Tag: Leece

• Wine Travel Destination: Puglia, Italy

  This magical wine destination is a thin peninsula packed tight with stunning beauty and surrounded by some of the bluest waters in Europe. Flanked by two seas, magical Puglia is a thin peninsula packed tight with the same attributes that attracted us to Italy decades ago: It’s an undiscovered land with an enviable quality of…

  Valerie Knott

  19/10/2015

  Culture and Traditions, Events, Food and Wine

  Award winning Wines, Beach holidays, Culture, Dancing, food, gotoitaly, Holidays, Italy, Leece, Manduria, personalised tours, Pizzica, Puglian Wines, Salento, Salento Wines, wine, Wine tours

• Puglia – Best travel destination as voted for by National Geographic!

  Although I’m a little biased, I have to agree with the latest accolades coming from National Geographic. They have put together a list of ‘must-see’ travel hot spots for this year, and Puglia is amongst those culturally rich, destinations. This is what National Geographic have to say on Puglia. Puglia – Where Old Ways Still…

  Valerie Knott

  06/02/2015

  Cities, Culture and Traditions, Events

  Alberobello, Culture, food, Holiday destination, Italian blogs, Italian Culture, Italian food, Italian Traditions, Italy, Leece, Masseria, National Geographic, Puglia, Top holiday spots, Traditions, wine

• Purcidduzzi – Traditional Festive Treats

  Purcidduzzi is a very popular sweet treat and is enjoyed by many Italian families around Christmas, and well into the New Year. Traditionally, the last sweet treat is eaten on 17th January, in celebration of Sant’Antonio Abate, who is depicted with a pig bedside him. That is why, locally, these small elongated balls are known…

  Valerie Knott

  20/12/2014

  Culture and Traditions, Food and Wine

  Italy, Leece, Puglia, Purcidduzzi, Sweet fried dough balls, Traditional Italian Christmas treats, Traditional Italian recipe