Monthly Archives: September 2017
To the Christmas table
We bring to your attention a brief map of Italy in the perspective of Christmas treats:
Let’s start from the north: Trentino Alto Adige makes sweet pastries for Christmas, such as Zelten Dzelten with candied fruit and Buchteln jam with jam filling, sprinkled with vanilla icing sugar, Spitzbuben and Lebkuchen cookies and jam. In the mountainous region of Val d’Aosta / Val D’Aosta, the “ancestor” of the famous panettone – Mecoulin “meculin” is put on the festive table: a sweet loaf with raisins. Continue reading
Driving Route: East Aosta Valley
East Aosta Valley
This valley is called central. It coincides with the course of the Dora and is directed first to the northwest, and then to the clean west, following the river from Pont Saint-Martan to Aosta along with the river. The central valley, as well as the side valleys (Valturnfnsch, Gressoney, Alias and Champorsche) form a separate territorial entity, with their own climatic and landscape features. Continue reading
