Tag: Wine
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A food lover’s guide to Turin: vermouth and aperitivo, bicerin and gianduja chocolate, historic cafés, Porta Palazzo market, food tours and a day in Barolo country.
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How to ride the Bernina Express from Milan and Lake Como to St Moritz: tours vs independent travel, the best seats, Valtellina wine and a night in the Engadine.
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A food lover’s guide to Florence: bistecca alla fiorentina, lampredotto, ribollita, the markets, gelato, wine windows, fine dining and the best cooking classes.
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The Salento, Puglia’s heel: baroque Lecce, Otranto’s mosaic and cliffs, Gallipoli, Santa Maria di Leuca, the best beaches, Negroamaro wines and masseria stays.
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Marsala wine, the salt pans of the Stagnone lagoon, the Phoenician island of Mozia, Erice and Segesta: a wine lover’s guide to the far west of Sicily.
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The best day trips from Rome: Villa d’Este and Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Ostia Antica, Frascati and the Castelli Romani, Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio.
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Four wine tours from Florence compared: two afternoon tours in Chianti, a full day in Montalcino, Pienza and Montepulciano with Brunello and Vino Nobile tastings, and a day trip to Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa with lunch at a winery.
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How to visit Mount Etna for wine: what makes Etna Rosso and Etna Bianco different, which slope to taste on, and how to choose between a combined volcano and winery tour, a tour from Taormina or visiting wineries on your own.
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A guide to Sicilian wine: Etna’s volcanic reds and whites, Nero d’Avola and Cerasuolo di Vittoria, the revival of Marsala, Passito di Pantelleria and Malvasia, plus how to visit wineries and book tastings.
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How to plan Verona: Arena tickets and summer opera, Juliet’s House and the historic centre, Amarone tastings in Valpolicella, day trips to Sirmione and Lake Garda, food and a three-day itinerary.