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Spas & Thermal Springs: 3,000 Years of R+R Imagine…a glass in hand, a string quartet playing as you stroll through beautifully manicured gardens. A glass of water full of promises to enhance your wellbeing. The healing waters that gush from the Italian earth are drunk, soaked in and endlessly talked about. With a history ofContinue reading “Food Club: August 17-22”

August 10-15, 2021 It’s Time to Come to the Table! Eating together helps build understanding and strengthens the bond between us.It can foster an exchange of ideas, break down prejudices and connect us on a mostbasic human level. This is something Italians have recognized for centuries.At the table sharing, reaching, pouring wine and eating foodContinue reading “DC Restaurant Week”

POWER, PASSION, PRIDE, BRIBERY – The craziest horse race in the world! ANNUAL COMMUNAL DINNER PARTYSunday, August 15, 2021 at 6:00 PM Siena, Italy is the scene of an ancient ritual – one of the most exciting horse races in the world.  10 jockeys riding bareback, 3 laps and 70 seconds to win one ofContinue reading “PALIO DI SIENA”

Ferragosto: August Staycation with Mamma For the two weeks before and after the holiday of Ferragosto on August 15th, it seems as if all of Italy goes on vacation crowding the beaches and mountain resorts and leaving the cities virtually deserted. As with all other Italian holidays, food is the main attraction whether prepared forContinue reading “Food Club: August 3-8”