HeyJaredItaly by an Italian
A born-and-bred Italian's perspective on Italy, to help us look past the sometimes superficial representation of this very special country.
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Naples Guide (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowNaples isn’t for everyone. It’s a city that asks you to be open minded and fully present. If you struggle with pivoting and being flexible, it might not be the place for you. It can be dirty, messy, loud, delightfully chaotic, and sometimes it can be hard to see past some of its contradictions but, if you can, you’ll love it.Originally founded by the Greeks over 2,500 years ago, Naples is a very densely populated port ci
Essential Guide to Siracusa-Ortigia, Sicily (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowSiracusa is a stunning city on Sicily’s eastern coast that has been continuously inhabited for 3,000 years. Within it is the island of Ortigia — connected by three bridges — which corresponds to the city’s darling historical center.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eNOi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fi
Where to Eat in Florence: Top 10 Non-Italian Restaurants (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowNot everyone knows that Florence is and always has been a new home for many communities of foreigners from all over the world: China, India, Great Britain, the United States, Iran, Peru, and so many more.Through time, their presence has strongly influenced this city’s culinary offerings: English noblemen gratefully dining on curry at Harry’s Bar and Trattoria Cammillo in the previous century (see video below), exhausted club-goers replenishing themselves with döner kebab at 5am,
Where to eat on the Amalfi Coast and in Sorrento — without breaking the bank (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowThe Amalfi Coast is one of the most stunning places in the world — and it’s no secret. This means that it can be very crowded, that cost of everything is jacked up, and that, for professional foodies like you and me, finding delicious food at a reasonable price might take a little more work than usual.I’ve been researching and visiting the area for many years solo and with Curata Travel groups — we were actually there just <a href="
All roads lead to Links (September ‘26) (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowCiao from the Amalfi Coast! I’m here for a few days leading a group tour with Curata Travel. Today we took a boat out to Capri and Positano, tomorrow we’re visiting a historic lemon grove and doing a lemon-themed cooking class, and on Friday we’re visiting a cheese creamery to learn how authentic mozzarella di bufala is made. Make sure you’re following along on Instagram to see
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