Category: Benevento
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Revolutionary Road
The road to Fattoria La Rivolta twists and turns through the Campania countryside, affording stunning views of that enormous mountain, Taburno, which lies on its back like an overstuffed matron reclining on a day bed. Over the days I spent in the Sannio region, I was able to glimpse many views of the sleeping giant…
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Bewitched by Strega
It’s the bewitching hour… You know, that time just before dinner when your taste buds cry out “Aperitivo time!” Well this Halloween season will see me mixing some alternatives to a Spritz because I’ve just learned some new recipes with a most enchanting ingredient: the liquor Strega! Everyone knows that ‘Strega’ means witch, thanks to…
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My Summer of Discovery, Part II: Irpinia
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in Benevento, Campania, Culture, Donne del Vino, Falanghina, Food, Irpinia, Pizza, Sannio, Uncategorized, WineThis summer I visited Irpinia, Sannio, Daunia, and Lucania. What? You’ve never heard of these places? And you thought you knew your Italian geography! These are not Children of a Lesser Italy, but big, delicious food&wine regions that you may know by other names. Today I’m focusing on Irpinia, a mountainous area inland from Naples,…
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Campania Felix Part I: Sunny Sannio
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When the Romans ruled the world, the region of Naples – Campania – was the breadbasket for the Empire. No mistake then that Pliny the Elder (who actually died in the eruption of Vesuvius at nearby Pompeii!) called it Campania Felix, or the happy countryside. The fertility of this land and its bounty are readily…
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