Forget bacon and eggs. Leave expectations of pancakes and waffles at passport control. The Italian breakfast is much lighter, some may say meager, than what you might be accustomed to consuming.
We tend to take a small bite for breakfast and concentrate our culinary energies on pranzo (lunch). That’s not to say an Italian breakfast isn’t yummy, though. Our pastry shops, called pasticcerias, turn out tasty treats like cornetti (croissants) which are offered in a variety of variations, such as plain, whole wheat, filled with jam, stuffed with rich pastry cream, or slathered with Nutella. (Chocolate for breakfast! You gotta love Italy!)
Fruit-filled crostata, wholesome breads or grain-rich muesli are also common breakfast foods. Regardless of which treat you choose, richly-brewed coffee drinks are served alongside to wake you up and start the day off with a tasteful jolt. Fresh-squeezed juice (spremuta) is always available, too.
Of course, part of the joy of a vacation rental is the availability of a kitchen, so if your day just doesn’t seem to start off right without a heaping helping of pancetta affumicata e uova (bacon and eggs), you can still indulge in comfort. Supplies can be purchased at a supermarket or alimentari (deli shop).
The villages scattered all around the Cilento coast maintain a very ancient fishing technique, but non so closely tied to it than the pretty town of Pisciotta.
If you have searched the web looking for activities to do while vacationing on the Amalfi Coast, there is no doubt that you have already read about Mamma Agata and her incredible cooking school in Ravello.
Once you have peeled your eyes away from the stupendous scenery of the Amalfi Coast, one of the first things you’re bound to notice is the large lemons hanging from the trees.
The hills that surround the city of Salerno and stretch from the Amalfi Coast to the Cilento National Park give an extra-virgin olive oil with an intense colour and a unique fruity taste.
Agerola is known as "Città del Pane" - city of bread – nationwide popular brand that recognizes some Italian towns where this product assumes a special value due to the peculiar characteristics.
At Summer in Italy we do care about our guests, and this is why, in order to help you making your food shopping in Italy just perfect, we would like to share a few tips about high-quality local products.
Its unique and special characteristics, very much appreciated even abroad, gives the name to "Fico Bianco del Cilento": once dried, the sweet peel gets light yellow coloured rather than chestnut brown if oven-cooked.
Amalfi Coast
Sorrento Coast
Tuscany
Cilento National Park
Lake Como
Rome and Latium
Umbria
Capri and Ischia
Venice
Puglia (Apulia)
Liguria
Sicily
Lake Maggiore
Lombardy
Sardinia
Lake Garda
Abruzzo and Marche
Calabria
