One of the first things you will be needing to do after you arrive is prepare and submit all the documents to get your Permesso di. Siggorno. I’m sure you heard about it a great deal, and saw lots of stories about how much people dread it. Honestly, it is not all that terrible. A […]
In July of 2018 we took a trip to Stockholm, Sweden to play tourist and visit our good friends Lasse and Marina. They are friends we met in Italy who have a vacation home there. First, my great thanks to both of them. They were the most gracious and generous hosts, taking days off to
Rocca Calascio While you may not have heard of Calascio, you have very likely seen its famous Castle (Rocca Calascio) many times in movies. Probably most famous is its appearance in the movie Ladyhawk, and more recently in the Name of the Rose, and of course many many promotional videos encouraging you to visit Italy.
Ratafia, secondo l’etimologia popolare più diffusa, deve il nome all’espressione latina medievale “Ut Rata Fiat” usata dai notai per sancire la conclusione di un accordo. Altri la fanno derivare da “Pax Rata Fiat”, adoperata in contesto militare per suggellare la pace tra parti nemiche.In entrambi i casi, ratificato il patto, le parti coinvolte brindavano
