From the Giro site: Also known as the “city of the two seas”, Catanzaro stretches on the narrowest strip of land in Italy, overlooking the Ionian Sea, and just a few kilometres away from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The old town centre, perched on three hills, speaks to the different
cultures that ruled the city throughout the centuries, affecting its
architecture and customs.
Just outside the historic centre, instead, the ruins of ancient civilizations, together with more recent monuments, serve as the perfect backdrop for one of Italy’s most beautiful stretches of coastline.
Wine: Bivongi, Melissa, Lamezia, Savuto, Scavigna (white and red)
Just outside the historic centre, instead, the ruins of ancient civilizations, together with more recent monuments, serve as the perfect backdrop for one of Italy’s most beautiful stretches of coastline.
Specialty food: Morzello e soffritto nella pitta (veal- or pork-innards stew served in a loaf of bread), vermituri (escargots), fresh homemade pasta (served with spicy meat sauce), monaceddhi (egg and chocolate dessert), cuzzupe (Easter donuts), nipitelle (pastries with raisins, walnuts and honey)
Praia a Mare: Originally a fishing and farming village, Praia a Mare is presently a major tourist destination, which attracts thousands of visitors every year with its charming old town centre, its historical and architectural masterpieces and especially the unlimited natural heritage of the island of Dino.
The village boasts marvellous beaches and caves, such as Grotta delle Sardine. This cave gets its name from the abundance of sardines and oily fish, which are masterfully prepared into a variety of typical local delicacies.
COOKING Handmade fusilli, handmade cold cuts, fish dishes
WINE Verbicaro (red)
The stage:
The break of the day: Mohoric, Brandle, Boem and Rosskopf. Sixty kilometers to go and their gap was dropping rapidly. Behind, the sprinters were also dropping on a climb, including the race leader, Kittel. Fifty kilometers to go and he was 1:30 back, though he was working hard to catch back on. Forty kilometers to go and that gap was :33. He would make it back.
Not surprisingly, with the peloton together, it was time for attacks off the front. Ahead Bonnafond and Dupont with plenty to chasers behind. They would be caught by a chase group, but not really gain any meaningful time. With 12 kilometers to go, they had about 20 seconds. It looked like things were setting up for a battle on the final climb. And there they were, the GC favorites showing themselves on the climb.
One kilometer to go and 11 seconds for Ulissi.
Stage: Diego Ulissi
Pink: Tom Dumoulin.
Fantastic view in Calabria / Fantastico panorama in Calabria #giro pic.twitter.com/AJ6cnIesvl— Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 10, 2016
The break of the day: Mohoric, Brandle, Boem and Rosskopf. Sixty kilometers to go and their gap was dropping rapidly. Behind, the sprinters were also dropping on a climb, including the race leader, Kittel. Fifty kilometers to go and he was 1:30 back, though he was working hard to catch back on. Forty kilometers to go and that gap was :33. He would make it back.
Not surprisingly, with the peloton together, it was time for attacks off the front. Ahead Bonnafond and Dupont with plenty to chasers behind. They would be caught by a chase group, but not really gain any meaningful time. With 12 kilometers to go, they had about 20 seconds. It looked like things were setting up for a battle on the final climb. And there they were, the GC favorites showing themselves on the climb.
— Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 10, 2016
One kilometer to go and 11 seconds for Ulissi.
Stage: Diego Ulissi
Pink: Tom Dumoulin.
Note: almost every wine this Giro comes from one of my very favorite wine shops, Biondivino. Thanks Ceri!
"Founded in 2006 by Antonello Canonico, Dino Briglio and Emilio Di Ciann (all natives of the mountain town of San Marco Argentano), L'Acino is a communal effort to express the oft-forgotten possibilities of Calabrian terroir. When the project began, the three friends were working full-time in unrelated fields: Antonello was a film director, Dino a historian and Emilio a lawyer. Though they had no viticultural or winemaking experience, their love of wine was enough to start an estate, and the trio's taste for "natural" wine meant focusing their attention on organic viticulture and minimal intervention winemaking."
Grapes: Magliocco Canino, Guernaccia Nera
Ancient grape alert! Purple in the glass with red fruit. Lots of minerals, with finish that has me reaching for another sip. Juicy.
Food: Biscotti di Zia Flora from Southern Italian Desserts by Rosetta Costantino
Lemon "wreath" cookies with a glaze and rainbow, or in this case, red, white and green sprinkles. Because, of course, the Giro. As you can see, K did not skimp on the glaze.
