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So, you’ve booked your villa in Italy and you are excitedly planning what you are going to see and do during your vacation but what about the most important thing? What are you going to eat on your holiday in Italy? Well, to help you out, we have compiled a list of at least one of the key dishes, wines, products, or treats per location that you should make a point to sample in Italy based on your destination in question. So, consult our list and start planning a delicious getaway today...

Amalfi Coast

You’ve booked a villa on the Amalfi Coast and you’re lazing about by the sea, soaking up the sun, and generally taking things slow so the seafood is, of course, a must! Cetara’s anchovies, scialatielli (a shorter kind of spaghetti) topped with a variety of shellfish, and risotto with all kinds of seafood are all good options. Plus, be sure to enjoy incredible local wines like those from Ravello and keep things light by cleansing your palate with sorbet made from the area’s famous lemons before finishing meals with a glass of their beloved limoncello!

Continuing to showcase Italy’s charms and cinematic beauty, Netflix’s Ripley released on the 4th of March 2024 on Netflix only adds to the endless reasons to book a villa in Italy as soon as is physically possible. Using our comprehensive guide to the filming locations and destinations of the show, plan your own chic adventure in Italy but do note that there may be mild spoilers from things implied so read on with caution if you have not finished it yet!

Netflix’s new limited series, an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1995 novel, The Talented Mr. Ripley, once again showcases some of Italy’s most remarkable destinations, though with a gritty and Hitchcockian filter. Anthony Minghella’s 1999 movie adaptation of the same name, starring Matt Damon and Jude Law, elegantly displayed the laconic pleasures of holidays on the coast in the south of Italy as well as the cosmopolitan delights of her most famous cities while Ripley opens with some rather ominous shots of details of Rome’s lush and plentiful architectural and sculptural figures.

One of the most important things for a majority of travellers who choose to vacation in Italy is the food. The country is impossibly famous for it and for good reason. Classic Italian dishes form a backbone of the diet of people all over the world today due to the simple and often inexpensive ingredients and rich flavours that come from this cuisine steeped in hearty peasant cooking traditions. However, it’s not simply pretentious to say that the Italian food in Italy hits different, it is a fact. So, if you really love Italian food then you need to book a villa in Italy and head there for a holiday to start sampling the authentic version for yourself.

When it comes to particular dishes, each region has its own specialities and strengths but you’ll often also find that the mainstays are great no matter where you go. Take, for example, pizza. You’re sure to find great pizza in pizzerias and restaurants all over the country. But if you're a serious pizza-lover looking to really do it justice and experience it in its birthplace, Naples and Rome are the key destinations that you’ll want to keep in mind.