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Regional typical food: delicacies you can’t miss.

We just added a new section regarding typical products for every Italian Region. (List last update: January 2013) Food in Italy is a true expression of every Region and its culture. Every traditional regional product is made by natural ingredients that you can find only in that region (sometimes only in one town!). Every food comes with its flavors... [Read more]

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Notte della Taranta: Puglia is ready to dance!

At the end of summer Salento peninsula (in Apulia region) celebrates the “Notte della Taranta” (Taranta night) with musical events regarding traditional dances as tarantella and pizzica. Both dances comes from ancient Greeks when they settled in Southern Italy. Tarantella takes the name from a type of spider called “tarantula”. During the harvest... [Read more]

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Ennio Morricone: from Cinema Paradiso to Venice

This video is taken from Ennio Morricone’s concert in Venice. Here, the Maestro is directing his Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso. Elegance, genius, art, music, history, emotions, magic, ….in a word: ITALIA  Read More →

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Seafood Spaghetti recipe

After our post on our community on Facebook with a picture of this typical Italian dish we promised to put online a good “Seafood Spaghetti” recipe or as we use to say in Italy “Spaghetti ai frutti di mare”. And here we are ! We had a perfect one in Puglia, on the Adriatic sea. Verrrry yummy ! With this videorecipe we... [Read more]

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ItalianSide stories: Salerno

Do you have an interesting story that you would like to share with our readers here on ItalianSide.com ? Tell us a story of your ancestors’ experiences or a special memory you have of Italy. Send your stories to stories@italianside.com Salerno by D. Hirsch Nothing compares to the art in Florence, the history of Rome, the natural beauty of... [Read more]

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July 11, 1982: do you remember ?

July 11, 1982: 30 years ago. Italy won the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Madrid by beating Germany (West Germany) 3–1. It was our third world cup win after a long wait from the second title back in 1938. To remember that day, we chose this video with the most memorable goal celebrations ever of Marco Tardelli. You will see our President Sandro Pertini... [Read more]

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High five in Pisa

Have you ever been in Pisa ? In Piazza dei Miracoli, you will find thousand of people taking the classical picture with their hands holding up the leaning tower. They try to use the power of perspective to make it look like they are holding the tower up. In this video you will see a funny joke with tourists while they were attempting to prevent the... [Read more]

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ItalianSide Stories: Time Travel

Do you have an interesting story that you would like to share with our readers here on ItalianSide.com ? Tell us a story of your ancestors’ experiences or a special memory you have of Italy. Send your stories to stories@italianside.com Time Travel – by Ann S. When my grandparents immigrated from Italy they left their families behind,... [Read more]

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A book from Abruzzo: Fontamara

Another suggested book from ItalianSide FONTAMARA is a novel about life in the rural Abruzzo region. Ignazio Silone, the author, was born in Pescina (L’Aquila Province) in 1900 and lost many family members, including his mother, in the 1915 Avezzano earthquake. Silone narrates the struggles of the cafoni, the farmers and peasants of his native... [Read more]

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The Italian tasty Side of life: Strawberry Tiramisu !

One of the most famous Italian dessert is “Tiramisù”. Traditional Tiramisu is made of ladyfingers (in Italian “Savoiardi”, from Piemonte) with egg yolks, mascarpone cheese, coffee and chocolate. The summer version of Tiramisù is “Strawberry Tiramisu” (Tiramisù alle fragole). In this summer version there... [Read more]

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