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Italy Lobbies to Add Pizza to UNESCO List

by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 03/29/2011 - 09:53

After securing a spot for the Mediterranean Diet on UNESCO’s “intangible” heritage list, Italians are getting specific about foods that deserve their own…

Culture

Italy's Treasures: The Genius of Archimedes of Syracuse

by Cheryl Mackay | Thu, 02/17/2011 - 03:28

Have you heard the one about the Greek boffin who leapt from his bath and ran naked through the streets of antiquity, shouting “Eureka! Eureka!”- “I’ve found…

Culture

The three best places to view mosaic art in Ravenna

by Carla Passino | Thu, 09/04/2008 - 05:06

The austere façade of many of Ravenna’s early Christian buildings hide the golden richness of exquisite mosaics. Three in particular—the Galla Placidia…