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Fri, 11/11/2022 - 05:51
Transparent barriers erected around the perimeter of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice are turning the tide against the city’s infamous acqua alta (high w…
Wed, 11/09/2022 - 12:44
A team of archaeologists announced on Tuesday the discovery of more than two dozen bronze statues believed to date back some 2,300 years. The extraord…
Thu, 11/03/2022 - 12:25
Welcoming communities, warm weather, history, art, delicious food and wines, high-quality fashion, and artisanal productions passed down from generati…
Thu, 11/03/2022 - 12:14
Of Italy’s 20 regions, Le Marche is an unofficial frontrunner for "most underrated of all." Nestled between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennine Mountain…
Wed, 11/02/2022 - 08:18
On this day in history — or rather, in dark and nebulously defined hours between November 1 and 2, 1975 — the polarizing Italian intellectual Pier Pao…
Fri, 10/28/2022 - 17:50
The March on Rome — the insurrection that culminated with Benito Mussolini’s rise to power and the installment of his fascist regime — took place exac…
Fri, 10/28/2022 - 07:06
For the first time in its nearly 700-year history, Florence’s Ponte Vecchio is set to undergo a major restoration.
After the City of Florence announc…
Wed, 10/26/2022 - 12:09
In last week’s edition of The Economist, the London-based weekly published a cover story drawing parallels between Britain’s recent political upheaval…
Thu, 10/20/2022 - 04:14
A new report from the Bologna-based economic research institute Nomisma found that in the first half of 2022, the export value of Italian spirit grapp…
Tue, 10/18/2022 - 10:06
An ambitious, nearly three-year restoration and consolidation plan for Florence’s Accademia Gallery — “plagued” by myriad pandemic-related interruptio…
Thu, 10/13/2022 - 13:00
Calling all California-based cinephiles: At the height of Italian Heritage Month on October 18, Davide Minnella’s La Cena Perfetta (The Perfect Dinner…
Wed, 10/12/2022 - 08:33
Do you have Italian relatives, but have never been sure whether this entitles you to Italian citizenship? Have you married an Italian, but not gotten…
Tue, 10/11/2022 - 11:24
“The World’s 50 Best Bars” ranking was recently announced for 2022 and Italy, lauded land of the aperitivo hour, has four spots that made the cut.
An…
Fri, 10/07/2022 - 06:21
After a brief end-of-summer hiatus, Il Roseto, Rome's municipal rose garden, is swinging open its gates for two weeks in October. From Saturday, Octob…
Wed, 10/05/2022 - 06:58
Gusto, the Italian word for taste, carries multiple connotations, much like its English counterpart. First, there’s the physical sense, or the senso d…
Mon, 10/03/2022 - 08:09
The latest issue of our quarterly e-magazine, Bellissimo, explores the multilayered northern region of Piemonte, the crucial player in the unification…
Fri, 09/30/2022 - 12:38
Milan-born Samantha Cristoforetti made history this week by becoming the first European woman to command the International Space Station (ISS), a proj…
Wed, 09/28/2022 - 10:07
Piemonte (Piedmont, in English) doesn’t have the household-name pull of places like Tuscany or Sicily. (Might it catch you off guard if we told you it…
Mon, 09/19/2022 - 07:56
As Italy’s general election looms, the public is asked to go to the polls for another national campaign: I Luoghi del Cuore (or "Places of the Heart")…
Thu, 09/15/2022 - 08:52
In the heart of Naples' beloved Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish Quarter), near Piazza Trieste and Trento, a Baroque gem has reopened its doors. After an e…