Facts about Italy: Passeggiata

Facts about Italy presents Passeggiata

No matter whether you're visiting Italy as a tourist or because of some business matters, one thing you really shouldn't overlook is the traditional Italian »passeggiata«. Every day and it really doesn't matter if it's Spring or Winter, Summer or Autumn the evening promenade is a parade of all kinds of people dressed in their best clothes, simply walking to the main piazza (square) to meet their neighbors and friends, maybe do a bit of shopping or simply enjoy the fresh air. Parents pushing prams, husbands and wives walking with hand in hand, kids chasing pigeons, and youngsters in groups, boys and girls chatting and flirting…..everyone can find their joy in a famous passeggiata.

Stopping at the bars and cafes for a drink, greeting one another or simply watching the scene from the distance, all above is a part of a big Italian tradition performed by tens of generations in the past and this will definitely continue by new generations in the future. If you want to get unique and true experience of a passeggiata, then you should visit some neighborhood which is not crowded with tourists.

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Facts about Italy: Lasagna

Facts about Italy presents Lasagna
Originating from Italy, Lasagna has become one of the most recognizable dishes in the world, just after pizza. Lasagna is both a form of pasta in sheets but also a single dish, sometimes named lasagna al forno (which in Italian means oven cooked lasagna) made with alternate layers of pasta, cheese and a meat or tomato sauce. Wanna know how to make delicious Lasagna? Check this great video!


How To Make Lasagna

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Facts about Italy: Antonio Vivaldi

Facts about Italy presents Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most famous Italian composers and violinists. He was born in Venice on the 4th of March. Vivaldi had a big influence on the baroque music and on the development of the concerto. Antoniao was in the priesthood and because his hair was red he also got a nickname "The Red Priest." From 1704 to 1740 he worked in the Ospedale della Pietŕ where he was a teacher, conductor, and composer. Antonio Vivaldi liked to travel and presenting his operas all across the Europe.

As for many artists Vivaldi's work was also forgoten for more then 100 years, but when J.S. Bach arrange some of Vivaldi's concertos, his music became again very interesting. He left Venice in 1741 in the apparent hope of finding his friends in Vienna, Austria where he died shortly after his arrival. The most famous of all Vivaldi's concertos are I'll quattro stagioni in english The Four Seasons!

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