I was instantly smitten with Padua’s Palazzo della Ragione. A building where history, art, law, politics and food have met for over eight centuries, it could …

Every day for the past 800 years a bright and lively market has been held in the heart of Padua. I am standing right in the …

OK, I hear you groan! Here she comes again, bemoaning her cushty Italian life, finding little niggles to complain about with all that beautiful architecture, millennia-old …

Here is a plateful of pure delight! These are the famous tortellini (or tortelli as they are locally known) of Valeggio sul Mincio. Mincio is a …

It is a universal truth that Italy is a place of beauty. Come here during wisteria season though and you will feel like you have …

Once a week I send my husband off to work, my little daughter to her playgroup and I get a feeling of elation. No, it …

It sounds really pretentious, but for the past couple of days we have been having white asparagus for dinner. And it looks like tonight will …

When I want to treat myself here in Italy, I order a cioccomenta. Or, if you would prefer its full name, try saying cioccolata calda …

The other day, as I was walking down Corso Fogazzaro in Vicenza, I found a secret place. Well, perhaps it is not so secret, as …

Well, Vicenza has been getting ready for Easter for a number of weeks now with church calendars celebrating the 40 days of Lent with different …