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This is a story of flour, eggs and heart. This is a story of a humble man, grown up with strong hands and a huge sense of humor. This is the story of Daniele Marziali, the anarchist bread maker. Being a blogger means meet people, man and women who work in this soulful land called Romagna, happy to share their stories…

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It’s early in the morning when we arrive at the Cubo Magico (magic cube), a visit center placed near the end of the Bevano River. This is one of the many access to the Regional Park of Po’ River Delta, a unique wetland that covers 54.000 hectares between Ferrara and Ravenna, two important cities of Emilia Romagna.…

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Romagna is a land of wines and mills. You can still find them, especially in the mountains, where passionate millers are working traditional grains but also ancient ones. The rediscovery of traditional breads in recent years lead to a new interest about the ancient grains: gentil rosso, senatore Cappelli and others.…

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Do you really know Ravenna? For some of you the right question would be, Do you know Ravenna at all? A Unesco site town that should be known all over the world for its wonderful gold and blue mosaics, its byzantine huge churches and its ancient history. But maybe Ravenna is more than that and, as Romans used to say,…

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Ancient libraries always had a very special charme for me. I had the chance to inherit a quite huge collection of books from my uncle. When I was a child, I used to spend hours just looking at those dusty volumes, peeping inside and try to figure out why that book was written and why my uncle decided to buy it. Old…

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Do you think archeology is something for old and boring people? Something so far away from us that is hard to imagine as really existed? Archeological sites in Italy are some of the best and most visited sites all over the world. Pompei or the Temples Valley in Agrigento. Emilia Romagna also has some interesting places…

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It could seem obvious. If you have always lived in a place and your family roots are there, you should know your town. But this is barely never an assumption. Most of the times you know the places you always go to: your borough, your office, the bar you eat your breakfast, the shops you see along the road from your…

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A tiny town, quiet enough to taste its slow rhythm, but very alive and full of history. Forli, founded by the romans as a military “castrum” and a point of control on the via Emilia (Emilia Romagna main road), had its major historical highlight in the medieval period. Mercuriale, the first abbot, founded the abbey…

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Have you ever asked yourself what you are really eating and what is behind the food that is in your dish? You might find it interesting especially when you have the chance to experience it directly with people working on that. Romagna has a very long coast: sandy beaches full of “ombrelloni” and children…

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Hemingway used to live in a parted house near the Havana, Cuba; Jack Kerouac, used to travel in secluded parts of the world with his Moleskine; I go to Casa Marola. Well, I do not want to create any parallelism between me and those two monsters of international literature, but if you are a travel writer, this is the…