Italian Wine Beyond Tuscany: 3 Other Regions Worth Drinking In
Culture & History
We love Tuscany, too. But Italy has 20 wine-producing regions. Why should Chianti have all the fun? Head north, east, and very south from Tuscany for three deliciously different wine...
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The Only Country Celebrating the Autumn Equinox as a National Holiday
Culture & History
Many cultures have fall festivals, but only one makes the arrival of astronomical autumn a national holiday: Shubun no Hi. What’s more, Japan does it twice a year, also making...
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Gaudí at 100: Barcelona's Most Famous Architect "Raising the Roof" of the City
Culture & History
One hundred years after his death, Antoni Gaudí remains impossible to separate from Barcelona. The Catalan architect died on June 10, 1926, one of the most defining architects of any era,...
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