restaurants

Contorni - Grilled vegetables.

Restaurants usually have outdoor seating for lunch.

Antipasto - Bruschetta at a restaurant in Tuscany.

Breakfast at a cafe in southern Italy comes with water - macchiato and a wholemeal cornetto.

Breakfast of champions - espresso and a cornetto.

My list of shops, restaurants and cafes in Turin (Torino). * after the business name indicates this is somewhere I've been to and really loved it strike through on a day, e.g. sun, means closed that day. Markets Main Market, Porta Palazzo (Mon-fri 8:30-1.30pm Sat 8.30-6.30pm) Other daily...

If you are going to be visiting Spain, and if you love to eat and drink, you are going to be very happy. Spain is one of the top food and wine destinations in the world, and for good reason. You can start eating early in the day and continue to eat into the wee hours of the morning. You can eat...

Over the last six years, my husband and I have had several extended stays in Barcelona. During the winters of 2017 and 2018, we rented an apartment for six weeks or more during the period of January through early March. There are many well-known sites in Barcelona and I will not focus on them...

Assisi is a small town in central Umbria about 20 minutes east of Perugia. In this article, Letizia, who lives in the countryside near Assisi, tells you how best to see Assisi in one day. The first sight of Assisi, perched halfway up the slopes of Mount Subasio is extraordinary. Virtually...

RESTAURANTS Cascinalenuovo Statale Asti Alba, 15 Isola d’Asti A one star Michelin restaurant with very personable chef/owner, Walter Ferretto. Is brother, Roberto, handles the front of the house. They are great friends and it is always a must for visitors from the states. Ristorante I Bologna...

I want to share a few places I went shopping, eating, strolling and various other observations while I was in Florence, April 27 - May4th, 2013. I updated these notes after I returned to Florence in 2015. FLORENCE AIRPORT Getting a taxi at the airport in Florence was easy. Once you exit the...

There is a large network of vegetarian restaurants and natural food shops throughout France. This is not a complete list of vegetarian/vegan restaurants in Paris but is my personal list. Resources listed at the bottom of the article provide more information. NOTES If you can't find a...

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I'm looking for a few ideas for our upcoming trip to Milan in mid - March. I did a quick search here, but after 2 or 3 pages, the general theme seemed to be folk were either flying in and out of Milan airports or flying in and using it as...