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Trophies and...Turtles? Two Music-Related Firsts for Italy

by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 08/31/2022 - 11:25

In two separate events this weekend, Italian supergroup Måneskin and longtime pop-rap icon Jovanotti set tongues wagging — but for entirely different reasons…

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Remains of the Neronian Bridge (Pons Neronianus) in Rome

Italy’s Drought Reveals Buried Treasures, But It's Not All "Silver Linings"

by Italy Magazine Staff | Mon, 08/29/2022 - 11:56

The (one) upside of an alarming downturn in water levels? Buried treasure. As Italy’s severe lack of rainfall continues — with scientists warning that…

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Tourists admire Botticelli's Birth of Venus at the Uffizi Gallery.

Uffizi Director Speaks Out About Staff Shortages at Italy's State Museums

by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 08/23/2022 - 11:10

As Italy prepares for a general election on September 25, Eike Schmidt, the director of Florence’s state-run Uffizi Galleries — a group that also includes the…

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Calabria Celebrates Riace Bronzes, 50 Years After Their Discovery

by Italy Magazine Staff | Mon, 08/22/2022 - 01:23

Fifty years ago, a discovery rocked the archeological world and turned the little Calabrian town of Riace into a household name. In 1972, a Roman tourist…

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Ambitious Restoration Plan Unveiled for Florence's Boboli Gardens

by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 08/16/2022 - 10:53

The lush green heart of the city of Florence is about to get a major facelift. A €50 million mega-project to restore the Boboli Gardens was announced…

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The Dominos Fall: Fast-Food Chain Exits the Birthplace of Pizza

by Italy Magazine Staff | Mon, 08/15/2022 - 19:54

Citing lackluster sales due to coronavirus restrictions, coupled with stiff competition from traditional pizzerias getting on the delivery-app bandwagon,…

Travel

Travel Back in Time on This Virtual 3D Bus Tour of Imperial Rome

by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 08/10/2022 - 10:44

Ever wonder what the Eternal City looked like during the Roman Empire’s heyday? To find out, be a fly on an “Aurelian” wall this August and embark on the…

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Mosaic depicting miraculous snowfall at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore

Snow in August? Rome’s Madonna della Neve

by Italy Magazine Staff | Mon, 08/08/2022 - 20:28

At midnight on August 5, 2022, it snowed on the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. The solemn celebration, Madonna della Neve (miracle of the…

Travel

American Visitors to Italy Continue to Enjoy Favorable Exchange Rate

by Italy Magazine Staff | Thu, 08/04/2022 - 13:40

With the dollar strong against the euro for the first time in two decades — dipping briefly to a one-to-one status in July — Americans have been flocking to…

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An Archaeological Treasure Trove Just Reopened in Sardinia

by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 08/03/2022 - 12:02

After a nearly six-year hiatus, the National Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum “Giovanni Antonio Sanna", commonly known as Museo Nazionale “G.A. Sanna”,…