DINIREN IN ITALIAANSE PAASSFEREN BIJ RISTORANTE LA MAREMMA TE RIDDERKERK
Italy in spring? Stunning! But while that’s true no matter where you are (in fact, here are 6 reasons we love Italy in springtime), we tend to think that nothing shouts spring!… more than blooming flowers. And gorgeous views. And verdant landscapes. Especially in a country as full of natural beauty as this one.
You agree? Then make sure you check out our list of places you especially won’t want to miss in Italy in springtime.
Here are 6 of our favorites.
The DolomitesRavello, on the Amalfi coastThe Umbrian countrysideAbruzzo’s Campo ImperatoreTuscany’s Val d’OrciaItaly’s lake district, including Lago Maggiore, Como, and Garda
Carol King speaks to the director of the highly acclaimed film ‘Gomorrah’ Matteo Garrone about his latest movie ‘Reality’ starring a former mafia hit man.
The Italian director Matteo Garrone came to global fame in 2008 for his realistic portrayal of mafia life in the hard-hitting drama ‘Gomorrah’. Based on a book published by Italian journalist Roberto Saviano in 2006, the film depicts the Casalesi clan that forms part of the camorra criminal organisation based in Campania.
Il mare del Friuli Venezia Giulia ha un fascino tutto suo, ti regala atmosfere che non trovi altrove.
Le lunghe distese di sabbia dorata della frizzante Lignano e della pittoresca Grado e si intrecciano alla costa rocciosa delle bianche falesie, che da Duino si spinge fino a Trieste. Relax e divertimento convivono armoniosamente su questo territorio ideale per la vacanza in famiglia e non solo!
De tassen van Alessandro Di Lella gaan niet onbeperkt mee, maar leuk en bijzonder zijn ze wel.
Di Lella’s Italian Coffee Handbags zijn gemaakt van hergebruikte koffieboonzakken.
Nadat Gian Piero Gasperini maandag voor de tweede keer werd weggestuurd, werd Giuseppe Sannino voor de tweede keer dit jaar aangesteld als nieuwe hoofdtrainer.
De Siciliaanse club strijdt tegen degradatie uit de Serie A en de flamboyante eigenaar Maurizio Zamparini is daarbij niets te dol.
Sannino begon het seizoen als trainer van Palermo, maar moest al na enkele wedstrijden plaatsmaken voor Gasperini.
Ook die hield het niet lang vol. Begin februari werd Gasperini ontslagen en kwam Alberto Malesani aan het roer te staan.
Malesani vloog er vervolgens al na drie duels uit, waarna Zamparini weer een beroep deed op Gasperini. Twee wedstrijden later is ook hij weer vertrokken en staat Sannino weer voor de groep.
Amanda Ruggeri is an American expat and long-time resident of Rome. She knows this city like the back of her hand and consistently shares her insight via her well-written blog www.revealedrome.com. Now Amanda has also just released a book called The Revealed Rome Handbook: Tips and Tricks for Exploring the Eternal City. It both complements and extends her online treasure trove.
Reading the book, you will notice that Amanda’s love for this incomparable place is accessible and welcoming. In fact, she is herself also accessible and welcoming. Amanda invites her readers above and beyond the handbook, suggesting that you contact her directly with questions and for any further advice. She also offers a personalised trip-planning service via Skype.
Amanda’s multi-layered approach to sharing information strikes me as very appropriate for this most ancient and complex of cities. Rome can be as awe-inspiring, sexy and delicious as it can also be confusing, overwhelming and frustrating (at times). So, whether you are coming for a long stay or a short visit, I support Amanda’s suggestion that you consider her book a “shortcut to experiencing Rome like a local.”
Over six chapters, she covers just about every topic likely to pique a visitor’s curiosity in thoughtful detail. In fact, the only real exclusion I can see is one that everyone hopes most visitors never need to experience anyway. That is, the ridiculously convoluted journey out to the immigration centre in Rebibbia to process a working holiday visa. However, should you by chance need to also experience this, I suspect that Amanda is actually well-placed to also provide you with some good-humoured and common sense guidance on this topic as well.
Each of the book’s chapters is focused on a different aspect of a trip to the Eternal City (e.g. planning, eating, sightseeing, etiquette, shopping, safety and bathrooms!). The ultimate beauty is the fact that it is a personal handbook rather than a generic guidebook and I guarantee that you will appreciate Amanda’s humorous and intimate touch. Here is someone who genuinely wants you to love the Eternal City as much as she does and who also has the know-how to make that happen.