A successful trip consists of memorable memories and brought purchases. Shopping in Palermo is a good investment. Shopping centers, shops and markets of the city are a nice bonus to the sights. Shopping Rules Tourists should remember that Italian shops usually do not work on Sundays and public holidays.

Everyone knows that the traditional date of the founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus is April 21, 753 BC. However, a new study indicates that Rome is much older. Archaeologists claim that they found evidence that in the capital of Italy there was some kind of infrastructure, which was distributed at least 100 years before the founding of Rome.

Homemade pasta with tomato and hot pepper sauce - this dish is called strangozzi alla spoletina. It is typical of Spoleto, a small and beautiful town in central Italy. Let's see what ingredients we need in order to prepare a paste for two people: Homemade pasta; 250 grams of peeled tomatoes in their own juice (pelati); Black pepper; A little parsley; 1 clove of garlic; 2 tablespoons of olive oil; Hot red pepper (pepperoncino); Salt.

One of the largest and most popular resorts of the Ligurian coast is located 30 km southeast of Genoa. A city with more than a thousand-year history, from a medieval outpost that protected the bay from pirates, by the middle of the 19th century turned into a fashionable resort. From this article you will learn how Rapallo is remarkable, what to see here and how easy it is to get to the resort.

In ancient monuments there is something surprisingly attractive, large-scale, mysterious. When I look at the white gates of Borsari, I try to imagine what they looked like during the heyday of the Roman Empire, how merchants passed through them, horsemen rode through, brave legionnaires marched. Facade of Port Borsari Porta Borsari - ancient gates.

Oh, this is modern art! An Italian cleaning lady accidentally throws a piece of artwork into the trash. When cleaning one of the galleries in southern Italy, the woman simply did not see the inconspicuous masterpiece of art. Without the slightest suspicion and a twinge of conscience, the cleaning lady brushed off cookie crumbs scattered on the floor near the fireplace, which, as it turned out later, were part of a special composition.

The gallery of Victor Emanuel II (Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II) in Milan, the construction of which lasted from 1865 to 1877, was one of the first passages in the world. The passage was designed by Giuseppe Mengoni, the author of the Duomo Square project. Unfortunately, the architect did not see the opening of his creation, the day before the ceremony, Mengoni crashed to death, falling from building bridges.

As a rule, when travelers make vacation plans, they first book tickets and only then find out which of the interesting events is taking place in Italy at the same time. Merry Christmas this number does not work. Everyone knows that Christmas in Italy is celebrated on a special scale, and therefore "reconnaissance" is carried out long before booking tickets.

Organic foods, raw foods, vegetarians and vegans. A few years ago, these terms were not as widely known as they are today. But nowadays they are becoming more and more popular. Followers of vegetarianism and veganism are trying to keep up with the latest trends in proper nutrition in the hope of preserving not only their health, but also the world around us.

The Italian during the repair of the apartment of her long-dead uncle found 100 million lire. But the Bank of Italy refuses to exchange them for the euro Aludia Moretti (Aludia Moretti) found one hundred million lire in the house inherited from uncle Viterbo, but found that now their value is almost zero. “Banknotes of 100 thousand lire were packed in a metal box hidden among antique furniture, 42-year-old Italian, the operator of the Pesaro call center, told reporters.

In continuation of the first part of the post, 10 places in the capital of Sicily that are worth a visit Blogoitaliano continues the journey through Palermo and exploring the sights of the city. Definitely, after the first part, everything has just begun for us, because only the basilica, cathedrals and monasteries in Palermo number more than 300, and each of them deserves attention.

Heavy rains that hit the northern part of Italy, significantly affected the convergence of landslides. According to Italian media, for security reasons, more than a thousand local residents were evacuated from the region. Meteorologists argue that more than a hundred landslides have descended in the Liguria region alone over the weekend.

The squares of Rome deserve no less attention than the ancient monuments and magnificent museums of the "Eternal City". Many of them are masterpieces of open-air architecture, creations of great artists and architects of the past. Therefore, choosing an idea for the next post, BlogoItaliano could not pass by such a bright topic.

Anyone who has stood the long queue for tickets to popular tourist sites in Rome at the peak of the season will not lie - this is a tedious and unpleasant thing, especially when the thermometer goes over 40. I happened to talk with tourists who spent more than an hour on these lines. It is clear that this did not contribute very much to the good impressions of the visit.