An osteria in Italy was originally a place serving wine and simple food. Lately, the emphasis has shifted to the food, but menus tend to be short, with the emphasis on local specialities such as pasta
Garden of a typical osteria in Castello Roganzuolo, Veneto, Italy
Garden of an osteria in Giumaglio, in the Italian-speaking Canton Ticino, Switzerland
Osteria in art: Carl Bloch's 1866 painting In a Roman Osteria from the National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen
Osteria in art: Aleksander Lauréus (1793–1823) oil painting from 1820, Roman Osteria from Pori Art Museum (Finnish: Porin taidemuseo, Swedish: Björneborgs konstmuseum). Pori Art Museum is a museum of contemporary and modern art museum in Pori (Swedish: Björneborg), Finland.
Ticino, sometimes Tessin, officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts and its capital city is Bellinzona.
Osteria
…14th and 15th centuries. Garden of a typical osteria in Castello Roganzuolo, Veneto, Italy Garden of an osteria in Giumaglio, in the Italian-speaking Canton Ticino, Switzerland Osteria in art: Carl Bloch's 1866 painting In a Roman Osteria from the National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen Osteria in art: Aleksander…
The Castles of Bellinzona, guarding the access to the Gotthard and other Alpine passes since the Roman Era
Ticinese franco, currency of Ticino until the introduction of the Swiss franc in 1850.
Men playing Bocce in Torre (early 20th century)
The Verzasca Valley (here near Lavertezzo) is the most central valley of Ticino