It's time for the second installment of Life Abroad's "Summer Around the World" Series, this time featuring the delicious Italian blog "Ciao Down". Em and GC are an adorable couple from San Diego/New Jersey who moved to Italy to experience life abroad. Their blog is filled with the most delicious food photography and chronicles their adventures throughout Italy and the rest of Europe!
Emily was kind enough to tell us how Italians celebrate summer!
Emily in Italy!Where do you live?
Bologna, Italy during the year, and in the summertime we escape to a little beach town along the Adriatic called Fano.
What is your idea of a perfect summer day?
A table set up in the shallow end of the sea, with some beach chairs set up around it for you and your friends. Then having the beachfront barista delivering your drinks directly to you in the water. That's the perfect summer day.
What is the summer weather typically like in Italy?
Italy in general can be extremely hot in the summertime. Most Italians escape to the seaside to avoid the heat.
Is there a special summer food that defines your country?
Prosciutto melone (meat wrapped around cantaloupe) and cozzo e vongole (buckets of mussels and clams). Also, Aperol Spritz (Aperol with Spumonte or Prosecco).
GC "ciao-ing down" on some cozzo e vongoleWhat do people in your area of Italy do to "beat the heat"?
All the Italians in Bologna escape to the beach for the entire month of August. If you come to Bologna at that time, all the stores are closed and it's just you and the tourists, it's a ghost town. All around Italy it's more or less the same thing, everyone escapes to the beach.
Please list five things visitors to Italy should experience this summer.
~ The Amalfi Coast
~ Granite di limone
~ Movies in the Piazza
~ Notte Bianche's - The summer party that cities in Italy throw
~ Any seafood dish cooked on the coast
Prosciutto meloneThank you Emily and GC for giving us a view of summer in Italy!
10 comments:
the pictures says it all. thanks for the effort of sharing this to us H.
I really enjoyed this post, especially because it lead me to their blog. My boyfriend is from Bologna, which is such a beautiful city. It's great seeing their perspective and reliving a few favorite bits of the city.
Wow... living in Italy sounds so heavenly! I could do with some prosciutto melone right now!
Saskia x
I wonder how prosciutto melone tastes like...
Looks like Heaven to me!
I really love this idea for a series! One of my best friends is in Bologna right now, and I've never been to Italy, so I'm starting to feel the itch. What a great post!
so jealous of their little life in italy. and the month long vacation in august!!
The melon looks so good! lol I think your idea of this series is excellent..cant wait to see where we are going next!
Hey Em- any surfing in Italy that you could add to your perfect summer day? ;)
Italy is one of the best destinations for summer holidays. There are lots of outstanding places but I would like to recommend visiting Sardinia because it is the most charming island in Italy I really like this destination. Moreover, if anyone wants romantic vacation try to visit Venice and Florence.
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