Breweries:
Birrificio del Borgo (9) [Lazio]
Almond 22 (10) [Abruzzo]
Cuisine: Veal, lamb, pork & goat, hearty pasta dishes, cheeses, porchetta (roasted pig seasoned with herbs) , artichokes, chicory, tripe, salsiccia di fegato (liver sausage), legumes.
Dishes: Bucatini all'amatriciana (pasta in a hot red sauce with pork cheek), Abbacchio al forno (oven roasted lamb), Spaghetti alla Carbonara (a sauce with egg, cured pig cheek, and Pecorino cheese), Carciofi alla Giudea (fried artichokes), Arrosticini (lamb on a skewer), Rintroci (a long fresh pasta often served with a pork or lamb sauce).
Meats: Veal & lamb
Pastas: Spaghetti, gnocchi & penne
Cheese: Pecorino Romano, Pecorino d'Abruzzo, Caciocavallo abruzzese, caprini.
White Wines: Montefiascone and the Casteli |

Top: St. Peter's square at night.
Bottom: Villa d'Este. |