4 films set on the Amalfi Coast that will make you want to book a trip to Italy
The Amalfi Coast has been a very popular destination for decades. With its craggy cliffs, colourful villages and timeless Mediterranean ambience, it seems to have found the ideal mix of factors to draw in crowds of visitors year after year. And this idyllic and picturesque setting has unsurprisingly caught the eye of many a film-maker. So for those...
How to live longer: The biggest lessons from the Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet may help you live longer, especially if you also adopt the lifestyle of people living near the Med during the 1950s. Characterised by a high intake of plant-based foods and moderate to low amounts of fish, meat and dairy, the Mediterranean diet also includes the occasional glass of wine, ideally enjoyed with others during mea...
What It Means To Be a Woman in Italy, According to Its Female Writers
In the hands of any other writer, Natalia Ginzburg’s short story “The Mother” could have been maudlin, a tragic tale of two young sons who lose first their father and then their young mother too early. But from the start, we enter an atmosphere where little is spoken and tension hums just below the surface. The young mother wants freedom from the...
Orvieto — What an Italian Hill Town Should Be
Orvieto is one of the most striking, memorable, and enjoyable hill towns in central Italy. About 90 minutes from Rome, Orvieto sits majestically high above the valley floor atop a big chunk of tufo volcanic stone (tuff), overlooking cypress-dotted Umbrian plains. A visit here will reward you with a delightful, perfectly preserved, and virtually tra...
A Glimpse of Sardinia
When: 23 February 2025 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm - Whenre: IIC San Francisco, Fort Maon Center, 2 Marina Blvd, Building C Glimpse just a bit of Sardinia’s majesty and explore the indescribable beauty of Sardinian handwoven textiles in this short adventure into the Mediterranean island’s art, culture, and heritage. Kelly Manjula Koza, founder of Sardi...
Italy to host WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 in Bollate and Caronno Pertusella; Dates also confirmed
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced that the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) will host the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 from June 27 to July 5 in Bollate and Caronno Pertusella, in the Lombardia Region. Bollate is a city with 36,000 inhabitants in Milan's Metropolitan area, about 11 kilometres (6....
Without This Ancient Italian Sausage, We Wouldn't Have Bologna
If you've ever bitten into a slice of bologna and wondered, "What even is bologna?" -- well, the answer is a bit complicated. Its history goes back almost 2,000 years to Italy, where bologna's fancier ancestor, mortadella, was born. Long before it became a staple of deli counters and school lunches, mortadella was central to Bologna, Italy, prized...
The Renaissance of Anatomy: How Italian Artists Transformed Science and Art
During the Renaissance, the study of human anatomy underwent a groundbreaking transformation that reshaped both visual arts and science. This era, particularly in Italy, marked a departure from medieval conventions that relied heavily on secondhand knowledge and theoretical understandings of the human body. Artists and anatomists pursued firsthand...
Netflix's Italian Period Drama 'The Leopard' to Roar Onto Screens in March
The success of Netflix's slate of international originals continues to grow in recent months, with hits like the German drama The Empress, the Norwegian series La Palma, and, of course, the Korean language juggernaut that is Squid Game. The streamer is clearly hoping for similar mainstream success with its forthcoming Italian period drama The Leopa...
ITA and Eataly Launch Campaign to Promote Italy's F&B
The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and Eataly have joined forces in a campaign to showcase the best of Italy’s food and beverage sector, running through December 2025. Backed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the initiative aims to strengthen the global presence of Italian products across seven key markets: the United States, Canada, the Unit...
10 must-do experiences in Italy’s Campania region
The southern Italian region of Campania (Campagna in Italian) is famous for its dramatic coastline and picturesque seaside towns, rich culinary traditions, and ancient archaeological sites. It is one of Italy’s most densely populated regions, thanks largely to the sprawling city of Naples (Napoli), which sits in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. And wh...
Beyond Cannoli: 8 Essential Pastries Of Palermo
Palermo, Sicily’s agricultural and cultural riches have made it a mecca for food enthusiasts. However, the city is most famous for its desserts, many of which migrated to the U.S. with Italians from the south of Italy and Sicily. “Sicilian desserts are the sweetest and most extravagant in all of Italy,” write Rick Steves and Fred Plotkin in Italy...