May 31, 2016
Flavours painting tutor, Robert Nelmes recalls an inspiring day trip to Marzamemi – a little fishing village in the south-east of Sicily Why Marzamemi? On my first painting holiday as a tutor with Flavours, I went to Sicily. As part of the holiday, we visited the old tuna port of Marzamemi which lies on the…
May 24, 2016
Where to find da Vinci in Italy Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest talents to emerge from the Italian Renaissance. Not only was he hugely influential as an artist and sculptor, he was an inventor, mathematician and engineer. Of course, he is most remembered for the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and…
May 13, 2016
Our top picks of Italian cookbooks, past and present: Jamie’s Italy – by Jamie Oliver Can you believe this book is over 10 years old? Jamie’s Italy was published in 2005 and is based on a tour of Italy Jamie took when he turned 30 years old. Travelling from the top to the toe of…
May 6, 2016
We all know that Italians are known for eating well… with their pizza, pasta and gelato. We think we know what Italians eat, but do we know how the locals actually eat? Here is our guide to eating like a local in Venice: 1. Venetian small sharing plates – cicchetti in bacari Spain is known…
April 22, 2016
Competition Time at Flavours Holidays! [Closed] We have teamed up with the lovely people at Lonely Planet to give away 3 copies of their latest cookbook, Italy From the Source. And that’s not all. To accompany this fantastic book, the 3 winners will also receive an Italian food hamper from Flavours Holidays At Flavours, we are…
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April 18, 2016
Authentic, light-as-a-feather gnocchi which makes a quick and satisfying mid-week meal.
April 15, 2016
All roads lead to Rome It was a quiet Sunday morning in Siena when we met our walking guide, Beppe. The Flavours team all gathered in the lobby of our hotel ahead of our day of walking along the Via Francigena. Our journey so far, well documented in Part 1, mainly consisted of meeting our colleagues…
April 8, 2016
All Roads Lead to Rome… Recently, Flavours Holidays had a pre-2016 season meeting in Tuscany. There have been a few new members of staff since Christmas, so getting together before another busy season begins was a great idea…although, there was a twist… Not only were we there to meet the whole team, but 2 days would be…
March 12, 2016
This risotto dish combines the classic flavours of refreshing lemon and seafood. Risotto Limone e Gamberetti is the perfect dish to get you in the mood for sunshine and sea views. Enjoy with a glass of crisp white wine and imagine you are eating al fresco in Italy. Happy days!
March 5, 2016
One of the most highly anticipated exhibitions of 2016 opens in London, March 5: Botticelli Reimagined. As one of the great Renaissance painters, Sandro Botticelli and his masterpiece The Birth of Venus (pictured above) has wowed art lovers and inspired artists for centuries. Botticelli Reimagined, at London’s V&A Museum, brings together over fifty of Botticelli’s artistic works rarely seen in…
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March 1, 2016
Are you the kind of traveller who wants to avoid tourist traps and crowds? Do you want to experience a more authentic version of Italy? Making the travel news headlines recently, the famous villages that make up the Cinque Terre on Italy’s Liguria coast will be ticketed from April to October 2016. The pretty pastel-coloured fishing villages dotted…
February 27, 2016
Spa breaks are so last decade. It’s time to treat yourself to a Pilates retreat in sunny Italy. Life is a little bit stressful these days. Do you sit at a desk all day? Are you constantly going from A to B, working long hours, and worrying about family life? Don’t worry there is an…
February 26, 2016
This week’s recipe is from Northern Italy. Pollo Dorato is comforting fried chicken and is a great sharing dish for family meals.
February 25, 2016
Matt is one of our Flavours photography tutors. He has developed our Photography holiday itineraries, and has been supplying many of the photographs for our brochure and website over the years, as well as producing our videos so he knows how to get the best from our locations in Italy. I caught up with Matt and…
February 24, 2016
Kicking off our ‘Wellbeing’ series, we asked one of our Pilates tutors to run through the basics. The secret is out. Pilates is the exercise of choice among some well known celebrities and they have been swearing by Pilates and its health benefits for years. We asked our instructor Diane Parrilla about her 3 favourite exercises…
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