Lessons for Authentic Italian-style Espresso

Learn what over 12,000 YouTube viewers have already learned: how to make a real Espresso like you find in Italy.

The secret to a fine Espresso in the home is the machine and the operator. A bad Espresso machine operator equals an espresso full of acidic water. Done right, an authentic Italian espresso is an integral part of La Dolce Vita.

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Visit the La Dolce Vita caffes of Rome.

Visit the Historical caffes of Turin.

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Italy Travel: Naples My Way

What do people think of when they think of Naples?

Is it Pizza and Spaghetti?  

I experienced Naples first hand and I can tell you there's a lot more to Naples than Pizza and Spaghetti.  This city has such an amazing culture with all the architecture, ruins, beaches, people and exquisite foods.  Just walking down a street in Naples, one can appreciate the antique roads with a story and a history left behind.  I enjoyed promenading down these narrow roads with a gelato in my hand and looking at the beautiful architecture and vistas, I also enjoyed the friendly natives (i Napoletani) out on their balconies or usually on their vespas driving by and greeting me in their musical language of Italian.  I have been on many beaches and yet I can't seem to find one that compares to the beaches of Naples.  

I had the opportunity to take a cruise of the Mediterranean Sea and I will never forget the different shades of blue and green waters that looked like a scene in Homer's Odyssey.   I'll never forget the way the sun hit the white cliffs with multi-colored houses overlapping each other accenting the clear blue waters like pristine images from a postcard.  I think that everyone should get an opportunity to visit Naples.  It is very easy to open a book and learn about a city but when you actually travel you get to live the lifestyle that people only hear about and learn in text books.  It is very important to see the world the way it is supposed to be seen.   

An easy way to travel from Napoli (Naples) to Sorrento and Pompeii is by Circumvesuviana. This local train works its way around the Bay of Naples:

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Julie F.

Italy Travel: Christmas Markets and Celebrations in Italy

During the Christmas season in Florence there is an eruption of lights, colors, culture, and the always present Italian hospitality. Throughout the city, lights are strewn up and down avenues illuminating the beautiful architecture of Florence. Under the cover of darkness, the parade of lights that interconnect the Piazza della Signoria and Piazza del Duomo is a sight that will forever be imprinted in your mind. The Christmas fair in front of the Church of Santa Croce lets the mind, soul, and stomach indulge in all that Florence has to offer; with a little help from its european neighbors. Florence celebrates the birth of Christ in a way that exemplifies its status as The City of Enlightenment.

For more information visit Tuscany at a Glance on www.Webvisionitaly.com

Nathaniel

Italy Travel: My first espresso

My first experience with a true Italian espresso happened on my second trip to Italy. Waking up early for class one morning I was told that nothing would wake me up better than an espresso. Never having tried one, I gave it a try. I ordered one at an Italian caffe and sat outside to enjoy the sun on another beautiful Italian morning. The moment my taste buds began mingling with the espresso I was instantly awakened. The wonderful aroma which emanated from this compact cup sent my senses on a journey.

For more information visit Espresso on www.WebVisionItaly.com.

Nathaniel

Italy Travel: The Bay of Naples, a gift from God

I spent a life-altering week traveling among the islands of Capri and Ischia, Naples, Herculaneum, and Pompeii. I never knew the world could be as beautiful as around the Bay of Naples. The views, the commanding presence of Mt Vesuvius overlooking the peaceful town of Pompei close to 2,000 years after the eruption, the sunny, sunny days, the food, and best of all the people.

Pompeii made the greatest impact on me. The frozen casts of those citizens on that fateful day in 79 A.D. let the imagination construe a picture of fun and laughter, only to be shadowed by nature's supreme power. That was years ago and now approaching my senior year in college, I have since learned Italian, returned to Italy on two occassions, soon three. Italia, il bel paese.

Visit the Campania Channel on http://www.webvisionitaly.com/

Nathaniel

The Tyrrhenian Sea, the sea of Homer and Virgil

The Tyrrhenian Sea, the sea of Homer and Virgil, of Odysseus (Ulysses in Roman mythology) and his seemingly never-ending 20-year journey, of the nymph Calypso, of Aeneas on his way to follow his fate to found Rome, of Scylla and Charybdis, the two sea monsters who were situated on opposite sides of the Strait of Messina between Sicily and Italy, where the Ancient Greek civilization met Ancient Rome and the world was transformed, some 2,000 years later the sea of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and today the sea of scuba divers, beachlovers, and the in-the-know crowd

Calabria borders the sea, view this ancient land on Web Vision Italy.

Italy Travel: Tyrrhenian Sea--Beaches of Calabria

The portion of Calabria that adjoins the Tyrrhenian Sea is a spectacular region in southern Italy with world-class beaches: miles upon miles of white-pebble beaches and see-through aquamarine water. It brings to mind the Big Sur in California.

High on a bluff is Tropea, with shops and trattorias and some of the best vistas on earth.

The Hamptons driving you mad; do you feel that Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard
and Block Island are overwhelmed by the political class and their camp followers; Cape Cod too accessible--you owe it to your yourself to find paradise on earth, the beaches of Calabria.

For more visit the beaches of Calabria on www.Webvisionitaly.com