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Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi in Umbria Italy
Unesco Sites of Italy: Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
Assisi has been closely associated with the Franciscan message of peace and tolerance since the Middle Ages. 
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horseradish pasta
Ferricelli al Rafano: Pasta with Horseradish Tomato Sauce
Traditionally, this dish is served with pasta called “ferricelli,” named after the iron rod the dough was rolled around. It’s a lovely toothsome pasta, but of course, the recipe is fabulous with any…
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Cinque Terre!
Help Save Cinque Terre's Stone Walls
A group of Cinque Terre winemakers has now turned their attention to an alternate form of fundraising to rebuild the walls in their vineyards. Four winemakers from the Comune di Riomaggiore answered…
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Capodimonte Royal Palace
Capodimonte Porcelain: A Traveler’s and Collector’s Guide
Capodimonte is a distinctive style of porcelain that stands apart from all the other ceramic traditions of southern Italy.
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Detail from one of Raphael's tapestries for the Sistine Chapel
500 Years Later, Raphael’s Tapestries Return to Sistine Chapel
As part of the celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death, and for a week only, the tapestries, made between 1515 and 1519, are on display on the lower walls of the Sistine…

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horseradish pasta
Ferricelli al Rafano: Pasta with Horseradish Tomato Sauce
Traditionally, this dish is served with pasta called “ferricelli,” named after the iron rod the dough was rolled around. It’s a lovely toothsome pasta, but of course, the recipe is fabulous with any…
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corzetti
Corzetti with Marjoram Pine Nut Pesto: Corzetti al Battuto di Pinoli
Corzetti (also called curzetti and croxetti), an especially uniquely shaped pasta, has been popular since the middle ages and get its name from corzetto, a 14th century Genoa coin.
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recipe spinach pie
Torta co’ Bischeri agli Spinaci: Tuscan Sweet Spinach Pie
This specialty of Tuscany’s Lucca and Camaiore provinces dates to the middle ages. There are many sweet vegetable dishes like thinly sliced zucchini sweetened with sugar and baked in a pasta frolla…
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Scrippelle
Scrippelle ‘Mbusse
Less well known, but equally welcome is a dish known, in dialect, as “scrippelle ‘mbusse,” or crepes in broth. This dish hails from Abruzzo’s Teramo province, which is bordered by the eastern slopes…
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pinza cake
Veneto’s Good Luck Cake: Pinza
Orange scented yeast cake bursting with apples, dried fruit and nuts, Pinza is one of the oldest, but still best-loved sweets of the Veneto region. 

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