Isolana”, with veal, sirloin, pepper, cinnamon, rosemary and of course parmesan cheese… Enjoy!<br />Please <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="mailto:info@italianfeelings.com" target="_blank">contact us</a> for further information.<br />Ciao ciao<br />Sergio<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2jcOkCO8jFQa6EL3i2iZ26badMbwY40Ah6MQ68SV66LwbsKO-TxQyrvo4IFqAU3HQOfe5mr4ZttcVpqxDLbS778YsV0_Wv2v6KhORVD1Lxrn5t6sq2FrzS26KntLbxIFxevEYSNABWk/s1600-h/Riso10bimbicuochi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2jcOkCO8jFQa6EL3i2iZ26badMbwY40Ah6MQ68SV66LwbsKO-TxQyrvo4IFqAU3HQOfe5mr4ZttcVpqxDLbS778YsV0_Wv2v6KhORVD1Lxrn5t6sq2FrzS26KntLbxIFxevEYSNABWk/s400/Riso10bimbicuochi.jpg" alt="Kids cooking Risotto" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364200811365485586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oX-eO7SKAyIdHN2dAwKm2UNePyGl8dBJ1SQXA6cpVhi1WV58B4CIPM312A_yFgCYkKqzjK6xT6LXiv-FrDnHNFiwtQNv8MRUCPno2vhBfRFgakD_Z-HS3-2QvipidvX9vpHa1w2uprM/s1600-h/Riso3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oX-eO7SKAyIdHN2dAwKm2UNePyGl8dBJ1SQXA6cpVhi1WV58B4CIPM312A_yFgCYkKqzjK6xT6LXiv-FrDnHNFiwtQNv8MRUCPno2vhBfRFgakD_Z-HS3-2QvipidvX9vpHa1w2uprM/s400/Riso3.jpg" alt="Paddy fields, Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364205126596611458" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-7596304865672853892009-07-24T16:27:00.009+01:002009-07-29T16:56:51.252+01:002009 Cheese Rolling Festival in the Italian Alps!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">written by Simon Campostrini (San Valentino, Italy).</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUp3ChmvF8e3gRTgYYIJBc9fDKZsuQN-_u5ebq7UP9QPMQzLc__fBeAbr2tgP6EyeGj_pIO-yn62GnvPBtHT9Kt7_WZ1PdnqmEOVSYVG4C57wNpBoYjLOQ5XwAx_FiKfFTFbsrIsJmOkk/s1600-h/1212482989660_unadellemancheeliminatorienotarelapendenza.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUp3ChmvF8e3gRTgYYIJBc9fDKZsuQN-_u5ebq7UP9QPMQzLc__fBeAbr2tgP6EyeGj_pIO-yn62GnvPBtHT9Kt7_WZ1PdnqmEOVSYVG4C57wNpBoYjLOQ5XwAx_FiKfFTFbsrIsJmOkk/s400/1212482989660_unadellemancheeliminatorienotarelapendenza.jpg" alt="San Valentino, Italian Alps" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362043085869616738" border="0" /></a><br />On the 13th of September, in the mountains of <span style="font-weight: bold;">San Valentino</span>, close to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Trento</span>, you can join in with the madness of the 7th edition of one of the craziest Italian parties, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Cheese Rolling</span>.<br />It all started off when a few friends saw the original British Cheese Rolling on TV and in the space of just a few years the Italian version has became a major event, with more than 4.000 people attending!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbvujzHoRvg6sEi-y4ev78gyyLpu5txGe5Cl1vfeem6keNmQbfuh4ef-AyfjzSqZ75go56gMgiddW_6L7ZBPgyy5nZ1vj7UXOGLxJHxSrJ5EqDDR0O7v2kZnCqNr3IyG-No7X7UkNhhE/s1600-h/Img0079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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The fastest is the winner, and the prize is the cheese itself.<br />- Sausages and Beer competition, where the winner is the one who can eat and drink the most.<br />- the "Tug of War"!<br /><br />Also, there is live music the whole day, with groups who play rock, reggae, ska, punk and metal.<br /><br />In <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.bastinside.com/cheese_rolling/home.htm" target="_blank">Cheeserolling.it</a> you can see photos and videos of the last editions or in youtube.com (please digit "Cheese Rolling Italia").<br />Have fun!<br />Ciao<br />Simon<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9bl_gB64FVHneBDJNmSLP1Eh1jdWWML2MM7RUBBShKoRtXKkh3Sb_d2P0G738b_4zCa61aTr84hR7soQ2KtmgPLtzR5HxffW2shmO2We-HjI5pFbTTG1PAWehhGV4rH54FuqHVXAPJM/s1600-h/1212482973277_immagine435.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9bl_gB64FVHneBDJNmSLP1Eh1jdWWML2MM7RUBBShKoRtXKkh3Sb_d2P0G738b_4zCa61aTr84hR7soQ2KtmgPLtzR5HxffW2shmO2We-HjI5pFbTTG1PAWehhGV4rH54FuqHVXAPJM/s400/1212482973277_immagine435.jpg" alt="Cheese Rolling" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362043348867972802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbHDRB6APiuCqU5MlNjwQpSBXPmoVl-lxZLuI9SHhA86nv5KNgUubrcgiodtEEbwTjBZOo_MyKCOrHwzlw0wrnJMliBrZNGNvioh__P6jG4-KXIk7YPVT9NwayrA-d0ilcb_Y9VXny18/s1600-h/1212482958086_immagine259.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 381px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbHDRB6APiuCqU5MlNjwQpSBXPmoVl-lxZLuI9SHhA86nv5KNgUubrcgiodtEEbwTjBZOo_MyKCOrHwzlw0wrnJMliBrZNGNvioh__P6jG4-KXIk7YPVT9NwayrA-d0ilcb_Y9VXny18/s400/1212482958086_immagine259.jpg" alt="Cheese Rolling" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362042761977862066" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-56338265449144661292009-07-22T08:36:00.011+01:002011-08-15T11:55:24.676+01:00Venice Historical Regatta, 04th of September 2011.<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Izjpv0IdJU&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always">
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<br />Every year on the first Sunday of September Venice celebrates the <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Historical Regatta</span>, maybe the city most important event after the <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)" href="http://italianfeelingsen.blogspot.com/2009/02/venice-carnival-history.html" target="_blank">Carnival</a>.
<br />An historical procession, with typical XVI century boats, leaded by the mythic Bucintoro, the state galley of the doges of Venice, reminds the 1489 city welcome to Caterina Cornaro, the King of Cyprus wife, who renounced to be Queen because of her preference for Venice.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCZYOixzGUY2UPAJnLs__JDHfTd8XlCmLdAw5F9Rgo7hrQvJTKS9SaH9NuwVIjs5vSN1cZMB7wu8XP3vy7HIl61TtRoU3CMUduDux7LDtI8ls8TscDaLdtHewuUjg9AGQn8ETtdM_/s1600-h/Rega8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361195403259967362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px" alt="Bucintoro,Venice" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCZYOixzGUY2UPAJnLs__JDHfTd8XlCmLdAw5F9Rgo7hrQvJTKS9SaH9NuwVIjs5vSN1cZMB7wu8XP3vy7HIl61TtRoU3CMUduDux7LDtI8ls8TscDaLdtHewuUjg9AGQn8ETtdM_/s320/Rega8.jpg" border="0" /></a>The <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Historical Regatta</span> is one of the most spectacular events of the city, for the tourists and the citizens.
<br />But, coherent with our philosophy of looking for routes and events off the beaten tracks, we suggest the <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)" href="http://italianfeelingsen.blogspot.com/2009/06/montagnana-palio-horse-race-september.html" target="_blank">Montagnana Palio</a> as a very good alternative to the Historical Regatta, far too touristic till the point it collapses the city.
<br />We are convinced that there are better periods of the year to enjoy Venice and its authentic atmosphere, for instance in winter, when the fog surrounds the city, giving it a magic aura which amazes the Venice citizens themselves.
<br />Please <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)" href="mailto:info@italianfeelings.com" target="_blank">contact us</a> for further information about routes, accommodation, gastronomy, flights, local events, activities and monuments in <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Venice</span> and <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">North Italy</span>.
<br />Ciao
<br />Sergio
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhcNuZzOA6u2F0QMLKuui6pNJJ10EoAp5l0BAh-gZem7bKOE4HAa5iUQBjTK6RGz5Yp1RCxGRlXS9PJn4m8LGunR194giaEynQoRXscbeT4l-edc2YyX6XaUa0OLvasboUeBcNSVO/s1600-h/Rega4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361196353947950434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Venice Historical Regatta" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhcNuZzOA6u2F0QMLKuui6pNJJ10EoAp5l0BAh-gZem7bKOE4HAa5iUQBjTK6RGz5Yp1RCxGRlXS9PJn4m8LGunR194giaEynQoRXscbeT4l-edc2YyX6XaUa0OLvasboUeBcNSVO/s400/Rega4.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-91684912007399977952009-07-14T11:08:00.005+01:002009-07-16T10:01:34.779+01:00THE ARCHITECT ANDREA PALLADIO IN BARCELONA<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WVZE0069eCw&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WVZE0069eCw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Yesterday, at 7 p.m., I went to the Barcelona Caixa Forum Museum to join the free guided tour of the great Padua renaissance Architect <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Andrea Palladio</span>, Michelangelo's contemporary.<br />It was the best way to finish my working day, as once you're there you immediately forget the daily stress and enter in the world of this amazing Italian Architect!<br />The name Palladio is synonymous with architecture for the last 500 years, with his famous buildings such as the Basilica and the Olympic Theatre in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vicenza</span>, or the Venice churches San Giorgio Maggiore and Redentore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr_8w0Cj3H9AVxQieXabeaG2l3RDTHBntYehWn0yUQALulxnLXXqgqFFxfIu11_-0UYTkaoLXbtluQg0B4MgMHGYMJqty85xAX9puvYZBwmA7xwF2qt9t4mOAJt2Bayrdr9o3rxwgSeA/s1600-h/03_teatro_olimpico.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr_8w0Cj3H9AVxQieXabeaG2l3RDTHBntYehWn0yUQALulxnLXXqgqFFxfIu11_-0UYTkaoLXbtluQg0B4MgMHGYMJqty85xAX9puvYZBwmA7xwF2qt9t4mOAJt2Bayrdr9o3rxwgSeA/s400/03_teatro_olimpico.jpg" alt="Olympic Theatre, Vicenza" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358251726217583090" border="0" /></a><br />I like the fact that Palladio democratised architecture, adding value to the domestic buildings, convinced that farms, granaries and bridges were just as important as the churches and palaces.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXfv9kZ3okWhwBafz8N89KKqk9PU3yGZzSbwF1QVB9oDaTcyLm91V6SRpnlffLsjM7rAifhZeSDDsOq3Dsj-cbXsm5TzC1MWLrr4amczeLkBLwhnKB5evfH6_pzYrx2ILgv14tddI4K8/s1600-h/Palladio,_Villa_Barbaro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXfv9kZ3okWhwBafz8N89KKqk9PU3yGZzSbwF1QVB9oDaTcyLm91V6SRpnlffLsjM7rAifhZeSDDsOq3Dsj-cbXsm5TzC1MWLrr4amczeLkBLwhnKB5evfH6_pzYrx2ILgv14tddI4K8/s400/Palladio,_Villa_Barbaro.jpg" alt="Villa Barbaro, Maser" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358251627818472322" border="0" /></a><br />Palladio demonstrated that any building could be beautiful without necessarily using expensive materials. So, for instance, the classical columns of his buildings were made with bricks inside, much cheaper than marble.<br />In this way he reached a perfect combination between beauty and functionality.<br />His career was impressive: he started as a bricklayer in the city of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Padua</span> and became the favourite architect of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vicenza's</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Venice's</span> rich patrons, the Church and the Venetian State.<br />If you are in Barcelona I strongly recommend you to attend this guided tour, you will definitely want to go to Italy and see Palladio’s art!<br />Ciao<br />Sergio<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGNizSrhqAXtKFE2rCoXPPyHaELH9b-ToBfSNR22NxgAh6k_3hajVWEf4gkbIVanSnWAVzZTFfMNv28GzzTLfKJmh-kcRSPvfX2frJudr1BpJfZtcbtHk-O0buGqhX6nSguFfO-XD92A/s1600-h/Villa+Capra,+La+Rotonda.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGNizSrhqAXtKFE2rCoXPPyHaELH9b-ToBfSNR22NxgAh6k_3hajVWEf4gkbIVanSnWAVzZTFfMNv28GzzTLfKJmh-kcRSPvfX2frJudr1BpJfZtcbtHk-O0buGqhX6nSguFfO-XD92A/s400/Villa+Capra,+La+Rotonda.jpg" alt="Villa Capra - La Rotonda, Vicenza" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358251493457725474" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-42676380107724255702009-07-08T18:42:00.009+01:002011-08-19T11:27:30.688+01:00FERRARA BUSKERS FESTIVAL, 19th to 28th of August 2010.<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/18WG5kSTXcw&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always">
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<br />This amazing festival, the biggest event in the world dedicated to street artists, takes place at the end of August in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrara"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)"><strong>Ferrara</strong></span></a>, a precious town only 31 miles from Bologna, 46 from Padua and 62 from Venice.
<br />The main characters are the <a href="http://www.ferrarabuskers.com/"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)"><strong>Buskers</strong></span></a> themselves, travelling artists who offer some good humour and poetry to the people of the cities they visit.
<br />Thanks to this festival you have the chance to visit precious Ferrara, a renaissance town, elegant and full of art, which achieved its best period during the age of the <strong>Estensi</strong> aristocratic family.
<br />In 1995 the historical city centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
<br />Have fun and enjoy it!
<br />Ciao,
<br />Sergio
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5WjVQlJLAX1EIcMrtanEOW23ebOu8th2LnAeNXZBAQWITo2OwtDIMFLrc2JFbLWWO-iAF9Pi754G8lIteZlKv1kz11LVq5RmtafgMSSdrYszulFPhAjPXXDWteLq-Sl33nKaWlZC1oI/s1600-h/FerraraBuskers_9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356144365160107362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Ferrara" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5WjVQlJLAX1EIcMrtanEOW23ebOu8th2LnAeNXZBAQWITo2OwtDIMFLrc2JFbLWWO-iAF9Pi754G8lIteZlKv1kz11LVq5RmtafgMSSdrYszulFPhAjPXXDWteLq-Sl33nKaWlZC1oI/s400/FerraraBuskers_9.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-20622310184163650322009-07-02T10:00:00.006+01:002009-07-02T10:11:36.600+01:00Lello´s Bike Tours Verona, cycling around Verona and its wonderful province.<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Written by our collaborator <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Alessandro</span>, official AMIBIKE (Association of Mountain Bike Guides) guide.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzCsRYYlHEgQY1CRMcNn_hr8VjMsRW3_hUXvo9ogIi9gf9KMDBvxkObbO0gvcItgmv9e8ud6DpPDQ3zwyz8y5CjmdfXd0NEx0r8UhQk7SqiAc6ihL041iKko7w_cYYBLwAP3svVspFIA/s1600-h/Lellobello.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzCsRYYlHEgQY1CRMcNn_hr8VjMsRW3_hUXvo9ogIi9gf9KMDBvxkObbO0gvcItgmv9e8ud6DpPDQ3zwyz8y5CjmdfXd0NEx0r8UhQk7SqiAc6ihL041iKko7w_cYYBLwAP3svVspFIA/s400/Lellobello.JPG" alt="Alessandro" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353779036996113858" border="0" /></a>Maybe it´s a coincidence that cycling champions like Paola Pezzo and Damiano Cunego were born in the Veronese Mountains and here they started to train on the roads and dirt paths.<br />In the heart of Verona the winding Torricelle hill has been part of the circuit of the Cycling World Championship in 1999 and 2004.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOoPt1ko8_08sTVfRphOJ54lYm4uEFt10TRthqPLvBhGHjWrhTWaZp-mxHvtBwE_QmryXDGjmUWXRYO772R1vn_5dvS-H8lYd7pYzjiMAtkLWVUy0FyOBSKqy_N4LLqQIFl_rmevremBA/s1600-h/Lellocavallo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOoPt1ko8_08sTVfRphOJ54lYm4uEFt10TRthqPLvBhGHjWrhTWaZp-mxHvtBwE_QmryXDGjmUWXRYO772R1vn_5dvS-H8lYd7pYzjiMAtkLWVUy0FyOBSKqy_N4LLqQIFl_rmevremBA/s320/Lellocavallo.JPG" alt="Verona" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353779780683264674" border="0" /></a>The fact is that Verona, with the Padan Valley, its Garda Lake, its hills and mountains, offers amazing scenery to go by bike for all levels of endurance.<br />We can organize tours which require good training or easy routes which are relaxing and panoramic at the same time.<br />Most importantly I’d like to point out that a cycling tour with us is not a race, but a unique opportunity to discover the territory in a sustainable way.<br />From the top of the Lessini Mountains to the centre of Verona it's possible to choose from a variety of routes, all with a happy ending, based on typical local dishes and quality wine!<br />Apart from winter, during the rest of the year it’s almost always possible to cycle in our area.<br />So I am waiting for you, a big hug to the ItalianFeelings travellers and to my friend Sergio.<br />Ciao<br />Alessandro<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZt1Fk6gWS6TRR7DuQKqwHlE46ZksM0Gwlxm7fGb7sa7N-SuoUeAdsGCZdtuAWjUEtXqd55P6lrPKYdlG54_D9YIEZIpQeonV5ZNqPcLo8y33l_yX1ZUne7ECtQnmCrKbsY8HgLO3Bp8/s1600-h/Lelloamico.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZt1Fk6gWS6TRR7DuQKqwHlE46ZksM0Gwlxm7fGb7sa7N-SuoUeAdsGCZdtuAWjUEtXqd55P6lrPKYdlG54_D9YIEZIpQeonV5ZNqPcLo8y33l_yX1ZUne7ECtQnmCrKbsY8HgLO3Bp8/s400/Lelloamico.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353779947864282610" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-75133756714658525702009-06-29T11:52:00.008+01:002009-07-07T11:08:55.455+01:00THE MONTAGNANA PALIO (HORSE-RACE), September the 06th 2009.<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H8DXWL0zQnI&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H8DXWL0zQnI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />We really like this amazing Horse race, because it’s not as big as the famous horse race in Siena Palio and because it maintains an authentic spirit of a medieval festival.<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagnana" target="_blank">Montagnana</a> is a little village near the city of Padova, in the north east of Italy, with a very big and precious castle, and is host to this medieval event every year.<br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">“Palio”</span> has always been one of the most typical Italian festivals during the Middle Ages, and was started off to celebrate historical events via horse riding.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0J0QalB7-ASfIASXl-5aHHJfrKZklYEDY6d3nrO_EnEomzQy4ngGaOsvE_sOla1bselk2ZIRwAQzYEBMd4xlTlMW9kj9jEzdnuaRH7FiD71dgp6TPFjUUa0l-3skh4SZEYmsctxuhJQ/s1600-h/Montagna_6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0J0QalB7-ASfIASXl-5aHHJfrKZklYEDY6d3nrO_EnEomzQy4ngGaOsvE_sOla1bselk2ZIRwAQzYEBMd4xlTlMW9kj9jEzdnuaRH7FiD71dgp6TPFjUUa0l-3skh4SZEYmsctxuhJQ/s320/Montagna_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352698233589926242" border="0" /></a><br />The historical origin of the Montagnana Horse race goes back to 1366, it celebrates the final victory of Padua against the Veronese Army and also the death of Ezzelino III da Romano, who very cruelly represented the Emperor Federico II.<br />This year the Palio has a rich events program, which includes medieval masks, music and jugglers, a race holding big flags, shows with bows and arrows.<br />The focal point of the party is definitely the horse race, where the winner is rewarded with the Palio, a scarlet cloak made every year by a famous painting artist. The prize for second place is a rooster, and third place a melon…<br />The festival ends at midnight with the burning of the Castle, a historical reenacting of the Ezzelino da Romano's revenge against the village of Montagnana.<br />Enjoy it!<br />Ciao<br />Sergio<br /><br />PS - Please <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="mailto:info@italianfeelings.com" target="_blank">contact us</a> for more information about north Italy holidays during this Festival.<br />PS2 - on the same day, o6th of September, also the <a href="http://www.italianfeelings.com/pagina.asp?0=4&1=267870&2=22227&3=51936" target="_blank">Venice Historical Regatta</a> takes place...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLVQhBtbXPG3uLX9KUhjDhVtKLJuMxUD4xYT3qB2xMUV8-bXmfdKXjsdDXSztSSXTvZJu8S8HF-APqbgKsrC_eEILbIindg8C2GCVq4seegfUyKLpjpV3iv0xHxjndfT8VrAXZOvnhN4/s1600-h/Monta_7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLVQhBtbXPG3uLX9KUhjDhVtKLJuMxUD4xYT3qB2xMUV8-bXmfdKXjsdDXSztSSXTvZJu8S8HF-APqbgKsrC_eEILbIindg8C2GCVq4seegfUyKLpjpV3iv0xHxjndfT8VrAXZOvnhN4/s320/Monta_7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352696713644301122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrDY3yTB4xRQWgKBAXjTj1O40Z-aKqm-vVULrUFxjLMdDZhQMPg-X0n0JxHZvTJ0TAyPWeAvKF9CyAcXB8Efr1K1VY6shQ8hPE4hqa0NOJudPnjoobuNPEHYa024D0dYV04FdWnA-thY/s1600-h/Frati.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrDY3yTB4xRQWgKBAXjTj1O40Z-aKqm-vVULrUFxjLMdDZhQMPg-X0n0JxHZvTJ0TAyPWeAvKF9CyAcXB8Efr1K1VY6shQ8hPE4hqa0NOJudPnjoobuNPEHYa024D0dYV04FdWnA-thY/s320/Frati.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352696368648609026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKPysjYY1i534Ug0bui_xVByd93W3OYvYemYf8g2mDjtcqnXrFz18bv8Kzu2vsCAjLoNPKeFKkkfEI8-GoxKKLGhP9V4pKyR1tyfSJ9iepEBL77p-EnZ9d0ndV_uqU7OO0EnEf5nQTuc/s1600-h/Putas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKPysjYY1i534Ug0bui_xVByd93W3OYvYemYf8g2mDjtcqnXrFz18bv8Kzu2vsCAjLoNPKeFKkkfEI8-GoxKKLGhP9V4pKyR1tyfSJ9iepEBL77p-EnZ9d0ndV_uqU7OO0EnEf5nQTuc/s320/Putas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352696105060623586" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-43218642612005815792009-06-18T11:20:00.013+01:002010-05-24T17:42:11.630+01:00CHIOGGIA FISH TOWN FESTIVAL, from 10th to 19th of July 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUHrW4ejGACnu8MZAaCzyZF_FCn57AoiA8NSXSSkylCd2eTi-vaVqGYAO9m5MjqCnjU2AQiEzaCtSn98zBvU8Uia8ridBBDDfKU_wHJ9SpQjR9Fy8G4xWlkLyDTQGW-FcUUMiqWDRuLQ/s1600-h/Chioggia_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUHrW4ejGACnu8MZAaCzyZF_FCn57AoiA8NSXSSkylCd2eTi-vaVqGYAO9m5MjqCnjU2AQiEzaCtSn98zBvU8Uia8ridBBDDfKU_wHJ9SpQjR9Fy8G4xWlkLyDTQGW-FcUUMiqWDRuLQ/s320/Chioggia_1.jpg" alt="Fisherman and juggler, Chioggia" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348601337092521874" border="0" /></a>Hello,<br />something very nice is happening very soon only 35 miles south of Venice!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Chioggia</span>, the oldest fishermen's port in the Adriatic Sea, is preparing an amazing 10 Day Party in July!<br />Following historical traditions, local fishermen will dress up and be the main characters, pulling out their little boats from the water and transforming them into improvised kitchens where they cook what they have just fished from the Sea.<br />Some local theatre companies will liven up the festival in the piazzas and streets, staging comedies that the great Venetian author <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldoni" target="_blank">Carlo Goldoni</a> wrote about Chioggia.<br />In the main square there will also be the <span style="font-style: italic;">Chioggia Popular Choir</span>, which, wearing farmers clothes, will sing a traditional repertorie of the Venice Lagoon.<br />Please <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="mailto:info@italianfeelings.com" target="_blank">contact us</a> for more information about this Festival, where to sleep and how to best get to Chioggia.<br />Ciao<br />Sergio<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijix3oMcRTyggxoD-NZCWdmN2KZXrS6wvr5cg1W8TYSvlHQz809NpNt_Y4InwZrTPk6WpXKnmPr1GlWcEEhVPOgjDgMFy1HZzLYXscG5Vml_YQRyMoqRrfrs3qciraGfgeLUBk1a409Vg/s1600-h/Chioggia_6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijix3oMcRTyggxoD-NZCWdmN2KZXrS6wvr5cg1W8TYSvlHQz809NpNt_Y4InwZrTPk6WpXKnmPr1GlWcEEhVPOgjDgMFy1HZzLYXscG5Vml_YQRyMoqRrfrs3qciraGfgeLUBk1a409Vg/s320/Chioggia_6.jpg" alt="Chioggia, Venice" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348601773209934450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVLZd4J9YNDVZBKgazhR7QQr52Gbeu0uxqS1wfDzsWGhL0CuMcRQ5TOsbYbZdnPGUDFbusGVKz3WMUAZuK9LwXXfPzqNh8hWnX3p3Gkaufxfxwq6bQVaAnzXkzDTO7lv8EOMuNTpkErU/s1600-h/Chioggia_Flick_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVLZd4J9YNDVZBKgazhR7QQr52Gbeu0uxqS1wfDzsWGhL0CuMcRQ5TOsbYbZdnPGUDFbusGVKz3WMUAZuK9LwXXfPzqNh8hWnX3p3Gkaufxfxwq6bQVaAnzXkzDTO7lv8EOMuNTpkErU/s320/Chioggia_Flick_4.jpg" alt="Fish Market, Chioggia" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348602237707749458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4PWKBSZKz4rUMUSuXvH8MpEbOOhP-RZEqjzDQVCfa7vjBIv0MfYno9Prn8HAA5sobYZ1v9Yxh-XfAhia8eTPlks86R9UOS8epb3dcETiIa9WiPe-wkMbO5CVjWb7pyITTSteJSlEHYs/s1600-h/Chioggia_Flick_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4PWKBSZKz4rUMUSuXvH8MpEbOOhP-RZEqjzDQVCfa7vjBIv0MfYno9Prn8HAA5sobYZ1v9Yxh-XfAhia8eTPlks86R9UOS8epb3dcETiIa9WiPe-wkMbO5CVjWb7pyITTSteJSlEHYs/s320/Chioggia_Flick_2.jpg" alt="Chioggia, Venice" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348601953623004578" border="0" /></a>Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195910465727844270.post-56937243549751675772009-06-11T15:02:00.015+01:002009-06-23T11:13:55.724+01:00Viajablog.com interviews Sergio from ItalianFeelings.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuV26XU7k0LGywaUpvwDwmGeRopTToExBBsfSNEkwubFFti7Dwh-uQvOD86bepD6u1GHpfmhiJ8n7eXkYZpwiTMg1A03T3_ja-2RBa5VEKb-i6DElPu1ATE3lR8mOTzGF6MWOYyfw/s1600-h/cala_copia.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 573px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuV26XU7k0LGywaUpvwDwmGeRopTToExBBsfSNEkwubFFti7Dwh-uQvOD86bepD6u1GHpfmhiJ8n7eXkYZpwiTMg1A03T3_ja-2RBa5VEKb-i6DElPu1ATE3lR8mOTzGF6MWOYyfw/s640/cala_copia.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346074630502576050" border="0" /></a><br />Hello everybody,<br /><br />We are pleased to announce that a few days ago we have been interviewed by Enric Cardona from one of the most important Spanish travel blogs <a href="http://www.viajablog.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Viajablog.com</span></a>!<br /><br />Below follows the original text:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Interview with Sergio from ItalianFeelings.com</span></span><br /><br />Sergio, a good friend, has started up a new project which will definitely keep him in close contact with his beloved region Veneto, even if he lives in Barcelona.<br /><br />In these last years he was thinking about a touristic project focused on the Veneto region, in the north east of Italy.<br /><br />His little travel agency is called ItalianFeelings, and through it he wants his clients to fall in love with Venice, the Dolomites and all the hidden corners of this Italian area.<br /><br />Considering the amazing zone he is working on and his love for Veneto and the little important details he knows about it, we think it won’t be difficult for him to reach this goal.<br /><br />His philosophy is based on micro-tourism, which in practice means everything little, simple and concentrated turns into the best memory of a real holiday.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Which north Italian place has more "feeling"?</span><br /><br />When I think about my region, the north east of Italy, the “feeling” it evokes for me is that of the strong rural traditions you can breathe there, the heritage of our great grandfathers.<br /><br />It’s something more then the touristic magnet which is Venice nowadays, even if I still am fascinated when I imagine how life was during the Serenissima Venice Republic.<br /><br />My favourite places are the countryside and the hills of the inner Veneto, where people still live as their ancestors.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Which is the best period to visit Venice?</span><br /><br />Even if it’s very cold, I like Venice in winter, when the city is enveloped in the snow and much more intimate without the mass tourism.<br /><br />Spring and autumn are the best periods, with nice local parties and regattas.<br /><br />It’s better to avoid August, as it’s too hot and the city is invaded by the tourists.<br /><br />The good thing about the region of Venice, Veneto, is that, thanks to its geographical variety, there is always something to do during the whole year.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Could you compare Italian and Spanish touristic prices?</span><br /><br />Tourism in north Italy is normally a bit more expensive than Spain, but with the crisis the Italian operators are trying to be more competitive with their prices.<br />We are happy because with our sustainable tourism concept we try to ensure the money doesn’t go to big hotel chains, but to the hard working families who work in the fields and have a few picturesque rooms in their Farmhouses and Bed & Breakfasts, who host families and couples as if they were part of the family.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Apart from Venice, which other cultural places do you recommend?</span><br /><br />I am in love with my Verona, it’s a very romantic city full of Roman and medieval history.<br /><br />Padua and Treviso are also really very beautiful and a nice surprise for the travellers who venture out of Venice.<br /><br />Vicenza has an incredible heritage of the Renaissance architect Palladio. By the way, there is a Palladio Exhibition in the Barcelona Caixaforum till the 06th of September.<br /><br />There are some more little villages in the interior, as Bassano del Grappa, Asolo and Feltre which are full of art, very quiet and where you can eat very well.<br /><br />I think that Venice itself should be visited in a different way, dedicating less time to San Marco square and Grand Canal, and for instance visiting the very interesting Jewish museum in the Ghetto area and getting lost walking through its narrow streets.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Which area in the Dolomites will you recommend to do a trekking week?</span><br /><br />The Dolomites offer a wide variety of itineraries for any level.<br /><br />My favourite areas to go trekking are the Sella mountain range, the Brenta and the Misurina zone.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Which are the most typical and recommended dishes of this area?</span><br /><br />The vast array of variety in the terrain of Veneto with its mountains, plains and the sea is also reflected in its cuisine.<br /><br />Also, there is an interesting presence of elements originating from the Far and near East, due to trade made by the Republic of Venice with these cultures many years ago.<br />In the Alps the locals specialize in meat and cheese, in the plains they have exceptional vegetable dishes and in the Venetian lagoon the fish is just simply amazing.<br /><br />Probably the most traditional and symbolic dish of Veneto is the Polenta, a mix of water, cornmeal and salt. This is such a distinctive dish originating from Veneto that its people are nicknamed by the rest of the Italians as “polentoni”, polenta-eaters…<br /><br />Veneto is also highly regarded for its production of high quality wine. My favorites are Recioto and Amarone from Valpolicella, Soave and the Champagne Prosecco Cartizze de Valdobbiadene.<br /><br />In this region, together with Friuli and Piemonte, you can find the most appreciated Italian Grappa, distilled from pressed grapes and still produced following very old traditional methods.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Could you give us some advice for a traveller who wants to visit north Italy in an independent way?</span><br /><br />Our philosophy is “to visit less and better", we are against the “fast tourism” which involves taking a picture in the main square and moving on to the next “target”…<br /><br />The best thing to do if you want to know a place is to stop and look at the people, see what they do, talk to them.<br /><br />That’s not possible in 2 days, we recommend at least a week or ten days to visit Venice and the Veneto region.<br /><br />In order not to waste time with public transport, and as northeast of Italy has good roads, our proposal of independent travel is to simply provide good accommodation and car hire. Apart from that we also provide expert local advice and information on routes, places, restaurants, etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">How are you different from other travel agencies?</span><br /><br />We have decided to propose a service in a defined geographical area, only the area we come from and specialised in, the Veneto region.<br /><br />We have personally visited and chosen all the Farmhouses and Bed & Breakfast families who collaborate with our project, and did the same with our collaborators who propose activities, they are professional and trustful people.<br /><br />Our travellers stay in Farmhouses, guests of families, visiting unknown corners of the Veneto region.<br /><br />As we are from there we have a better understanding and advise our travellers according to their particular needs, we also have a local network of contacts in order to allow the clients to mix with the people of the villages.<br /><br />We believe that thanks to sustainable tourism the generated wealth can be shared in a more democratic way between everybody.<br /><br />Our working way is through internet, our web page is our virtual office, and people can contact us by email, skype or telephone.<br /><br />We also like to inform travellers through our blog and to collaborate with other similar travel projects.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">What do your clients like the most when travelling with ItalianFeelings.com?</span><br /><br />I think they really like my enthusiasm and love for my region, and also because I always want to tell them the truth, for instance if something is ugly and it’s not worth visiting, I was really thrilled when I received the email of one of our travellers:<br /><br />“Thanks a lot for all your advice!!!! Veneto was very very nice!!! Your help has been very useful and I think we could see Italia through your eyes before we got there. You gave us many useful tips!!!<br /><br />Venice is amazing!!! It’s DIVINE!!! It’s unbelievable that there are so many pretty things in just one place.<br /><br />We went to eat to the restaurant you recommended, Dalla Marisa, we walked a lot at midday, it was hot, but once we got there we realized it really was a place for only Italian people, even better only for Venetian people.<br /><br />A woman who seemed an authentic gladiator popped out and started to speak Italian very fast and loud. We didn’t understand a word…we only understood..”Bolognese”…<br />So we ordered “Pasta alla Bolognese”, it was great, really home made.<br /><br />Thanks!!!! Without your advice we would have never found that restaurant with 100% Italian atmosphere.”<br /><br />There is no doubt that with this kind of feedback you are on the right track and that tonight you will go to bed with a sweet smile on your face.Sergio Giubilei www.italianfeelings.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07486665959145515416noreply@blogger.com0