Mysterious tunnels sketched by Leonardo da Vinci in the late 1400s may have been found
Leonardo da Vinci excelled in the fields of art and science, but the Italian polymath was also a highly skilled expert in military structures and defensive systems, breaking new ground in the strategy of warfare during the Renaissance with his designs and inventions. Now, scientists have uncovered a hidden feature underneath a medieval castle in Mi...
Online the first real-time updated map of movies and TV series filmed in Italy
Now available on Italy for Movies - the portal dedicated to locations and incentives for audiovisual production, promoted by the Ministry of Culture’s General Directorate for Cinema and Audiovisual and developed by Cinecittà in collaboration with theItalian Film Commissions - is the new section SUL SET. This innovative tool, which is constantly up...
Discovering Forenza, a treasure of folklore, art and rural culture in Basilicata
Land of stories and culture where to discover the authenticity of the South, of villages and towns that join modernity on a human scale, of forests and mountains that romantically overlook two seas: Basilicata is all this, an immersive experience where you can rediscover the beauty of simplicity among the alleys, the views and the emotions of truly...
Art and medicine: diagnostic analysis supports restoration of cultural heritage at Milan hospital
They arrived just before dusk on Wednesday, February 19, at the Emergency Room of the Galeazzi Hospital in Milan. No sirens, but surrounded by great curiosity. The “patients” arrived at this advanced healthcare facility, which has been operational since August 2022 on the outskirts of Milan, transported by Arterìa – a company specialized in the han...
Italy's economic outlook: mixed results in public finance and growth
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) has published a report on Italy’s economic situation, focusing particularly on GDP growth and public debt. The picture that emerges is somewhat mixed: it's positive, at least in part, regarding public finance stability and the state budget, but less encouraging when it comes to economic growth. I...
Italian Moon instrument receives signals from Earth
An Italian-made instrument on the Moon has received signals from the Earth for the first time, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) said Monday. For the first time, ASI said, signals from navigation satellites active in Earth's orbit have been received on the Moon. The result, as stated on the ASI website, "is due to the LuGre satellite receiver, the res...
Trump duties at 25% would cost 1 billion euros to Italian wine, in the Usa, and not only
Duties at 25% on EU wares, “cars and all the other”, announced by Trump, who confirmed the promises made during the campaign (as we reported here), also messed up the Italian wine & food world, which, in the USA, has a primary and fundamental partner. And, if American duties also hit wine, for Italy, the account would be close to 1 billion euros on...
Italy bids farewell to actress Eleonora Giorgi
Italian actress Eleonora Giorgi has died in Rome at the age of 71, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer, her family said on Monday. Since revealing her illness on television in 2023, Giorgi maintained a positive outlook on life, inviting everyone to "live without wasting their time". Giorgi had a long and varied career in Italian cinema a...
Oscars Flashback: Sophia Loren Missed Her Best Actress Win at the 1962 Ceremony to Stay Home and Make Sauce
Sophia Loren made history when she won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1962, becoming the first performer to win for a foreign language role. But the star of the Italian film Two Women wasn’t on hand to collect her trophy at the star-studded ceremony; instead, she stayed home in Rome with her husband, producer Carlo Ponti. “When I received an Oscar...
She traveled to Italy to save her marriage. Here’s how she ended up falling for her Italian tour guide
When Monica Kennedy booked the trip to the Amalfi Coast, she was hoping the time in Italy would save her marriage. It was 2017. Monica lived in a nice house in Connecticut in the United States. She worked as a clinical paralegal at Yale Law School. She’d been married for over 20 years. Her adult children had gone to college. In her spare time, Moni...
The Voice of a Nation: Mina's Music Through the Decades
In a buzzing Roman house, a group of youngsters dance and play music with abandon. It is the summer of 1960, and Italy is experiencing a period of rapid economic expansion that will go down in history as the Italian Economic Miracle. World War II is still a recent memory for many, but the generation born in the late 1940s and early ‘50s is eager to...
This Italian cult film, released in 1960, is one of the best films of all time
First released in 1960 and directed by the famous filmmaker Federico Fellini, La Dolce Vita has become a cult film. This timeless work of cinema redefined the codes of the seventh art and left an indelible mark. La Dolce Vita follows Marcello Rubini (played by Marcello Mastroianni), a worldly journalist navigating between the wild nights of Rome an...