Mat & Dryck
Treat yourself to the taste buds on the trip. It adds a further dimension to your travel experience.
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Italy is packed with genuine restaurants, which could make it hard to choose. That’s why we want to recommend Il Leccio in Sant'Angelo In Colle...
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Visiting a vineyard is a good way to learn more about wine and the process of producing the delightful drink. We visit the winery and meet...
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Montalcino is a medieval town in the south of Tuscany. Here, on the top of a mountain, there is, among other things, a fort housing a wine shop....
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Many would say that buzzing insects is a bad thing in summer, but the fact is, without bees we would not exist. And once they’ve done their thing...
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The peppermint rock is a true national celebrity in the world of sweets, and it is no secret which town it originates from. Gränna, located...
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One of the foremost winemakers in the world can be found in the town Rüdesheim am Rhein, along the longest river in Western Europe – the Rhine....
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Along the river Mosel there is an abundance of eye candy and picture postcard views for you to enjoy. We will stop in the small town of Cochem...
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The reasons why Ulvön is called the Mecca of fermented herring are many. We speak to Ruben who works at Ulvöns Lilla Salteri. The best raw...
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It‘s a little strange that Swedes both throw and import enormous quantities of apples. Spontaneously, it feels like a waste of resources. We have...
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The Champagne district has about 5000 wine producers and makes the world-famous and beloved bubbles. This is the location of, among others, AU36...
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A plant that thrives in Bohuslän’s salty environment is sea buckthorn, also called Nordic passion fruit by some. Sea buckthorn gets its name from...
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High-class beef production is unfortunately not becoming more common, except at Ejmunds Gård. The animals there only eat food that is free from...
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Just under an hour south of Kopparberg is one of Sweden’s best-preserved small towns, Nora. The well-known and famed market here is still being...
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Mackmyra produces many kinds of whisky. MD Magnus Dandanell takes us on a guided tour through the distillery and tells us that whisky is one of...
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Marsjö Gård is located 30 minutes north of Borgholm. An ostrich breeder with a café, restaurant and farm shop. Experience farm life or buy some...
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Wannborga is something as unusual as a Swedish vineyard. The large vineyard, own wine cellar and distillery make Wannborga unique in Sweden. Red...
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There has been fishing trade in Feskekôrka (Fish church) for more than a hundred years. The house takes its name partly from its church-like...
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Swedes seem to love Amarone wines, which are produced here in Valpocella, the area around Lake Garda. The lake is a sight in itself but we spend...
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The truffle is a fungus that grows under the ground and one of the most sought after raw products in the gastronomic world. It thrives in the area...
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Belgium’s Venice, Bruges, is a picturesque town with a history as a textile metropolis. Today, chocolate is a bigger attraction. There are about...
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The Trappist monastery Saint Sixtus in Westvleteren, where Martin and his guide Stijn Van Houdt taste what some consider the world’s best beer,...
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We make a lightning visit to ‘t Hoppecruyt, a few hours outside Brussels. We learn more about one of the most important ingredients for beer –...
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Beer of world class – there is lots of that in Brussels’s Grand Place on the first weekend of September. That is the time of the Belgian Beer...
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Wine may not be the first thing you think of when you hear about Slovenia, but the fact is that the popular drink has been produced here for...
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We visit Gouda and one of the town’s many cheese shops. We learn more about the production, storage and what gives it its special taste.
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A drink that has long been left, forgotten and dusty in grandma’s cocktail cabinet. But it has become hip and trendy once again, maybe mostly as...
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An island state is naturally dependent on shipping, and that is clear in the chief town of Mariehamn where you will find the decommissioned ...
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Öland’s Harvest Festival is held week 39 every year and attracts almost a quarter of a million visitors. Here you can treat yourself and find...
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The best viewpoint for San Sebastián is the mountain Monte Igueldo, but it is the city streets and squares that have the real visitor attraction...
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We hop on board M/S Kosteskär to experience something as cool as a lobster safari. But there’s no taking it easy. No, you have to pull up the...
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a municipality north of Avignon in south-eastern France. But it is probably better known for its wine district of the same...
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There are many uses, to say the least, for lavender. Here in the Nordic countries it is probably best known for putting in linen cupboards and...
