If you are visiting Italy, seeing the Capital city, Rome is a must. It's the city with the perfect blend of history and the modern world.You can find many ruins and excavations here of the Forum Romanum and the Colosseum gives you an impression of how gladiators had to do battle in this enormous Roman amphitheatre. The Pantheon, which is now a church, has its characteristic round, open roof and is one of the best kept buildings from Roman times. And the Via Appia takes you back in time along one of the oldest roads of Rome Italy. Basically, the city of Rome is one giant museum. It is therefore no surprise that the complete historic city centre is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. When in Rome, do what the Romans do and eat a ton of pasta! The three most populat restaurants in Rome are: Stefano of Rome ,Osteria Da Fortunata - Baullari and "DOC" Cruderia EnoBistrot. The are of Trastevere is also a great area in Rome to get a feel of the night life and student vibes of Rome. Here you can find many shops, bars and restaurants.
Did you know?
- Rome has more fountains than any other city on the planet.
- The Pantheon is the only ancient building in pristine condition.
- It's technically the capital of 2 countries.
If you're planning a trip to Italy you absolutely must book a pasta making class in Bologna and learn how the dough is made by hand. Then you can take those skills away and make perfect, traditional egg pasta back home. ooking classes will not only give you the prerequisite cooking skills but also help you set realistic goals and expose your mind to the culinary business. Attending cooking classes, meeting new people, and learning new skills can be a fun experience. Cooking itself can be a way of beating boredom and having fun, and what better place to do it than in Italy? Bologna is known for their Passatelli Pasta. Unlike conventional flour & egg fresh pasta, Passattelli are traditional to Bologna and is a peasant dish served in broth. They consist of breadcrumbs, eggs and parmesan, made into a dough and passed (passati) through an attachment to form round, short pasta-like strands. Bologna is also known as Italy's " Food Capital" since Bologna and the wider Emilia-Romagna region are responsible for having given us balsamic vinegar, mortadella, parmesan cheese and parma ham. It's also apparently where lasagne and tortellini in broth were first concocted.
Fun fact: While we do think of pasta as a culturally Italian food, it is likely the descendent of ancient Asian noodles. A common belief about pasta is that it was brought to Italy from China by Marco Polo during the 13th century.
If you are interested in taking some cooking classes in Bologna, here is a website you could visit for ideas: Top 10 Cooking classes in Bologna.
Cinque Terre is a string of centuries-old seaside villages on the rugged Italian Riviera coastline. In each of the 5 towns, colorful houses and vineyards cling to steep terraces, harbors are filled with fishing boats and trattorias turn out seafood specialties along with the Liguria region’s famous sauce, pesto. The Sentiero Azzurro cliffside hiking trail links the villages and offers sweeping sea vistas. Manarola. With its multicoloured houses hidden high in the hills overlooking the sea, Manarola is one of the most charming villages of the Cinque Terre, and widely considered to be the most beautiful.You can walk the entire route in about six hours, if you take short breaks—although many hikers prefer to spread the route out over a few days at a strolling pace, stopping to enjoy the towns along the way. You can start from either direction (Monterosso, heading south, or Riomaggiore, heading north)
Top Things to do in Cinque Terre:
- Visit Guvano Beach
- Watch the Sunset
- Go cliff jumping at themharbor in Riomaggiore and Vernazza
- Walk through Via dell'amore (The Love Path)