La Tagliatella's Blog

A culinary tour of Italy

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Alessandria - Tradition and Local Flavor

02/09/2016

Alessandria, which borders with the regions of Lombardy, Liguria and Emilia-Romagna, boasts a unique Mediterranean climate more typical of southern Italy.

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Imperia and Savona - Tale of Two Cities

05/05/2016

The stunning landscape of Imperia and Savona appears before us. Imperia boasts the famous "Riviera dei Fiori", where flowers blanket the valleys and mountains in springtime

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La Spezia – Traders

10/04/2016

La Spezia means “spice” in Italian, so it’s not hard to imagine that the city owes its name to the huge quantities of spices that have been offloaded at its port since the Middle Ages.

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Genoa, Gateway to the Sea

03/03/2016

The city of Genoa was established a Roman port in the 4th century B.C. Its name means "gateway" in Latin. And the word "gateway" defines its history. Its doors are always open to new cultures, inhabitants, peoples, empires and conquests.