HOW COVID-19 HAS CHANGED OUR PERSPECTIVES IN 2020
How has the spread of Covid-19 changed Emilia Storytellers’ perspective for 2020 tourist season? Let’s take a step back… The official lockdown in Italy began on 10 March 2020 and would keep Italians locked-in for almost 3 months. From mid-May, businesses and activities have been opening again, gradually and following …
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LOOKING FOR A UNIQUE VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT? GIVE A BALSAMIC HEART
Are you looking for a unique Valentine’s Day Gift for your loved one? It can be a gift with a balsamic heart… Makes little sense to you? Please continue to read. Saint Valentine’s day is almost there. 14th February is the day in which couples annually celebrate their love. For …
Continue ReadingWELCOME TO TRAVLINMAD TRAVEL BLOG IN MODENA
Lori and Angelo Sorrentino Travel Writer & Photographer www.travlinmad.com travel around the world to promote on their blog trips and travel experiences that convey a (not only) food and wine culture that suits the slogan “Eat Local Travel Slow” , in other words, genuine, authentic, unconventional, honestly local gastronomy and …
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MODENA, THE NEW FOOD DESTINATION TO EAT LOCAL
Modena is the new destination to Eat Local. An increasing number of foodies and food lovers from all over the world arrive in Modena to live the unique culinary and sensory experience offered by OSTERIA FRANCESCANA run by famous Chef Massimo Bottura, who has ranked first in the contest “The …
Continue ReadingWhy visit Emilia Romagna for a second time
Why visit Emilia-Romagna for a second time? This is what we asked Jake L. Morrow, Associate Professor of Business Administration of Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham AL, USA. He has been visiting our region for 10 years now, he’s come back more than for a second time, and he asked …
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5 HAMLETS IN EMILIA ROMAGNA
Along the Via Emilia, between plains and valleys, there are small villages that have resisted the passing of time, villages that still contain stories of a distant past and where it is possible to relive it. Getting lost among narrow stone streets, admiring boundless landscapes from majestic fortresses, breathing the …
Continue ReadingTHE HISTORIC RIVALRY BETWEEN MODENA AND BOLOGNA
The Ghirlandina against the Two Towers, Piazza Grande against Piazza Maggiore. Who has the fastest cars? Who’s the best recipe? It is not uncommon to see the spirits of a Modenese and a Bolognese who talk to each other warm up. 50 kilometers along the Via Emilia that hold battles, …
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THE RESTAURANTS NOT TO MISS IN MODENA
The culinary tradition of Modena is renowned all over the world for its high-quality products and for its generous cuisine. The way to savor its delicacies, however, can vary, depending on the way and the context in which they are tasted. By the way, local food culture in Emilia-Romagna, like …
Continue ReadingTYPICAL FOOD FROM EMILIA-ROMAGNA’S MOUNTAINS
The variety of typical food available on the menus of taverns and old Trattorias of Bologna and Modena is well known to everybody, but there are some dishes that are born to celebrate the union between people, conviviality, friendship. Goodies that, if eaten individually, would lose half their taste. Dishes …
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A PASSION FOR CHERRIES
How’s the cherry so red? How come? Sunbeams They kissed her And she found herself already ripe Ma com’è rossa la ciliegia – Lyrics by Italian songwriters Mango and Mogol. When we hear the name of the town of Vignola we cannot bring back our memory to images of a …
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