Food path: four cities, four iconic meals

Travel and food: the perfect combination. Discovering your travel destination, gets a special "taste" each time you find out the iconic meal of it: the food has the ability to better define your journey, making your memories unique.
Four different cities, four great meals to tray.
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The largest city in the United States and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, New York City, is a bustling hive of activity and excitement. With iconic landmarks, incredible shopping and a thrilling entertainment scene, the Big Apple offers a travel experience like no other.
Life in the city that never sleeps is non-stop. From the myriad of iconic sights, to a wealth of bars and restaurants, there is never a shortage of things to do in NYC. Food lovers are spoilt, with countless eateries offering all manner of glorious food from a diverse set of cultures. Traditional diners mix happily with chic restaurants, giving all tastes the chance to indulge in their favorite cuisine. New York City is also a shopping paradise and counts world-famous stores such as Bloomingdales and Macy’s amongst its plethora of designer shops.
New York City is known for being one of the culture capitals of the world. In addition to the multiple delights Broadway has to offer, the City is home to countless museums and art galleries. The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 5th Avenue is an absolute must-see for Museum enthusiasts. The incredibly diverse mix, art, fashion, and culture, in combination with the constant hustle and bustle are what make a trip to New York City unforgettable.

Rio de Janeiro is known all over the world for its exuberant annual Carnival in February, but there are many other reasons to visit, once the dancers and floats left their parades, packed up their feathers and disappeared from the streets. The locals, who call themselves ‘Cariocas’, know the party continues throughout the year – and when you are done with the dancing, there are beaches to lie on and stunning places to explore.
Rio de Janeiro is blessed with natural beauty and its beaches are no exception. The golden sands stretch for over 50 miles and are among the best in the world. Famous beaches like Copacabana and Ipanema attract the rich and the beautiful but with that much space to choose from there is space for everyone, and most of it is clean and very well managed.
Getting there from your holiday accommodation in Rio de Janeiro is as easy as picking up a towel and heading for the sunshine. And when the sun goes down there are samba clubs throughout the city in which one can enjoy the heady Latin rhythms and sip on a caipirinha or two.

The capital of the Italian island of Sicily, Palermo, is one of the country’s lesser known gems. It lacks the upfront tourist cache of Rome and Florence, but that makes its many hidden treasures all the more exciting to discover. The best way to do so is by opting for vacation rentals in Palermo, so you can explore this hectic and exhilarating city as the locals do.
A visit to Italy’s largest opera house, the Teatro Massimo, will enable you to experience a performance in the perfect acoustics of this gorgeous late 19th century building. If you don’t mind a slightly scary but completely absorbing experience, the Cappuccini Catacombs beckon. Here can be seen the mummified or skeletal remains of around 8000 former inhabitants of the city. Some are incredibly well preserved and all are kept in painstaking, if macabre, order.
For a lighter treat, you can explore the Sicilian fascination with marionette theater at the Puppet Museum, and maybe catch a performance. If you’d like to take it easy after exploring this magnificent cultural heritage from your vacation rentals in Palermo, then why not take in the Arab souk atmosphere of one of the many street markets, or relish the luxury of the marble lined Hammam bath house and be pampered with a massage and therapy?
Alternatively you could head for one of the various public beaches washed by the warm, clear waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Mexico City is one of the world’s largest metropolitan regions, with more than 20 million people living here. Mexico City, as it is also called, is not only a conurbation for industry, economy and traffic, but also a center for art and culture. Every year, guests from all over the world book apartments in Mexico City to experience the pulsating life and explore great sights and historical monuments.
The metropolis, founded by nomads around 1325, is full of sights, so you should reserve plenty of time for your travel agenda. Over the centuries, many breathtaking buildings have been built, such as the “Palacio de Bellas Artes” or the cathedral in the historic center of the city. Here are also the National Palace from 1792 and the City Palace, which was already built in 1720. If you are an art lover, you must also visit the house of the artist Frida Kahlo, which has been transformed into a museum and presents her paintings and personal objects. A great collection of Mexican exhibits can be found in the Museo Nacional de Arte.
Music and dance are characteristic of the Mexican metropolis. Every day, countless concerts of different genres take place here, and you will certainly find them difficult. However, you should also take your time to go to the Plaza Garibaldi, where the Mariachi groups meet evening after evening to make music: an impressive spectacle for eyes and ears.
If you want to explore the surrounding area from your private holiday apartment in Mexico City, take a trip to Mount Tepeyac, because from here you not only have a magnificent view, but you can also visit the most important Mexican shrine, the “Basilica de Nuestra Senora Guadalupe”: This Basilica is visited year after year by millions of pilgrims from all over the world.