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latin lover of venice museum pays tribute to casanova. fans and mommy the city of naples is the birthplace of pizza. and well this week we've been starting off in the capital cities of our featured countries and today it's rome a city positively teeming with history and culture ten million tourists visit. the eternal city every year sites like the kosi i'm drawing huge crowds but we're going to beat the queues shun the usual sights and show you a different side of the capitol after all when in rome do as the romans do. the historical heart of rome is world famous and a favorite with tourists. but few make it here to the old working class neighborhood of test stop show in the south of the city on its spacious piazzi as

the romans are left pretty much to their own devices. to stop the show lives on the tiber river once home to the old city or to its old gas ometer still looms tall the neighborhood has plenty of delightful surprises in store like the tram depot cafe it's set in an old tram car. the real story said marco and mary cecile federate meet here for coffee. they both lived in rome for years and have written numerous cookbooks together. i don't you know i doubt you can say in rome and italy coffee isn't a drink it's a custom an excuse to sit down with friends and take a break if you meet even if i don't know how is that i hear around you hanging your coffee with ice cubes and a special long goal but it shake and then you add a bit of sugar and serve it cold voice is that it. the two are friends and business

partners and both love the stillness of the orange dark they're both married to romans and experienced many tender moments here on the auburn team one of the seven hills on which the ancient city was built. was supposed to post this place is very romantic the romans come here and bring their fiances with them. if you don't so i feel as it was about me here for the lovely views that he's inclined. you know you can spend all day all night with that of the it and you when you're hot he and i yes he did. not far from the terrace of the orange garden you can. look through the keyhole of a building belonging to the order of malta and see st peter's basilica from a very different perspective. we'll stand say is home to an unusual museum at the center on

a monkey martini ancient roman sculpture on display in a formal coward play. maria teresa and mara uses c.e.o. love the contrast here between old and new. that he took to the and to their namely sculptures that once stood in the center of rome and that were excavated during an important ira in the city's history. the doing put down to me and the most were discovered at the end of the nineteenth century when grown take a middle east capitol. now she has for my copy that he died a. few people know that there is an entire art nouveau quarter in the northeast of the city these ornate buildings are located in the cartier copy did named after architect gino coffey that. he designed them in the early twentieth century.

budding artists find plenty of inspiration at the piano so i mean chill. trastevere is one of rome's trendier districts but there are still plenty of secluded spots like the piazza di santa cecilia named after the nineteenth century basilica. right next door the almost ready to restaurant serves up typical roman cuisine for these cookbook writers it's the perfect place to have dinner here they prepare food the traditional way just like they describe in their book. take this pasta dish. made with pecorino romano cheese and pepper. same their own. looks. a really easy pass to dish but it's not see. the same fish and it's tough to mix the source and to get the amount of cheese just right. it procured to satisfy a decided for my kill. meat dishes like oxtail. and tripe are

also typical for roman cuisine. would have been. only units of an animal like a cow a used i know roman craziness very focused on pots to talk generally as prized and it's created some really surprising dishes from the mere fact of the sentiment this impending. later we head to the southeast our day in the eternal city and at monaco deli acquittal and evening begins in the shadow of rome's ancient conquered . now you may have heard the name casanova before and many parts of the world is part of common everyday speech and often synonymous with womanizer but the man who's actually responsible for it jacko more custom nova was an italian philosopher and reisa from venice his autobiography called story of

my life is considered one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of european social life during the eighteenth century now a new museum in venice gives visitors a closer look at other aspects of casanova's life. a trip back in time to a more lavish era many say the city of lovers on the adriatic is the most beautiful in the world but not everyone knows that venice is also the birthplace of one of the most famous lovers of all time. casanova. he was born in this alley in seven hundred twenty five. a small marble plaque commemorates one of the city's most colorful sons. i admire him a lot his not only of lover i think but also his translator he bidets the lottery a fraud in france is so carders that he is the only prisoner that succeeded in

escaping the body if you've got a. clear who is a student who came from paris for two days to find out more about casanova and she happened to meet another shan kano poet who just opened the first museum dedicated to casanova. and they see me put he's think a lot of tourists take selfies in front of the plaque and say that's why i think venice should have more cost and over than this because people are curious about him and want to know more on the borders it does it on topic yes that is up at us with you know with. the not so pop i found in a kind of reggio district this is where the businessman found a space where the casanova museum which he financed himself. six rooms allowed visitors to explore who casanova really was more than just an

eighteenth century playboy. because on all the more formal casanova was much more a great writer a philosopher and musician and alchemy just and even a spy there's thought one of the. speer. multimedia technologies introduced the famous figure beginning with his youth in venice and continuing up to his death in seven hundred ninety eight cousin nova was a free spirit and an adventure his restlessness pushed him to travel throughout europe where he met important people of his day like french philosopher volatile and russian empress catherine the great. casanova's twelve volume memoir provides plenty of interesting insights into eighteenth century life but the venetian is mostly famous for his a rhotic escapades they've inspired countless films and helped turn casanova into a legend. a

smartphone app who guides visitors outside the museum in the footsteps of the famous lover. cousin of his mother was an actress this small porch is where he grew up in his grandmother's house later he said to have lived with his father by the grand canal in the pilot's piano. next the apt brings visitors to the piazza san mateo to the famous cafe floria this is where venetian high society met during casanova's lifetime. we have ended up in space so that it overcame her off a especially during the carnival of the study he said in one of our aims and flirted with women. there that he was one of venice is great characters and a highly refined man at argo but rather bored out of a salon over some other god. but casanova also had enemies in seven hundred fifty

five he was arrested by the inquisition and thrown into a dungeon. here in the doge's palace in a small cell with a lead roof the master of seduction was imprisoned for a year before managing to escape. he would later write a book about his flight over the rooftops it became a european bestseller and brought him plenty of adulation. settle down arthel now he has stayed here across this canal. and talk has a story of his flight definitely helped cause the nova make himself more interesting to many european aristocrats at the time and they would all by the better you know don't just want you to casanova also leads to this small taverns near the reality of bridge it's reputed to have been casanova's favorite and is the highlight for clare. his attracted to all and not only because he's very handsome

but also it's really a problem that i think he has so much confidence in himself and he has magic to come ace people. of course you shouldn't take everything in casanova's memoirs at face value but the hunt for clues is exciting and gives fans of the world's greatest lover a chance to discover a different side of then us. now it's time to feast your eyes on one of italy's pride and joy is the pizza we travel to naples to get a taste for tradition for three hundred years the city has been home to what is allegedly the world's best pizza after an eight year long fight for the staples inclusion in unesco's list of intangible cultural heritage it finally made the cut in twenty seventeen so let's find out what exactly makes up the odds of the pizza aioli. in the italian city of naples pizza making is an arts.

one that has been perfected over centuries and been exported around the world. in the old town you can get a pizza in every street corner. we took a little to see that. street food forever. it gets enough money time and it's the best league in the world by its own tenth poetry. t.v. chef gino sibylla was a star among the city's pizza makers by lunchtime the line of diners already extends out into the streets. forty three year olds are below and this trusty team served up around fifteen hundred pieces of a. surreal over there the craft as a boy from his family. said charlotte the basic rules were invented in naples and pizzas now made all over the world in endless varieties but no other place can look back on a three hundred year old tradition like naples does something. else the thing about

it on. the basic recipe is straightforward enough. you take flour water east and a dash of salt and leave them together to form the dough which is then left to rise for at least twelve hours. the resulting elasticities allows the dough to be harmed portions into balls. they inserted are also left to rise only denver's the p.c. although stretched them into thin disks. i did something to forget what was the first to flatten the dough with your fingers not only from above not cyclers. to the next i think it is the slap will. hit the dough in concert from one hand to the other destruction. but with suspender use a minimum of flour so it doesn't burn in the open. the classic neopolitan pizza has a simple topping of tomato sauce not so relevant basel. the baker didn't slides it into the oven which is wood fired. it turns the piece

a couple of times to ensure it even baking and then quickly pulls it out so it's ready to eat in just sixty to ninety seconds and crucially the pizza has to be soft enough to follow so can be. belden the hunt. was a success and it would be so you only are getting ever more prestige in recent years nowadays pizzas are on the menu at upscale restaurants too so in addition to the head chef the pizza you'll know is just one of the most i think it's a world right by the entrance to the old town is naples oldest pizzeria until you could pizzeria point out. there was a stand making and selling pizza in this spot way back in seventy thirty eight so. the pizza yellow makes sure the oven temperature does not stray outside the standard four hundred fifty to five hundred degrees celsius. if it's not a wood fired oven it's not near polishing pizza. general luciano lets his dough rise

for forty eight hours. the base has to be thin and soft enough crispy. the race crust for corn and shoni is another typical feature you couldn't put in a beer macross it should be no higher than two or three centimeters the florida. today naples is home to some three thousand pizza makers and gennaro luciano also trains aspiring p.c. only understood it catered to maintaining the tradition of authentic neo pilots and pizza with a bit of a fill in it i inherited their passion for pizza from my great grandfather my grandfather and my father. when i was thirteen i learned the art myself now i'm fifty seven and will pass it on to my children and grandchildren it's a tradition that should never be allowed to disappear from the rubble my feet even hollywood immortalize naples pizza making tradition julia roberts appearance in the end seek a pizzeria mckayla certainly added to the restaurant's popularity. or to go

with it we came here straight from the airport and we even brought our suitcases just to eat the pizza here by the duty to provide service that. there are only two . varieties here marinara and margarita both cost four euros peace is after all supposed to be nourishment for everyone and other parts of the tradition fostered by naples pizza makers. go to admit that made me a little bit hungry now that we've made our way around some of italy's biggest cities it's time to travel to the country's biggest island in fact it's the biggest island in the mediterranean sea sicily is an autonomous region of italy with its own particular culture the people that consider themselves sicilians first and italians second and the regions capital city of palermo you can enjoy wonderful weather all year round and also

a wealth of culture color mary delights and an exciting history. the picturesque capital of sicily palermo is surrounded by mountains and crystal blue sea. early in the morning only the fishermen are awake unloading that catch in a starry comma and they are convinced that this is the best place in the world. like this sicily is the most beautiful place on earth. the climate that people think the vegetables the fruits the fish everything. we have everything including beautiful women lead. a stroll around the historic center is best began at an intersection called quatro

canty all four corners up to the four richly decorated matching corner of buildings the traffic company's a high point of pearl computex. from the knights to the eleventh century pelham i was on the north african room the saracens use the old percent occur as a mosque. after them came the normans who built the present cathedral maria santissima last winter which is also known as the norman cathedral. cafe spin art or place a popular spot for a lunch break. if you want to do is the locals do eat while standing in the park. the food on offer include can only the most famous is syrian desert. it's made fresh air every day. so what is the feeling actually made up. because they've. been added to that we take reporter. add sugar. and then

mix it all together thoroughly. when the recruiter has reached the right consistency. we are a little pieces of chocolate i do with a watch it and then we fill the coalition house with a mixture of bacon. after a bite to eat it's time to visit the nearby tea outro mass email from maria callas to look ciano pavarotti many of the world's opera stars have sung here it's one of europe's biggest opera houses. tenor alessandra luciano loves the acoustics and the atmosphere of the theatre. i sing sing fifteen years so i've sung in the local theaters and every every time i sing a new one with this kind of research i can feel the power of that now it's already

in the history isn't that that's beautiful. the best way to round off the day is on montane pelligrino with its perfect view of thailand. with views like this pelham i was shown to enchant many more visitors. last but not least to show you just how varied is really is we travel from its southern tip far up north to the dollar mights for a final stop there get dana valley is a favorite haunt for skiers and snowboarders but there are also some more out that challenges for winter sports fans like scaling up an ice wall not for the faint hearted but the views are certainly captivating see for yourself. print taking this does and endless slopes the dolemite south to roll are a winter sports haven that can only be described in support of the tapes in a matter of minutes a lift takes you from the guard down the valley to the beasts nestling between the

three thousand meter high rocky peaks of long couple in the cell a group. of friends we have one of the most if not for the most beautiful ski areas in the world with all the slopes you can do more than just traditional skiing you can go cross-country skiing to ball going in bars climbing anything winter has to offer. in europe's largest ski region the super ski thousands of kilometers of slopes that all levels of difficulty connects twelve different ski areas no wonder it attracts tourists from all over the world. locals are only linked on the descent so low. you see that. that's why we come here since the ban is a buddhist grace. another winter sport that's gaining popularity in the region is ice climbing on the many frozen waterfalls like here at the thirty five metre high chair bellow waterfall into a gentle valley. on the other side the next highlight awaits the mountain guide who

bought marauder takes to terrorists to climb the inaugural a twenty metre high frozen waterfall the popular with climbers. very. experienced ice climber and mountain guide shows how it's done if. you put your motor in the middle. i'm a bit harsh i'm in right back to the middle and then a bit to the left then the right the icepick always stays in the middle of your ball. before the beginners get going and who got climbs ahead of them and attaches the safety rope to special hooks. and don't forget this just stop scratching the surface stick until it falls police barge. up to four people can be attached to the rope this is crucial most beginners lose

their grip on the ice during the first few attempts. the guy clears away those ice to make it safer. even for experienced mountain climbers ice climbing takes some getting used to driving the ice picks and crampons into the brittle ice keeps you warm despite the freezing conditions. but rather take small groups out all over the dolemite. you can do this on store things you don't leave any traces of the harbors and it always freezes differently it's never the same as it was last year he warns discover a new waterfall. one frozen before all but a frozen again this year. it's a great source of. some ice falls further on the doll in my clips have yet to be

climbs but it's a long way out to reach them ice climbing is enjoying a boom here in northern italy many false remain frozen for months. a trial course costs around one hundred twenty five euro and you can rent the necessary equipment just capitaine will give you a good taste of ice climbing. and so we have time for today but of course we'll be back with another top travel destination tomorrow you can also catch up on all your remarks shows online on our website d w dot com slash lifestyle or find us on instagram d w euro max serug and soon and chalfont now. takes time for spain and discover some of the lesser known attractions of the capital madrid take a trip but i'm not sure your strength is fit for

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