While Christmas traditions change from region to region, over the festive season Italy's favourite ritual remains il presepio - the...

Italy is a country where children are treasured - they're named as such - tesori. One of Italy's most glorious of character traits is...

A biscuit with history. No such thing as a simple ' Amaretto ', this little brown biscuit comes packed with a past, it's fought battles...

Panettone's star partner. Star-shaped and golden, this traditional, Italian Christmas cake has it's official origins in Verona but long...

Serenely potent. Modena may be a small city in comparison, 175 000 residents, but the stretched piazze and wide pedestrian streets pack a...