Culture and Gastronomy

NIKA HAZELTON

“Culture” in off-the-beaten-track places, combined with gastronomic and vinous treats, is the new lure dreamt up by Alitalia and the Italian tourist authorities to get visitors to places where their business is badly needed. It works; recently I had a great time in Castelfranco Veneto, in the Venetian hinterland. The food of the region, as well as the wine, was very good indeed. And it is an easy place to get to; Alitalia takes you comfortably to nearby Venice. (What I like about Venice’s airport is that from it you don’t take a limousine into the city but, instead, a boat, right to St. Mark’s Square—surely the classiest way of approaching the Queen of the Lagoon).

DK

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D. Keith Mano

D. Keith Mano was a TV screenwriter and author of ten books, including Take 5, recipient of the 1987 Literary Lion award, and columnist at National Review magazine for 17 years.

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NIKA HAZELTON

“Culture” in off-the-beaten-track places, combined with gastronomic and vinous treats, is the new lure dreamt up by Alitalia and the Italian tourist authorities to get visitors to places where their business is badly needed. It works; recently I had a great time in Castelfranco Veneto, in the Venetian hinterland. The food of the region, as well as the wine, was very good indeed. And it is an easy place to get to; Alitalia takes you comfortably to nearby Venice. (What I like about Venice’s airport is that from it you don’t take a limousine into the city but, instead, a boat, right to St. Mark’s Square—surely the classiest way of approaching the Queen of the Lagoon).

DK

About the Author

D. Keith Mano

D. Keith Mano was a TV screenwriter and author of ten books, including Take 5, recipient of the 1987 Literary Lion award, and columnist at National Review magazine for 17 years.