Italian Culture

La dolce vita

FROM DOLCE FAR NIENTE TO LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST, THE ITALIANS KNOW WHERE IT’S AT. BUT DO YOU? HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ITALY AND ITS CULTURE?

WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER

Your curiosity about Italy will all be fulfilled
Want to know about that saying you keep hearing on movies or the next big chocolate Italians are obsessing over?

What about the way of living?
From habits in the kitchen to habits at work and everything else in between, you will discover a side of Italy no one has spoken about before.

You may be wondering…

Seems like a silly one to start with, but most people will be extremely confused by all the political chit-chat you will hear about daily.

Rome is the answer, and it has been since 1871 the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, and in 1946 that of the Italian Republic.

Italy is home to 55 UNESCO World Heritage sites, just as many as China, making both the countries with the most UNESCO sites in the world.

From the Colosseum in Rome to Piazza Del Duomo in Pisa, but also the Valley of The Temples in Agrigento and the Venetian Laguna to name a few, you’ll be spoilt for choice.

With a total of 20 regions and at least double the number of dialects, Italy is a hotspot of culture and different options when it comes to picking mountains, hills, seaside or city life.

So many of the best works of art are located around Italy and with museums, galleries, villas and anything you can think of, you’ll be spoilt for choice.

Think of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Botticelli… The more, the merrier.

The most important question thus far, am I right? Well, you’d be happy to know that pasta in Italy was eaten already from the 4th century B.C., and if that’s not a tradition I don’t know what is.

Pasta is a lifestyle, and with as many as 600+ types of pasta shapes around, you know why it is.

I mean, you have it all: you have the food, you have the wine, you have the culture. Why would you not holiday here?

The wine, did we mention the wine too? Exactly our point right here. Just try not to ask for these foods while you’re here and you shall be fine.

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