In an age of changing climate, northern vineyards have their moment
It seems like everyone in the wine industry is longing for the days of old with little regulation, with minimal thoughts of sustainability. In the United States, global warming is denigrated to the fringe areas and wrested from the hands of the scientists. Throw in tariffs that seem to change daily with the severity or even the target producer or c...
17 Destinations Near Milan So Beautiful They Justify Missing a Day in the City
Looking to explore beyond Milan? You’re in luck! The fashion capital of Italy serves as the perfect base for discovering some of Northern Italy’s most stunning destinations. From charming medieval towns and pristine lakes to vibrant cities and coastal gems, we’ve handpicked 17 incredible places you can easily reach by train, car, or organized tour....
Tuscany: Puccini’s real muse
Giacomo Puccini’s music is inseparable from the landscapes and spirit of Tuscany. Born in Lucca in 1858, Puccini grew up in a city of music, spirituality, and tradition. His father, also a musician, died young, and the family expected Giacomo to continue the musical line; it was in the churches and theaters of Lucca that Puccini first absorbed the...
Why you should try a Real Italian Agriturismo on your next travel
Want to explore Italy authentically, away from the noise of the city and closer to the slow pace of the countryside? Imagine waking up to the scents of grass and earth, enjoying authentic dishes cooked right in front of you by those who learned them from their grandmothers, strolling through vegetable gardens and vineyards guided by those who culti...
The Memo-AmIt Project Seeks Italian Americans to Interview
The Memo-AmIt Project aims to explore the legacy of the Second World War in the memory of Italian Americans born approximately between 1965 and 1985 to investigate, through oral history, the relationship between America and Italy since 1945. WWII deeply influenced the lives of many Italian American families, and its legacy has contributed to shapin...
Italy’s agri-food sector strengthens its lead in Europe
Italy’s agri-food sector remains a cornerstone of the national economy and a leader in Europe. In 2023, the industry generated approximately €42.4 billion in added value, the highest among EU countries. When considering the entire food supply chain—including agriculture, processing, agritourism, and agro-energy—the total contribution is estimated a...
SpaceX agrees to take Italian experiments to Mars
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has agreed to carry Italian experiments on its Starship megarocket during planned future missions to Mars, according to a new deal announced on Thursday. “Italy is going to Mars!” Italian Space Agency president Teodoro Valente said on X, adding that the scientific experiments would fly on the first Starship trips to the red plane...
Returning Italy’s stolen treasures from New York: ancient artifacts come home after decades abroad
Over half a century after it vanished, the remarkable “Head of Alexander”—a marble bust dating to the first century CE and believed to portray Alexander the Great or a figure inspired by him—has finally returned to Italy. The sculpture originally belonged to the Antiquarium of the Roman Forum, where it disappeared sometime during the twentieth cent...
Calabria-Sicily bridge project moves forward amid legal, technical, and financial hurdles
The long-debated plan to build a bridge over the Strait of Messina has reached a pivotal moment—but numerous uncertainties remain. As of early August 2025, Italy’s CIFESS inter-ministerial committee granted approval for the definitive project, which comes with a price tag of 13.5 billion euros. The structure, designed as a single-span suspended bri...
A Romantic story of Marcello Mastroianni’s mother’s meatballs
Sophia Loren’s spaghetti, Alberto Sordi’s Sunday lunch, Nino Manfredi and Vittorio Gassman’s lesso alla Piacchiapò in Ettore Scola’s film We All Loved Each Other So Much. When these giants of cinema are evoked—who portrayed a poor yet authentic Italy, especially through food—it feels like being catapulted into a distant era. A country that no longe...
The secret seaside escape where Italians have been holidaying for years
Cycling along a path fringing the Adriatic Sea, I pass families entering a play park and older couples walking hand in hand. The pedestrianised “park of the sea” is a quiet spot for a morning stroll, but it also turns into a lively night-time destination after dark. What once was a road and car park is now a path curved like the waves of the sea wh...
In Northern Sardinia, Nature Nurtures Longevity
Northern Sardinia greets you first with a smell. Step off the plane or ferry and a warm herbal breeze envelops you, carrying the distinctive fragrance of elicriso (Mediterranean helichrysum), almost, and curiously so, curry-like. Locals tell us “la Sardegna sa di elicriso,” Sardinia smells of helichrysum. Here, however, the land doesn’t just perfu...