Culture: Sant’Orso Fair, Aosta – the 1000 year old woodcarving and handicrafts fair, accompanied by food, wine, and musicOfficial website – http://www.fieradisantorso.it/#null Palio di Siena, Siena – a notable horse racing competition, dating back to 1701 Carnevale, Venice – the renowned carnival needs no introduction! Carnevale, Oristano and the rest of Sardinia – the carnivalContinue reading “Upcoming Events in Italy – Art and Cultutre”
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Upcoming Events in Italy – Fashion, Lifestyle and Luxury
Fashion Milan Fashion Week, Milan – this one needs no introduction to fashionistas or even the common man. Milan Bridal Week, Milan – festival for bridal and formal wear Cosmoprof, Bologna – the leading event for beauty and cosmetics Vicenzaoro, Vicenza – leading event for gold and jewellery in Europe Vintage Car and Motorcycle MotorContinue reading “Upcoming Events in Italy – Fashion, Lifestyle and Luxury”
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Verona
The legendary city of Romeo and Juliet While most people know Verona and know of Verona due to Shakespeare’s famous play – Romeo and Juliet, that’s set in Verona, this romantic city in the Veneto region – one of the two richest regions of Italy – has a lot more to offer. I’ve visited thisContinue reading “Verona”
Venice & The Venetian Lagoon
Venice, Murano, Burano, Torcello Yes, I’m writing about Venice and the islands in the Venetian lagoon. Venice is special for me because it was the first ever long solo trip that I was taking. It was also the first long trip that I was taking in Italy. Who knew then that I’d fall in loveContinue reading “Venice & The Venetian Lagoon”
A coastline roadtrip along the sole of the Italian boot
Do you fancy an Italian roadtrip? Do you fancy a roadtrip along a sunny coastline devouring scrumptious Italian food while you take on some adventures along the way? Read on to find out more about this if your answer to all of these questions is a yes! My blog is about offbeat Italy, and thisContinue reading “A coastline roadtrip along the sole of the Italian boot”
The Colosseum
Having been to ~50 cities, towns and villages in Italy, I was wondering – “What should my first blog post be about?”… and then I thought, “What better than writing about the very reason I first visited this lovely country for – The Colosseum!” Or, as you may call it in Italian – Colosseo! AsContinue reading “The Colosseum”
About Offbeat Italy
So let’s address the basics first, shall we: 1. Is it going to be a(nother) blog? – Yes 2. It is going to be a travel blog? – Yes3. Is it going to be any different? – Absolutely, read on to find out! So… What is Offbeat Italy all about? Offbeat Italy is a oneContinue reading “About Offbeat Italy”