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When in Rome – Do What the Romans Do – Go to Frascati

October 1, 2022 Our Man On The Ground 0

Just half an hour’s drive or train ride from the centre of Rome is the medieval city of Frascati, one of several historic hill towns to the south-east of Rome collectively called ‘Castelli Romani’. It’s […]

Motoring

Living La Dolce Vita…with 13 horsepower

April 12, 2021 Our Man On The Ground 0

There are many things that sum up Italy. The endless kaleidoscope of Dolce Vita pastel colours – seen on everything from fading baroque churches to cashmere jumpers to exquisite mounds of ice cream – as […]

Trulli Enchanting – Puglia in Spring

May 19, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

The paradise of providence. That’s how I felt about Puglia in Spring. So fertile for its dry, hot climate. So uplifting with its masseria, the whitewashed farmhouses with their singular but solid shapes and spacious […]

European Travel

Chiesa Del Carmine

March 20, 2018 Our Man On The Ground 0

North of Rome in Orvieto I called in on the Palazzone Winery. Generating only 1% of Umbria’s wine output it has long since realised the real joy and rewards of concentrating on quality not quantity. […]

European Travel

Steaming Across Tuscany

June 28, 2017 Our Man On The Ground 0

Mark Nicholls steps back in time for a steam train tour across central Italy. The air sits heavy with the gritty aroma of steam; we can hear, and smell, the hefty black locomotive, even sense […]

Wine

Prosecco, Finer Bubbles And La Vita Bella

May 14, 2017 Our Man On The Ground 0

As I was travelling through the vineyards in the glamorous and stunning Trentino region of Northern Italy and thinking what would be the best wine to start the wine column with for OMOTG, it seemed […]