{"id":10418,"date":"2017-03-02T10:44:43","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T10:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walks.friday.ie\/?p=10418"},"modified":"2024-10-24T10:51:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T09:51:56","slug":"aperitivo-in-italy-what-it-is-and-how-to-enjoy-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/food-and-wine\/aperitivo-in-italy-what-it-is-and-how-to-enjoy-one","title":{"rendered":"Aperitivo in Italy: What it is & How to Enjoy One"},"content":{"rendered":"

“When in Rome, do as the Romans do\u201d is one of those maxims that tends to come in handy wherever you go, but it\u2019s especially informative in Italy where local festivals<\/a>,\u00a0seasonal eating<\/a>,\u00a0and a more relaxed pace of life are important parts of the culture. You can certainly visit without adopting any local habits and customs during your stay, but we don\u2019t recommend it.<\/p>\n

Perhaps our favorite Italian tradition\u00a0is the\u00a0aperitivo<\/em>, a drink\/light meal that takes place at the end of the workday as a kind of warm up to dinner.<\/p>\n

Despite the intensely regional character of Italian culture, this is one observance, along with Sunday mass and\u00a0soccer<\/a>, that you will find in almost every single town and city in the peninsula. If you don\u2019t take part when you visit you are missing one of the quintessential cultural expressions of Italy, not to mention the best way to\u00a0enjoy the sunset.<\/p>\n

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Cheers to spritz and good times.<\/p><\/div>\n

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