The Italy Mix is a weekly post about the most interesting Italy and Italy travel news and human interest stories around the Web. Here are our top picks for this week:
Lesser Known Rome: This brief video gives travelers ideas of less famous places to visit in Rome including Centrale Montemartini where ancient artwork on display in a decommissioned power station. (The Telegraph)
Bread Artisans: Altamura in Puglia may produce some of Italy’s best bread and is worth a trip. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Eating in the Jewish Quarter: When you think of Italy during the holidays, what images come to mind? (The Guardian)
Redipuglia Memorial: The military shrine, completed in 1938, is said to be the largest World War I shrine in Italy. (Stars and Stripes)
By Kathy McCabe
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