Italy strengthening its leading position is food processing and packaging
Cibus Tec-Food Pack is a new exhibiting section dedicated to food&bev packing and packaging technologies aimed at becoming the landmark exhibition for this sector. Scheduled for October 28th-31st, 2014, and organized by Fiere di Parma and UCIMA(Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association, the National Trade Association for t...
Italy's 'Slow City' goes global with mellow message
by Ella Ide Even as city living booms around the world, the Slow City movement directed by an intrepid Italian is gaining a global following with a back to basics campaign to make small towns the new place to be. From his hometown of Orvieto -- a hilltop medieval gem surrounded by castles and vineyards in central Umbria -- Pier Gi...
Park to Park a Napoli 11 maggio 2014
„L'11 maggio 2014 a Napoli ritorna l'evento Park to Park - il IV° Trofeo Interforze Italoamericano. Quest'anno la competizione si terrà al Parco Virgiliano. La formazione detentrice del Trofeo Interforze Italoamericano edizione 2012, ossia la Polizia Penitenziaria, dovrà difendersi dalle altre rappresentative delle FF.AA. Italiane, tra cui...
Fontana di Trevi, parte il cantiere show per il restauro griffato Fendi
Tornerà a brillare, tra un anno e mezzo, la Fontana di Trevi. Domani, 5 giugno, partirà il restauro griffato Fendi per la fontana della Dolce Vita e il complesso delle Quattro Fontane. Ma visitatori e turisti potranno continuare a vedere il monumento e a lanciare monetine dei desideri nell'acqua, grazie ad uno speciale cantiere didattico c...
Doing time on Italy's prison island paradises
by Silvia Marchetti For centuries Italy has housed its convicts and political enemies on some of the myriad tiny islands that dot its stunning coastline. Though they once held some of the country's most-wanted criminals, these prison islands are now among its most-wanted vacation destinations. Thanks to their remote locations and a f...
The Abetone advantage
by Tom Winter The warm scents of the Mediterranean followed us as we turned inland from Italy's Mediterranean coast and headed toward the mountains. We could see through the early spring haze that there was snow up there; an unlikely rumor from under the palms that dotted the promenades of the coastal fishing villages. With daylight fadin...
The Sartiglia in Oristano and the man with no identity
Perhaps thanks to her Sardinian blood, poet Antonella Anedda was able to deliver an extremely effective description of the Sartiglia – the fascinating and mysterious race held on Carnival Sunday and Tuesday in Oristano, "on Sardinia's West coast, beyond which there is only Spain". She explains that "a man called 'su Componidori' is dressed by thre...
A new lease of life for Italy's aqua vitae?
It's been used as an anaesthetic, a disinfectant to clean wounds (like Bourbon in Western movies), and a treatment for intestinal worms. It was the liquid courage carried in Italian soldiers' flasks in World War One to sanitise their drinking water, warm them up and lift their spirits. And you can still find World War Two veterans who reme...
“Italy for businesses” takes off: three desks will open in New York, London and Dubai to attract foreign investments
The first three “Italian desks” of the ten planned to attract foreign investments to Italy will open in two months time: in New York, London and Dubai. And every five Italian companies, or group of businesses, will have a dedicated export manager with advanced professional skills to replace improvised advisers or trusted tax consultants. “...
Borse di studio dell'American-Italian Cancer Foundation: domande entro il 31 marzo
Ogni anno, attraverso un programma di borse di studio e di ricerca internazionali post-laurea, l’American-Italian Cancer Foundation (AICF) di New York (onlus fondata dal medico e ricercatore italiano Umberto Veronesi per sostenere la ricerca e la prevenzione sul cancro) sostiene progetti di ricerca a favore di 20 giovani ricercatori italiani che ha...
The Italian Mercato: Finding Treasures Everywhere
Just like fresh air revitalizes the soul, open air markets stimulate the senses. Rain or shine, tented tables regularly bring neighbors, tourists, and communities together from spring to fall, providing a taste of Earth's bounty and a vast assortment of handmade collectibles and vintage wares. Grab your family and meet your friends at an o...
Cittadinanza: Inizia l'esame, in Commissione Affari costituzionali, del DDL FitzGerald Nissoli sul riacquisto della cittadinanza a favore degli italiani all'estero
Oggi inizia, in Commissione Affari costituzionali, l'esame delle proposte di riforma della normativa in materia di cittadinanza, attualmente in capo, principalmente, alla legge 91/1992. Assieme alla legge di riforma di iniziativa popolare, verrà, pertanto esaminata anche la Proposta di Legge dell'On. FitzGerald Nissoli recante "Modifica all'artico...