Southern Italy

Tips for Italy travel

By: right-travel<p>If you are looking for a European tourist destination, consider the island of Sicily, a region of southern Italy Tour. Depending on …

Guide to Chicago's Northwest Side Italian food, with owners' stories and must-have orders

Little Italy in Chicago will always be found along the surviving colorful red, white and green storefronts on Taylor Street on the Near Southwest Side of Chicago. While the neighborhood is now often known as University Village, the Italian-born immigrants who once lived there should not be …

Pope canonises first New World martyrs

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis canonised 35 new Roman Catholic saints on Sunday, including three indigenous children martyred in 16th century Mexico and …

The food bore told me he was “going Paleo” – what’s the point?

Humankind has come a long way from caveman days.<p>The paleo bore and I crossed paths at a work lunch, when he helped himself to all of the sashimi from …

600 migrants rescued; fears rise of new surge from Libya

MILAN (AP) — Some 600 migrants rescued at sea arrived Friday in Sicily — one of the biggest influxes since Italy struck a deal with Libyan authorities to limit migrant smuggling — raising concerns of a renewed surge on the Libyan human trafficking route.<p>The migrants, including many unaccompanied …

People smugglers alter routes amid European clampdown

Many migrants being persuaded to choose more dangerous routes through Black Sea

The Mockingbird: Whimsical, fun and delicious

Varieties will change, but Riggenbach uses dessert recipes from his childhood, favorites made by his mom, grandmother and aunt, as inspiration.

The Last Greko-Speaking Generation

The town of Gallicianò, Calabria in Italy has clung like a barnacle to the surrounding Aspromonte Mountains for so many years that the little …

10 things to do in Bari, Italy

Bari is the second largest city in Southern Italy and the major gateway to the beautiful Puglia region. The town of Bari is a great place for a short …

What is Pioppi diet? Learn how to live longer with this unique lifestyle from southern Italy

Take more of vegetables, nuts, oily fish such as salmon and sardines, eggs and olive oil as part of this unique diet plan.<p>Pioppi is a tiny hamlet in …

If You Miss These Southern Italian Dishes, You've Missed Southern Italy's Food

Southern Italy's food—or at least exported, re-created versions of it—is known the world over because so many southern Italians have emigrated …

Where Anthony Bourdain Eats When He’s Home From ‘Parts Unknown’

During the 10th season of “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” which debuted on CNN on Oct. 1, he’ll visit Singapore, the French Alps, Puerto Rico, …

Abandoned Architecture Across Italy by Amélie Labourdette

In Empire of Dust, visual artist and photographer Amélie Labourdette captures the structures left abandoned and unfinished due to financial crises …

ROME DAY TRIPS ... Anzio & Netturno

<b>WELCOME TO FLASH BACK FRIDAY!</b><p><b>CHIANG MAI, THAILAND</b><p><i>BUT FIRST – A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION</i><p><b>I’m planning an extended stay in Chiang Mai, Thailand this fall</b> …

Bumble Founder Whitney Wolfe’s Whirlwind Wedding Was a True Celebration of Southern Italy

Whitney Wolfe, the founder and CEO of Bumble, has made matchmaking her business. Her dating app is 20-million-users strong and well known for its feminist approach to the online courting process—when two heterosexual users are matched, a connection can only be made if the woman makes the first …

Notes of 'ashtray': This is how forest fires can spoil wine

Even when vineyards escape being scorched by wildfires, the remaining smoke can have lasting ramifications. Wine made in regions that are often …

PUNCH | Your Guide to Southern Italy’s Essential White Wine

I’ll blame pinot grigio for pretty much anything. And among the things I’ll blame it for is a general misconception about Italian white wines that …

It Came from Within: 5 Great Body Horror Films

The human body is a wonder of intricate systems, all tuned towards survival. Most of the time. It is guaranteed that your body will turn on you one …

October Preview: The Millions Most Anticipated (This Month)

We wouldn’t dream of abandoning our vast semi–annual Most Anticipated Book Previews, but we thought a monthly reminder would be helpful (and give us …

7 True Crime Books You May Have Missed (But Definitely Need To Pick Up)

There are some true crime stories that are woven into our public knowledge. Truman Capote's <i>In Cold Blood</i>, the first season of <i>Serial,</i> the firestorm …

Taste Beyond The Tongue

Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown Season 10: 'It's the Funniest, Filthiest, Most Off-Brand Thing We've Done to Date'

Here's what Anthony Bourdain wants you to know about every single new episode of Parts Unknown, premiering this Sunday.<p>Season 10 of <i>Anthony Bourdain</i> …

Mapping Where Europe's Population Is Moving, Aging, and Finding Work

Younger people are fleeing rural areas, migrating northward, and having fewer children. Here’s how that’s changing the region.<p>Europe’s population is on the move, and a new report suggests exactly where and why.<p>Released last week by Eurostat, the statistical office of the E.U., this blockbuster …

Jonas Carpignano’s ‘A Ciambra’ Is Italy’s Oscar Contender

Italy has selected Jonas Carpignano’s slice-of-life drama “A Ciambra,” set in a Romani community in southern Italy, as its candidate for the …

FloFab’s Top 10: Special Ingredients to Elevate Your Pantry

My husband sometimes complains that there’s never anything to eat in the house. If you examine my pantry, the only option might be eggs — and those take a bit of effort. I can remember desperation crackers, smeared with mustard, during late-night cram sessions in my college dorm, but that’s not the …

10 Killer Winter Rides Minus the Winter Weather

Last year, Baggers bossman Jordan Mastagni hit up yours truly for a hit list of places to hibernate when you want to ride in winter without the bite …

Italian Pasta

These irresistible recipes include spinach and ricotta pappardelle and pasta with Robiola and truffles.

On Weeds

Weeding in the garden of my ex-council bungalow this summer, I came across a young dandelion. It poked up next to the arthritic rose planted by the …

Bed and Breakfast Localizado en Seaport of Apulia in Southern Italy,Diseñado por Vincenzo Bafunno Architetto

CHILOMETRO 06 is a hip Bed and Breakfast located in Trani, a seaport of Apulia in southern Italy, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It was designed …

SUGAR VERSUS HONEY IN BYZANTINE RECIPES

The Byzantine Empire, with its capital in Constantinople (now Istanbul), then a mainly Greek-speaking region, constituted a natural crossroads …