Italy in Brief

Culture
by Alexa Ahern | Fri, 05/19/2023 - 14:15
Emilia-Romagna and parts of Le Marche have been submerged in devastating floods over the past week. Highways are now rivers, fields of crops are lakes and many…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff | Thu, 05/18/2023 - 12:30
Archaeologists uncovered a pair of skeletons during recent excavations and security work on the Insula of the Chaste Lovers, a section of the ancient city of…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 05/10/2023 - 02:29
The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the world’s most watched non-sporting events and among the largest music competitions on the planet. This year’s warbling…
Culture
by Toni DeBella | Mon, 04/24/2023 - 06:06
The screenplay synopsis practically writes itself: US-born widow of an Italian prince (or something like one) finds herself at the center of a battle over the…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 04/19/2023 - 13:05
We see it time and time again in Italy: A run-of-the-mill restoration gets underway, only to be interrupted by the discovery of new artworks and artifacts.…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff | Mon, 04/17/2023 - 10:51
The United States has the Oscars; Britain owns the BAFTAs. But how much do you know about Italy’s “Davids”?  On Wednesday, May 10, the 68th edition of the…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 04/05/2023 - 03:40
Agrigento, a hilltop city on the southwestern coast of Sicily, has been crowned Italy’s Capital of Culture for the 2025 calendar year.  The much-anticipated…
Travel
by Alexa Ahern | Thu, 03/23/2023 - 07:20
Italy is parched. For the past 13 months, the country has been experiencing a historic drought, the worst in 70 years. It has produced startling images of…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 03/14/2023 - 12:35
Habemus podcast. On March 13, to mark the 10th anniversary of the pontificate, Vatican News aired a special 9-minute “Popecast” with Francis — born Jorge…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff | Fri, 03/10/2023 - 14:00
As part of a national initiative to promote reading among the Italian public, the Ligurian port city of Genoa has been named Italian Book Capital 2023 by the…