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Travel with Rick Steves
734 Saving Europe's Art; Overlooked Cuisines of Italy; Belgian Treats
Nov 11, 2023
Learn about the risks and heroism in protecting Europe's art treasures during World War II. Then indulge in Italy's overlooked cuisines, including elaborate seafood stews and spreadable salamis. Also, discover the rich flavors of Belgian cuisine, from muscles and stews to harmonious beer pairings with cheese and chocolate.
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- Belgians played a significant role in safeguarding art treasures during World War II by moving them to safer locations and carefully packing them, even marking some paintings as stolen by Nazis.
- Italy offers a chance for visitors to explore authentic Italian cuisine in lesser-known regions like Sardinia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Le Marche, and Lombardy, known for their unique gastronomic traditions and specialties such as sheep's milk cheeses, seafood stews, and risotto.
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Belgium's Role in Protecting Art during World War II
Belgium, particularly in the farming community, had pigeons soup as a main meal, which was made from the pigeons that lost in pigeon races. Belgians played a significant role in safeguarding art during World War II. They moved the Mona Lisa five times to protect it from bombing and theft. The Louvre and other major museums evacuated their artwork to chateaus and other locations to keep them safe. The precious canvases were taken out of their frames and carefully packed. Some paintings were marked with swastikas to indicate they were stolen by the Nazis.
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