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Dear All,my friend Cristina and I are running an Italian Sourdough - Pasta Madre course in Glasgow.

Wed, 11/07/2012 - 07:27

Tartufi bianchi, mostra sulle mele antiche, percorso tra i funghi del monferrato, giro in mongolfiera, osservatorio astronomico, gonfiabili per bambini, spettacolo di acrobati ...

Wed, 09/29/2010 - 11:26

Talking about food with a friend from Tuscany yesterday ... in Piemonte in our stews and frittate  we use La Saporita but in Tuscany they use  the Zibaldone   Do you know/use this blends of spices at all? - Paola

Sun, 09/12/2010 - 05:51

The Festa dell Uva is on in our wee village.

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 08:13

Lu Monferrato, the village where I come from in Piemonte, has a small religious museum called Museo San Giacomo. The history of Lu is strictly intertwined with religion in all its manifestations: art, culture, day to day life and this is really wh

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 08:54

I need some advice.Which tea should I buy in Italy taht most resembles the one you find in the UK?Thanks! Paola

Tue, 08/18/2009 - 15:38

My husband and I are just back from a lovely weekend in London, where we went for an aperitivo in the wine theatre ( http://www.thewinetheatre.co.uk/ ) and I really recommend it.They ha

Wed, 08/05/2009 - 08:23

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Wed, 08/19/2009 - 06:38

HI, I used an excellent Electrical engineer in the Monferrato area, he is from Valenza, his name is Andrea Lenti. Look for him on Facebbok and get in touch, he will be able to give you a few tips! ( or look for him within my frioend, my name is Paola Pasino, I think there are two, I am the one with dark hair) Paola

Wed, 08/19/2009 - 06:33

Let me know if you need any help finding an architect. A good friend of mine, Enzo, is an architect and lives in Alba, we were at univeristy together, I would really recoomend him.http://www.archmastrangelo.com/ don't get scared by the conceptual web site, he can build! Paola 

Wed, 08/19/2009 - 06:16

The water surely plays a part in it, but Italian twinings does not taste the same as the one in the UK. So I do have to bring teabags over from the UK!Thanks everybody!Paola

Tue, 08/18/2009 - 15:36

Hi! Good luck!

Fri, 08/14/2009 - 06:13

We Italians do not get offended if you say no when you mean no! So just go ahead!

Fri, 08/14/2009 - 06:11

Beretta,I will send you a Pm with my email address. You can email me and explain which form exactly are you looking for, I can email the comune for you and see if that helps! Paola

Fri, 08/14/2009 - 06:07

antonietta, wehre will you go in Piemonte? we will be there at the same time, we are in Lu Monferrato ( AL) http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=via+sabbione,+lu,+15040&sll=45.674365,9.689885&sspn=0.0436,0.07699&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A Also, go to my website at: http://www.latoca.co.uk/page5.html and follow the links for tourist guides you will be able to download free guides for all the areas of Piemonte. They are quite well made, I printed them all and I keep a copy in our house in Lu.Paola

Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:26

Antonietta, i live in the Uk at the moment, in Glasgow, but we are hoping to relocate in about 4 to 5 years... I just started a phd so that will keep me here for that lenght of time! Will you be visiting Piemonte any time soon?Paola

Answer to: Buongiorno
Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:17

ben arrivato!

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Thu, 08/13/2009 - 08:23

Hi Adri, I am Italian but I live in Scotland. We are based in Monferrato, when in Italy. Where are you in Scotland? We are in GlasgowPaola