What you can find in Italy
First picture: In Italy and mostly on the Center/South of Italy, to celebrate Father's day we make these pastries, they are called "Zeppole di San Giuseppe" (literally St. Joseph's pastries since in Italy, due to the religious influence, St. Joseph is a symbol of the father and father's day is celebrated on St. Joseph's day). They are made from choux pastry, shaped into rings, and topped with pastry cream, a syruped sour cherry (or sour cherry jam), and a dusting of icing sugar. They can be either deep-fried or baked in the oven (my mother bakes them in the oven but if you southern they usually fry them).Second picture: this is one of the typical view from a mountain in Abruzzo :) if you like nature, calm and peaceful places give a chance to Abruzzo and less known regions/cities of Italy.
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