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An Ode to Italy : My Italian Favorites

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My Italian Favorites : What I love about Italy

Oh Italy how I love thee…let me show you the ways.  By sharing with you a list of my Italian favorites.

  • lemons that grow the size of softballs in Ravello
  • that make the best  limoncello
  • and biscotti
  • to go with the robust espresso
  • served on Italian pottery
  • Deruta is my fave
  • the history, especially Rome
  • and the Colosseum
  • Florentine leather shoes and gloves
  • the green rolling hills
  • dotted with cypress trees
  • cafe life
  • the people, so welcoming
  • and the sound of the language..when spoken sounds like angels singing
  • speaking of singing…the opera
  • speaking of hot gorgeous men (oh, I guess I wasn’t speaking this one out loud) Raoul Bova
  • Raoul Bova, yes he deserves 2 entries
  • and the bright sunshine
  • that sets over the Mediterranean Sea
  • in Positano or the Cinque Terre
  • Palazzos and Piazzas
  • and frescoes
  • in Venice, the mysterious city on water
  • listening to Vivaldi
  • sipping Bellinis
  • villas
  • in Tuscany
  • with terraces full of olive trees
  • that produce lots of cured olives
  • and the nectar of the Gods, known as olive oil
  • the best of which comes from Lucca
  • fresh basil in fragrant bouquets
  • used in pesto
  • Vespas
  • and the stylish women who drive them
  • dressed in the best Italian fashions
  • going to Enotecas
  • or Osterias
  • and Trattorias
  • to eat fresh pasta
  • and watching ladies make orecchiette
  • the pasta of Puglia
  • sipping the red wine that is so tasty, yet inexpensive
  • and the creamy gelato
  • and dreaming of visiting again and again to make new discoveries

Now it’s your turn.  Share your favorite things about Italy in the comments.


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