Martin Veeger
After a short career at an international bank, Maarten Veeger found out that his main aim was to be a journalist. And started writing for the editorial board of the Financieele Dagblad in Amsterdam. He has now been a multimedia correspondent in Italy for over ten years. He mainly works for Het Financieele Dagblad, BNR Radio, RTL Boulevard and sports productions for the NOS. In Italy he makes videos for La Stampa, among others. He wrote four books about his homeland, is married and has two daughters.
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Video Column: The Giants of Monte Prama
Today the third and last part in the series of video columns about Sardinia by Maarten Veeger. It is in western Sardinia, near the archaeological excavations of Monte Prama. Dozens of large statues of warriors have been excavated near the village of Cabras over the course of forty years. The statues are almost 3.000 years old and come from the […] More
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in Columns, regions, Travel tips, SardiniaVideo column: Casa di Falcone e Borsellino
Italy correspondent Maarten Veeger is still on Asinara, the prison island close to Sardinia. Today, he and a former guard visit the house where the anti-mafia judges Falcone and Borsellino stayed in the 1992s. From this highly secured place they prepared their successful campaign against major mafia leaders. After the attempt on their lives in XNUMX […] More
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Video column: Hodeidah, bar and coffee roaster
Do you know what a torrefazione is? A coffee bar that roasts its own beans. How fresh do you want your coffee? Italy correspondent Maarten Veeger (fan of his Moka Express) investigates in Milan. There you will find Hodeidah, named after a coffee port in Yemen. They take coffee very seriously here. For 70 years according to […] More
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Video column: Mido, the largest eyewear fair in the world
At the beginning of this month, the 44th edition of Mido took place in Milan. You may not have heard of it, but this Mido (International Optics, Optometry and Ophthalmology Exhibition) is the largest eyewear fair in the world. The three-day event was attended by 45.000 professionals from the eyewear industry, 25.000 of whom came from outside Italy. […] More
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in Columns, Italian food, Lombardy, regionsVideo column: Andrea Berton, top chef in a 5-star hotel
Andrea Berton is a chef at the prestigious Casta Diva hotel on Lake Como. He and his dedicated team cook the stars from heaven. And he has 2 to his name. Michelin's, that is. He explains to Italy correspondent Maarten Veeger that a good cook is much more than someone who […] More
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