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A Pastel Jewel

Posted on January 17, 2010 by panorama

Posted by Valerie Schneider, Panorama Italy Ascoli Piceno is a monumental city, made that way first by the Romans and then by the “captains of the people,” the power brokers who ruled the province during the Middle Ages and Renaissance … Continue reading →

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Buone Feste

Posted on December 7, 2009 by panorama

The simple pleasures of the holiday season in Italy Continue reading →

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The Making of a National Cuisine

Posted on October 18, 2009 by panorama

While Italy’s history stretches back a few millennia, the peninsula as a nation is rather young, having only been unified in 1861.  The concept of a national cuisine is even younger than that.  Regionalism still abounds, providing the peninsula with … Continue reading →

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