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On Monday 21st September, autumn arrives, temperatures drop and the countryside has started to change colour. It is time to go out and enjoy nature, why not take advantage of these walks in the woods and pick some mushrooms and then enjoy a delicious meal? This year the rains have been hard to come by and the mushrooms have been slow to appear, but they are already there, waiting for us ...

In Italy, we can find great wines throughout its geography, but there is one sparkling wine that has sought a place in Italian gastronomy throughout the world: we are talking about Lambrusco. It boasts of being quite fresh, but the truth is that the origin of Lambrusco is up in the air for many people. Lambrusco is a sparkling wine that comes from Italy, but it is not just the name of ...

Lake Como (or Lario), located about 50 kilometers from Milan between the provinces of Como and Lecco, is the third largest Italian lake, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore, and the deepest of all (410 meters). The lake, one of the most important in Lombardy, has a characteristic inverted "Y" shape and develops into three branches: Como to the southwest, Lecco to the ...

The origin of pasta has been widely discussed by experts and scholars of all times. Who invented Italian pasta, the dish most consumed by Italians and much of the world? The International Pasta Organization claims that this ancient food was discovered by Marco Polo in the 13th century, who introduced it into Italy when he returned from one of his trips to China. It has also been ...