Sicily is Kaleidoscopic. The richness of this island manifests itself through architecture, art, culture, and obviously in the food. Expect nothing less than falling deep in love. Sicily in the Mediterranean sea The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. About 228 days of sunshine. Phoenicians, Greeks, Roman, the Baroque, arts, music, cuisine. 3 international airports […]
This breathtaking pile of shining limestone dwellings is considered among the oldest cities in the world. But it’s Matera recent past that makes this place unique, explaining the rise of the town as a top tourism destination. Brief summarized recent history. Among the main events originating the renaissance of Matera, there are: 1945 – “Christ […]
Dear guests, we are looking forward to 2021 and we know you want to travel and being in tour with us. Even if you are on the other side of the ocean, we really feel your fondness for us 🙂 What we are doing: We are watching closely the evolving of this situation, researching the […]
“Omnes viae Romam ducunt” Looking at it today the system of roads that crossed the Roman Empire in its greatest splendor, one is impressed by the capillarity and organization of the network. From Wales to Mesopotamia, from Crimea to the Atlas Mountains in Africa, this is what greatness looks like. An efficient road system that […]
Peka is trivially a large metal lid, which covers a pan of meat (or fish) and vegetables in, which cooks inside a fireplace. What may seem like a rudimentary type of oven is one of the tastiest and most succulent cooking we have ever tasted. We are in Croatia, in the presence of true masters […]
If you look at history, language and traditions it seems that Albania and Italy have very little in common. Albania is a Balkan land, overlooking the Mediterranean, imbued with Ottoman culture, and a disputed land for centuries. It seems that Albania shares with Italy just the Strait of Otranto (about 50 nautical miles). But if […]
Wandering for producers of Brandy, Marsala, Rum, but above all Madeira and Sherry, you will undoubtedly have come across barrels stacked like a pyramid. This very scenic arrangement of barrels is not a picturesque choice, but reveals one of the most fascinating and illuminating methods of aging wines. This winemaking technique allows for preserving the […]
The olive trees in the Mediterranean. The main cultivars for the production of extra virgin olive oil, and table olives
South Africa discovers Sardinia! The Change a Life Cycle Tour https://changealifecycle.co.za/ is an annual charity cycle tour to raise funds for crime prevention and youth development projects. This event started in 2008 in memory of Mike Thomson, a Computershare executive who was murdered at his family home in 2007 in South Africa. The 2019 location was […]
What is the relationship between a culture and its language? If there is a Mediterranean culture, does a Mediterranean language exist? If on the one hand, it is true that the language, the codified language, represents a unifying factor of a culture and a population, on the other it is equally true that the language, […]