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Italy41.87 · 12.57Abrir mapa

A long country of coasts, hill towns and food that changes every hundred kilometres.

Ver

  1. 01Hill townsStone walls on a ridge, one gate, one square, one bell.
  2. 02Coastal cliffsVillages stacked above water on ledges cut by hand.
  3. 03Roman stoneArches, roads and aqueducts still standing in daily use.
  4. 04Marble mountainsWhite scars high on the slopes where the quarries run.

Hacer

  1. 01Evening walkThe whole town moves outside for the hour before dinner.
  2. 02Market morningVegetables, cheese and noise under a temporary roof.
  3. 03Swim off rocksFlat stone, deep water, no sand to walk across.
  4. 04Mountain roadsHairpins through chestnut woods between one valley and the next.

Comer

  1. 01Pasta by regionThe shape changes with the town, and so does the sauce.
  2. 02PizzaDough, tomato, fire; the argument is about the crust.
  3. 03GelatoDenser and colder than ice cream, eaten while walking.
  4. 04Espresso standingTaken at the counter in under two minutes.

Artesanía

  1. 01LeatherTanned and stitched in workshops behind the shop fronts.
  2. 02CeramicsPainted plates and jugs, each town with its own pattern.
  3. 03GlassBlown and shaped by hand in furnaces on the lagoon.