Italy has unfortunately experienced three large earthquakes in the past few months, the latest hitting the town of Norcia in Umbria quite hard. Norcia, like Amatrice (which was severely impacted by the first of the large quakes), is a gastronomic town famed for its butchers and their splendid pork products. Since the Middle Ages, the…
Taste the real Sardegna: Gastronomic adventures
Many people flock to Sardegna for the perfect blue skies and spectacular coastline, opting for seafood in the Mediterranean heat but I think this is a mistake. They are overlooking the tradition of this pastoral island and the unique culture of the Sardinians. We stayed at a farm hotel (agriturismo) near Alghero called Sa Mandra,…
