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When the “afa” strikes hard, locals tend to take their car or hop on a scooter and drive up to “i colli”, where temperatures are always lower and the leafy green offers a fresh solution for those seeking refuge from the truly suffocating heath of the most intense summer days. But since the hills aren’t always … More 5 urban oasis for seeking refuge on warm summer nights
Like you might have guessed, I am quite a fan of movies, Cineteca di Bologna and open air screenings. Therefore, could I restrain myself from writing a post about Sotto le stelle del cinema? Certainly not. This summer, most of the program is a tribute to Italian cinema, from famous titles of the sixties’ and fifties’”Commedia all’Italiana” to some more recent productions. I … More 5 movies that will make you travel all across Italy from Piazza Maggiore
Yesterday was partita day, and years of experience taught me that it is useless to display any detachment or mental independence from the biggest ritual of the Country: you’d end up alone in your living room feeling sad while everyone else gathers in front of the tv screen, like old farmers gathering in front of a … More Nothing is created, nothing is destroyed, art is recycled (in the country): Sementerie Artistiche
The last days of june are usually the warmest of the year. And they are also the days when Il Cinema Ritrovato takes place. This particular coincidence is a real curse for me: every year my cinéphile soul must fight against my heath-fearing, unusually pale body. But stuffing oneself with licorice and mineral salts is … More Paradise for cinephiles and bon vivants: Il Cinema Ritrovato
«Only you can wear that, darling, with that lovely thin figure of yours». They have the rare gift of complimenting you in hyperbolic ways, with you knowing they can’t be honest and simultaneously, happily sinking into that sea of sheer, unapologetic flattery. They are Fratelli Broche, performing artists and owners of the vintage shop with the same name in … More Indulging in a vintage feast: Fratelli Broche
The Red City got quite a reputation for gelato in the latest years, and with some reason. Under the arches of Bologna, you can actually taste some pretty delicious ice cream, with new shops popping up and traditional landmarks stepping up their game in order not to be overshadowed by the newcomers. But when it comes … More Gelato: the Top 5 in Bologna
Small and cute and unusually bright and cheerful for the otherwise darker and scruffier Via Del Pratello, this is my current The Place. I used to call it Alimentare Watson (a pun inspired by the iconic – and never actually pronounced – Sherlock Holmes’ motto «Elementary, my dear Watson»), because that was what was written on … More Pizza al taglio? Alimentary, Watson
A perfume that echoes love? Here you are. A scent to make you experience pure bliss? There you go. Something rounder, less spiced, slightly fruity, a little bit softer, but sensual, and yet delicate, by no means impersonal, and oh, also, possibly reminiscent of a certain feeling of longing? Lady (or Sir), you’re served. Antica Profumeria del … More Getting lost in scent paradise: Antica Profumeria del Sacro Cuore
Want a definition for the perfect comfort food on a saturday lunch? First, you need to step out of your home. Then walk or ride to Piazzetta Pasolini and Piazzetta Anna Magnani, aka the courtyard and gourmet dehors of the local Cinématheque, and there you are. Il mercato della terra is one of the several … More Chestnut soup + farmers’ market = Saturday’s comfort delight
Hidden between Via San Vitale and Strada Maggiore, lies a tiny, porched street where everyone seems to know each other and food comes first. Two famous restaurants (Da Maro and Scacco Matto) and a typical osteria (Osteria Broccaindosso) attract the usual crowd of students, residents and tourists. But there’s also a little gem of a trattoria that nobody seems … More A little magic Barrio Style: L’antica Trattoria della Spiga
Flaneur in Bologna 