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Wear Something Red on New Year’s Eve

Red attracts attention, but that’s not why you should wear something red on New Year’s Eve. In Italy wearing something red on New Year’s Eve is a tradition with origins dating to…

Harvesting Chestnuts on Monte Barro

How do you say Chestnuts in Italian? Castagne  I have to admit, I had no idea that chestnuts came from these spiky pom-poms. I really never thought about it. You really must…

Harvesting Chestnuts on Monte Barro

How do you say Chestnuts in Italian? Castagne  I have to admit, I had no idea that chestnuts came from these spiky pom-poms. I really never thought about it. You really must be careful walking through the woods at this time of year. The wind sways the trees above and you can hear the thump-thump […]



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