Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Truffles
Go to Piedmont (
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), Tuscany (
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) and Umbria (
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)
for the world's most
coveted fungi.
Osteria Francescana
Rave about Massimo Bottura's creative flavour combinations at the world's third-best
restaurant. (
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)
Seafood
So fresh you can eat it raw in Venice (
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)
, Sardinia (
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), Sicily (
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) and
Puglia (
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). In Campania, order a plate of
spaghetti alle vongole
(spaghetti with clams).
Pizza
Italy's most famous export, but who makes the best: Naples or
Rome
?
Parmesan
Parma's cheese is the most famous. Just leave room for Lombardy's Taleggio, Campania's buf-
falo mozzarella, and Puglia's
burrata
(cheese made from mozzarella and cream).
Eataly
Eat, drink and stock larder and cellar at the Rome branch of this giant emporium of top-notch Italian
food and drink. (
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)
Il Frantoio
The multicourse lunches at this Puglian farmhouse are the very definition of Slow Food. (
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Sicily
Chickpea fritters in Palermo, fish couscous in San Vito Lo Capo, and chilli-laced chocolate in Modica
- Sicily is a cross-cultural feast. (
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)
IF YOU LIKE…SURPRISES
Take a tour of Naples'
sottosuolo
(underground) and explore Greek-era grottoes, Palaeo-Christian
burial chambers, royal Bourbon escape routes and WWII air-raid shelters. (
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)
Medieval Hill Towns
Asolo
Perched mountainside in the northeast Veneto region, Asolo's nickname is 'the town of 100 vistas'.
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)
Umbria and Le Marche
Medieval hill towns galore: start with Spello and Spoleto, and end with Todi and
Urbino. (
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)
Montalcino
A Tuscan hill town lined with wine bars pouring the area's celebrated Brunello wines. (
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Erice
Splendid coastal views from the hilltop Norman castle make this western Sicily's most photogenic
village. (
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)
San Gimignano
Skyscraping towers make this picture-perfect town look like a medieval Hong Kong or
Manhattan. (
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)
Ravello
Lording over the Amalfi Coast, this cultured jewel has wowed the best of them, from Wagner to
Capote. (
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)
