[slideshow=43] Una Gustosa Avventura con Savour the Sannio Click here for English version Il Sannio è noto per il suo miele di qualità: le api trovano ancora in questa regione ampie campagne e paesaggi arricchiti da colline, montagne, orti e frutteti. Non sorprende che questo ricco ambiente regali un prodotto ottimo e vario. La vita […]

[slideshow=41] See Italian Notebook article on the web (di seguito testo italiano) “This is Don Gennaro, the exorcist for southern Italy.” I found myself shaking hands with a short, jovial man who looked to me like Friar Tuck. But after a day full of wonders, should this have come as a surprise? The Benedictine Abbey […]

[slideshow=35] Description of a bread-making class. Things started off well right from the start; the air was crystal clear for the first time after a winter of unending fog and rain. Brilliant blue skies accompanied our four guests – Leslie, Ted, Donna and Ken – on their way to Sant’Agata de’ Goti which awaited them […]

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Terre di Conca Remember a few weeks back when I posted about Savour the Sannio’s Black Pig Event? Well it went off this past weekend. And despite ugly weather at Terre di Conca, we enjoyed ourselves immensely. The restored casale is gorgeous. Thick stone rooms are warmed with decadent textiles and […]

The Sannio Experts: American Barbara Goldfield and her Italian husband Federico Studer, are welcoming, friendly people who live in the Sannio and know its history and its secrets. They are a vital resource to anyone who wants to visit the Sannio, and indispensible to those who don’t feel comfortable speaking Italian. They will plan an […]

[slideshow=44] “That was the most inspirational trip I have been on! The time spent in Campania was the best food experience I have had in a long time.  I hope that we can get raw materials good enought ot really impact on flavours.” “The tour was amazing and the experience one never to be forgot.” […]

By Penny Ewles-Bergeron, writer, artist, … finding the many good things in Naples. See the original article with photos at Italian Notebook Some people have fairies at the bottom of their garden. We have the oldest military academy in Europe at the end of our street. La Nunziatella was founded in 1787 to turn out […]

[slideshow=39] by Leslie Xavier– 03/17/2009 I was recently invited by some friends to tour the Biblioteca Nazionale located in the Royal Palace.  When I think of old libraries I think Trinity College,  New York City Public Library or Harvard Library; prodigious centers of learning and scholarly research with huge tomes containing secrets long forgotten.  Bespectacled […]