Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Info about, for or on Italian "fast food" in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: XX MONTH 2014)

Here are some links about, for or on Italian "fast food" in Italy:

ITALIAN "FAST FOOD"
DISCUSSIONS/FORUMS
    RELATED
    VIDEO
    • Italian Fast Food: Spleen Sandwich – "In Sicily’s capitol, Palermo, fast food is available on nearly every corner with nary a golden arch in sight. People fill their bellies with chickpea fritters, fried rice balls…and even spleen sandwiches" – Nancy Greenleese – Source: PRX (Public Radio Exchange) – "is an online marketplace for distribution, review, and licensing of public radio programming. PRX is also a growing social network and community of listeners, producers, and stations collaborating to reshape public radio."
    • X – ""  – ""– Source: X – ""
    MISCELLANEOUS
    * = Blog entry has been updated.

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    The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

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    That's it for Wednesday, 28 May 2014: mercoledi, 28 maggio 2014

    Ciao, Ben

    Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy. 

    Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

    "Mangia! Mangia!"
    "Eat! Eat!"

    When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs:
    Friends and Family in Italy

    Going to Spain, read my new blog:     Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

    Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

    (LAST EDITED/UPDATED: XX MONTH 2014)

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    Wednesday, May 21, 2014

    Info about, for and on the do's and don'ts of Italy

    (LAST EDITED / UPDATED: 13 AUGUST 2016)

    Here are some links about, for and on some of the do's and don'ts of Italy:

     DOS AND DON'TS
    RELATED
     VIDEOS 
    • Source: YouTubeIT – "Language: English • Country: Italy"
      • 5 THINGS you should NOT do in Italy, plus sketches (with Dannie Zac) – "First of all, sorry for my terrible pronunciation! I didn't know I sounded like that while speaking English... I don't even think that's English...Second, hope you enjoyed anyway!"– Published on Jul 22, 2013 – by: Mirokia
      • Italian Culture Tips: What not to do  – "Category: People & Blogs" – Published on Jul 27, 2015 – by: Prepare to Serve!
      • Steve's Travel Tips 3- What not to do in Italy – "Ever wonder what you should NOT do when going to Italy? Steve has the answers. Get travel advice and hear the insightful commentary of Steve Perillo, CEO of Perillo Tours one of the most popular tour providers from America to Italy for over 65 years." – Published on Sep 28, 2012 – by steveperillotips
      • Visit Italy - The DON'Ts of Visiting Italy – "Visiting Italy is an amazing experience whether you are seeing the Roman ruins throughout the country in places like Rome or Naples, but for all the amazing things you should do in Italy (visit Venice, Florence, Rome, Ravenna, Amalfi Coast, eat until you explode) there are things you DON'T DO when you come to Italy & Here are our 12 things NOT TO DO in Italy when you are traveling Italy." – Published on Nov 12, 2016 – by: Wolters World
        • Visit Italy - The DON'Ts of Visiting Rome, Italy – "We All Know What the Best Sights to See in Rome are, but what about the things you shouldn't do when you go to Rome? Here we give you 5 things you shouldn't forget to do when you go to Rome." – Published on Aug 27, 2016
      • RELATED
      • X – "" – X – by: X
    MISCELLANEOUS
    * = Blog entry has been updated.

     For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

    The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

    Please note: If you want me to reply to your comment or request any further information by email, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

    NOTE: If you want to leave a comment, please leave it in ENGLISH !

    Broken links: Since November, 2005, I have written over 635+ blog entries with 1,000's of corresponding links/URLs for Moving2Italy2, covering a varied and wide range of topics. In the event if you come across a broken link or a non-functioning link/URL, please post a comment and report the non-functional link. I wish to thank you in advance for assisting me in the ongoing maintenance and the updating of this successful and informative blog.

    Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

    That's it for Wednesday, 21 May 2014: mercoledi, 21 maggio 2014

    Ciao, Ben

    Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy. 

    Today’s quote is an Italian proverb / saying, author unknown.

    "Tempo al tempo."
    "All in good time."

    When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs: Friends and Family in Italy

    Going to Spain, read my new blog:     Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

    Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

    (LAST EDITED / UPDATED: 19 NOVEMBER 2016)

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    Wednesday, May 14, 2014

    Info about travel safety and health when traveling to and from Italy and beyond

    (LAST EDITED / UPDATED: 6 JUNE 2016)

    Here are some links about about travel safety and health when traveling to and from Italy and beyond:

     TRAVEL SAFETY AND HEALTH
    RELATED
    MISCELLANEOUS
      * = Blog entry has been updated.

       For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

      The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

      Please note: If you want me to reply to your comment or request any further information by email, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

      NOTE: If you want to leave a comment, please leave it in ENGLISH.

      Broken links: Since November, 2005, I have written over 635+ blog entries with 1,000's of corresponding links/URLs for Moving2Italy2, covering a varied and wide range of topics. In the event if you come across a broken link or a non-functioning link/URL, please post a comment and report the non-functional link. I wish to thank you in advance for assisting me in the ongoing maintenance and the updating of this successful and informative blog.

      Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

      That's it for Wednesday, 14 May 2014: mercoledì, 14 maggio 2014

      Ciao, Ben

      Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy. 

      Today’s quote is an Italian proverb / saying, author unknown.

      "A chi vuol fare, non manca che fare."
      "To him who is determined it remains only to act."
       
      When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs: Friends and Family in Italy

      Going to Spain, read my new blog:      Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

      Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

      (LAST EDITED / UPDATED: 6 JUNE 2016)

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      Location: 52048 Montagnano Arezzo, Italy

      Wednesday, May 07, 2014

      Info on 2014 events and festivals (feste or sagre) in the province of Arezzo

      (LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 14 NOVEMBER 2014 AM)

      Here are some links for 2014 events and festivals (feste or sagre) mostly in       the province of Arezzo in the region of Toscana (Tuscany), Italy but there will be exceptions:

      The 10 provinces of Toscana are the following with their respective two digit provincal code in brackets:

      1. Arezzo (AR)
      2. Firenze (FI)
      3. Grosseto (GR)
      4. Livorno (LI)
      5. Lucca (LU)
      6. Massa-Carrara (MS)
      7. Pistoia (PT)
      8. Pisa (PI)
      9. Prato (PO)
      10. Siena (SI)
      EVENTS / EVENTI IN THE PROVINCE OF AREZZO
      FESTIVALS (FESTE) / FIERE (FAIRS) IN THE PROVINCE OF AREZZO
      • NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
        • TBA
      MONTHLY MARKETS/ANTIQUE MARKETS OR FAIRS/SPECIALTY MARKETS
      • ANTIQUE MARKETS OR FAIRS
        • Fiera Antiquaria di Arezzo (Antique Fair) – On the first Sunday of the month and the preceding Saturday – Location: Within the city walls of Arezzo, within the province of Arezzo (AR) – In English, Italian
          • Dates: 1 - 2 November
          • Dates: 6 - 7 December
        • Lucca Mercato dell'Antiquariato (Antique Market) – On the third Sunday and the Saturday before – Location: Within the city walls of Lucca, within the province of Lucca (LU)
          • Dates: 15 - 16 November
          • Dates: 20 - 21
      • MONTHLY MARKETS
          • Date:  9 November
          • Date: 14 December
            • Date: 30 November
            • Date: 28 December
      • SPECIALITY MARKETS
        • TBA
      SAGRE (FOOD SPECIALTY OR THEME) IN THE PROVINCE OF AREZZO
      • SAGRE
      • FOR OTHER SAGRE, please check LISTS below or Toscana e Tirreno – In English, Italian
       LISTS
        •  local festivals / provincia di arezzo – [includes sagre and other events] – Source: WWW.TUSCANYDIRECT.IT – "Holiday apartments in Pari, Southern Tuscany"
        •  Monthly Calendar of "Le Sagre" in Maremma – Please scroll down to this section of the web page – Please note: Be aware that this calendar is not current – Source: Maremma, Tuscany Travel Guide – "Maremma's beauty will capture your heart, Her wildernesses touch your soul."
        • sagreinitalia.it – "Il portale delle sagre, fierre e manifestazioni tradizionali" – In Italian Only
          • Under "Dove" (where), select "Toscana" or whatever region you are interested in or planning to go to
          •  Under "A partire da :", select time frame
          •  Under "Che cosa:", select type of event, feste, sagre, etc.
        • Sagre e Feste in Toscana – Some events in English but mostly In Italian –Source: Saimicadove.it – "Il Portale per Vivere la Toscana" – Please note: The Italian version provides more detail and events. – See above Events in Tuscany
        • Sagre in Toscana – This listing is In Italian Only – Source: Azzurro Vacanze – In English, Italian
        • Sagre in Toscana – By month and by province – In Italian Only – Source: GIRAITALIA.it
      • TBA
        GOOGLE MAP/GPS REFERENCES TO SAGRE E FESTE IN TOSCANA
        • Toscana e Tirreno – In English, Italian
          • Tutte le sagre e feste di Toscana: 2013 – Events: In Italian Only
            • Feste e sagre ad Arezzo
            • Feste e Sagre a Firenze
            • Feste e Sagre a Grosseto
            • Feste e Sagre a Livorno
            • Feste e Sagre a Lucca
            • Feste e Sagre a Massa Carrara
            • Feste e Sagre a Pisa
            • Feste e Sagre a Pistoia
            • Feste e Sagre a Prato
            • Feste e Sagre a Siena
        LISTS FOR TOSCANA/TUSCANY
        • Maremma Sagre – "Wine and Food Festivals" – "The Monthly Calendar of "Le Sagre" in Maremma" – Please note: As of this date, 2010 dates are be shown on this "Monthly Calendar"– Source: The Maremma Guide – "Maremma's beauty will capture your heart, Her wildernesses touch your soul."
        SOURCES / LISTS
        • Cortona Events - 2014 – Preliminary – Source: Tuscan Treasures  – ". . . aims to help you discover and enjoy to the fullest the less-travelled venues of Tuscany, in particular the hilltowns which are marvelous fonts of a rich and cultured lifestyle."
        • EVENTI UNICI DI OGGI (Today's events) – In Italian Only – Events by month under "CALENDARIO EVENTI A FIRENZE" – In Firenze and the province – Source: Digi space.it – "il portale dei divertimento"
        • Eventi e Sagre – "Estate (summer) 2014 " – "Eventi, Fiere, Sagre, Mercatini, Manifestazioni, Ricette..." – In Italian Only – Source: eventiesagre.it
          • From the home page, select Eventi
            • On the next screen, you can make multiple selections from Categoria (category), Sezione (section), Mese (Month), Regione (region), Provincia (province), Città (City)
            • For events in Toscana (Tuscany), please select the following:
              • Under Sezione, select Feste or Sagre
              • Under Mese, select the specific month you are looking for
              • Under Regione, select Toscana or another region in Italy
              • Under Provincia, select one of 10 provinces
              • Under Città, select the city of the event or leave blank
        • Eventi e Manifestazioni in Italia (Events and Entertainment) – "Guida completa a feste, sagre, fiere, mercatini e manifestazioni." – By Region – Please note: The Italian version provides more detail and events. – Source: Paesi on Line – In English, Italian
        • EVENTS – Source: The Florentine – "The English speaking local newspaper in Florence"
        • Feste per un anno – In Italian Only – By Month – Source: Unicoop Firenze
        • Festivals in Tuscany 2013 – "Tuscan fairs, Tuscan festivals, folklore, sagre, feste and events in Tuscany - a Tuscany festival calendar"
        • FolleRumba Eventi – In Italian Only – Source: web site
        • Main Events – this a partial listing of events in the province of Arezzo – Source: Apt Arezzo – "agenzia per il turismo" – In English, Italian – Italian version contains more information
        • sagreinitalia.it – "Il portale delle sagre, fierre e manifestazioni tradizionali" – In Italian Only
          • Under "Dove" (where), select "Toscana" or whatever region you are interested in
          • Under "A partire da :", select time frame
          • Under "Che cosa:", select type of event, feste, sagre, etc.
        • From the web sites of the APT (agenzia per il turismo) for the various provinces of Toscana. Please note: The Italian version provides more detail and information about the respective events in their respective province.
          • In the province of Arezzo, Eventi e manifestazioni – In English, Italian
          • In the province of Firenze, from the main page of apt FIRENZE – In English, Italian – select Eventi
          • In the province of Grosseto, from the main page of Agenzia per il Turismo della Maremma (Grosseto) – In English, German, Italian – select EVENTS
          • In the province of Livorno, from the main page of Costa degli Etruschi – "mediterranean tuscany" – In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish – select from "events of this month" section of the main web page
          • In the province of Lucca, from the main page of APT LUCCA – select your language preference: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish – and then, click on the section titled, "Events Calendar", then, please enter your "Search" criteria
          • In the province of Massa Carrara, there is no separate page on the APT MASSA CARRARA web site for events – In English, French, Italian
          • In the province of Pisa, there is no separate page on the APT PISA web site for events – In English, Italian
          • In the province of Pistoia, from the main page of AGENZIA PER IL TURISMO ABETONE PISTOIA MONTAGNA PISTOIESE – In English, German, Italian (Please note: While it states an English and German version, only Italian works) – select Eventi
          • In the province of Prato, from the main page of APT PRATO – In English, German, Italian – select Events 
          • In the province of Siena, from the main page of Terre di Siena – In English, Italian, Japanese – select Eventi
        EVENTS/FESTE/SAGRE OUTSIDE OF THE PROVINCE OF AREZZO
        • INFORMATION
          • The Umbrian Sagra Survival Guide – Rebecca Brigolante – NOTE: Much of what Rebecca writes applies to sagre in other parts of Italy. The main difference is the duration of the sagra in Umbria. – Source: Brigolante Guest Apartments – "Agritourism in Umbria – Vacation Home Rental Near Assisi" – In English, French, German, Italian
        • EVENTS/EVENTI
          • EVENTS IN THE PROVINCE OF SIENA
            • AUGUST
                • TBA
            • EVENTS IN UMBRIA
              • COMING
                • TBA
              • Please check "LISTS" below for other events in Umbria
          • FESTE (FESTIVALS) / FIERE (FAIRS)
            • FESTE IN THE PROVINCE OF PISA
              • AUGUST
                • Volterra AD 1398 – Medieval Festival – Dates: 17 - 24 August – Location: within the walls of Volterra (PI) – PROGRAMMA 17 e 24 Agosto [PLEASE NOTE: THE "PROGRAMMA" IS IN ITALIAN ONLY!] – NOTE: ADMISSION IS CHARGED – Source: web site – In English, Italian
            • FESTE IN THE PROVINCE OF SIENA 
              • AUGUST
            • FESTE IN UMBRIA
              • AUGUST
                • TBA
              • Please check "LISTS" below for other feste/sagre in Umbria
          • SAGRA/SAGRE
            • SAGRE IN THE PROVINCE OF SIENA
              • AUGUST
                • TBA
              • SAGRE IN THE REGION OF UMBRIA
                • COMING
                  • TBA
                • Please check "LISTS" below for other feste/sagre in Umbria
            • LISTS
            RELATED
            MISCELLANEOUS
            * = Blog entry has been updated.

            For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

            The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

            Please note: If you want me to reply to your comment or request any further information by email, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

            NOTE: If you want to leave a comment, please leave it in ENGLISH.

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            Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

            That's it for Wednesday, 7 May 2014: mercoledì, 7 maggio 2014

            Ciao, Ben

            Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

            Today’s quote is an Italian proverb / saying, author unknown.

            "A chi la riesce bene, è tenuto per savio."
            "He who succeeds is reputed wise."

            When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs: Friends and Family in Italy

            Going to Spain, read my new blog:

            Info About, For or On Spain– a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

            Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

            (LAST EDITED / UPDATED: 14 NOVEMBER 2014 AM)

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