This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you are listening to episode number 220.

Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes,

history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta.

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Bonjour. Hi everyone. Today I wanted to talk about Italian hospitality and what that means.

I truly believe that when most of us

book trips to Italy, we are looking to experience more than just a laundry list of sites and

attractions. I think many of us travellers want to experience the famous Italian hospitality that

we've heard about, a generosity of spirit and friendly people that help you build a connection

with what is undoubtedly one of the world's most beautiful countries. Visitors to our countries,

Australia, America, Canada and the UK, where most of our listeners come from, probably don't

expect the same type of welcome that we dream of in Italy.

And that's because our cultures are vastly different and we offer contrasting experiences.

So what is this famous Italian hospitality?

I thought we could hear about it from someone who really knows what it means to not only

experience it, but deliver it day after day to their customers.

Today I'm welcoming my friend Giovanni from Joe Banana Italy back onto the show to share

his thoughts on what I think is one of Italy's most precious resources, the warmth and

generosity of the Italian people and their legendary hospitality.

Antonato Giovanni, welcome back to the Untold Italy podcast.

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