In Genoa, it s hard to resist spending most of your time sampling the local cuisine or shopping at family-run stores. Here s how to enjoy the city on a budget.
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Bolsena, the Lazio region in Italy, invites visitors and locals to the Hydragenas festival and Plenary Indulgence in a fairy tale setting.
Bolsena, the Lazio region in Italy, invites visitors and locals to the Hydragenas festival and Plenary Indulgence in a fairy tale setting. Bolsena, a city nestled in a beautiful landscape on the shores of the homonymous lake, will celebrate the “Festival of Hydrangeas” from June 21 to 23.
Cultivated in many varieties as an ornamental plant, the Hydrangea is one of the species most commonly used to decorate gardens. The shades of the colors are endless and range from blue to purple, to pink, to red, and to white, creating a palette of colors rarely found in nature. The period of the exhibition coincides with the height of its maximum splendor.
bollito misto with salsa verde,
marubini pasta, and perhaps a
semifreddo of
torrone from nearby Cremona, with an intriguing and well-researched wine list. Sunday lunchtime is busy with families, friends, celebrations, and often group photographs as the trattoria occupies a prime position in the picturesque Piazza Matteotti.
The Oltrepò Pavese is Pinot Nero country, and home to the restaurant Prato Gaio, which attracts as many oenophiles as it does gastronomes. The menu features a number of almost forgotten recipes such as chicken
duls-e-brüsc (local dialect for ‘sweet and sour’) with
strachitunt, a blue cheese from the Taleggio valley;
baccalà with white onions and sultanas; stuffed chicken necks; as well as traditional chocolate salami. Local wines include Bonarda, Croatina and Buttafuoco.