Tasting Prosecco Superiore in the Trevigian Hills
Now in its 19th season, Prosecco Spring rolls along with the Trevigian Hills until mid-June: we're talking an oenogastronomic marathon at the center of which is the prized Conegliano Valdobbiadene D.O.C.G. This year the event (official name, Primavera del Prosecco Superiore) hosts an assortment of 15 different wine shows, happening in the various...
Music, folklore and gastronomy in Lazio’s Pontine Marshes
The Pontine Marshes, wetlands southeast of Rome, are prime for spring and summer weekend excursions. The Marshes (Agro Pontino in Italian, in the Province of Latina) are known for such beauties as the Parco del Circeo, historico-artistic gems as Sabaudia, with its 1900s Rationalist architecture, San Felice Circeo, struck on the same-named promontor...
Oceania Cruises to Host World Premier of PBS Documentary Series: The Italian Americans
Oceania Cruises and Artful Travelers are teaming up to host the world premiere of the new PBS documentary series, The Italian Americans. Guests sailing on this 10-day "Enchanting Riviera" voyage departing Oct. 29, 2014, will have an opportunity to interact with producers, writers and directors involved in the development of this new series...
Why Won’t Italians Have Cappuccino After Dinner?
By Amanda Ruggeri The first time one Italian friend picked me up on his motorino, he almost refused to let me get on. "You're not wearing a scarf," he said, looking at me with concern. I frowned. Of course I wasn't; the September weather was practically balmy. And then it registered. "Oh, the colpo d'aria? I'll survive," I said. After fou...
Expo and Territories connects Italian fineries with Expo 2015
"Expo and Territories" is a new initiative promoted by Italian Government in parallel with Expo 2015. Its main aim is to connect the universal exposition to the beauties of Italian territories. In particular, this initiative involves 19 regions and stands as a chance to put in evidence the richness of Italian resources (both cultural and environmen...
More Than A Neuroanatomical Representationin The Creation of Adam by MichelangeloBuonarrot i, A Representationof the Golden Ratio
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) was a master anatomist as well as anartistic genius. He dissected numerous cadavers and developed a profoundunderstanding of human anatomy. Among his best-known artworks are thefrescoes painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508–1512), in Rome. Currently, there is some debate over whether the fre...
Lidia Bastianich: the Italian roots of a culinary empire
Expo Milan 2015 is up and running, and among its many initiatives is WE - Women for Expo, which focuses on women's contribution to healthy nutrition and sustainability, supported by celebrity ambassadors the likes of Lidia Bastianich. They are successful women from different countries and backgrounds, willing to share their experience, advise, and...
Cittadinanza: Accolto Odg dell’On. FitzGerald Nissoli (PI) per la cittadinanza agli italiani all’estero che l’hanno perduta
"Oggi, l'Aula di Montecitorio ha esaminato gli emendamenti presentati al Testo di Legge sulla cittadinanza e, con rammarico, ho potuto constatare che il Governo ha deciso di continuare a limitare il provvedimento ai soli minori stranieri nati in Italia o che hanno studiato in Italia e quindi ha dato parere negativo agli altri emendamenti compreso i...
Voto all'estero per corrispondenza - istruzioni per gli elettori
Per cosa si vota?Quesito unico (Norme in materia ambientale). Abrogazione parziale di norma.L'elettore è chiamato a esprimersi sull'abrogazione del comma 17, terzo periodo, dell'art. 6 del decreto legislativo 3 aprile 2006, n. 152 (Norme in materia ambientale), come sostituito dal comma 239 dell'art. 1 della legge 28 dicembre 2015, n. 208 (Disposiz...
Un terzo del lusso mondiale è italiano
È italiano quasi un terzo del lusso mondiale. 222 miliardi di dollari è il fatturato generato dalle vendite di beni di lusso dei primi 100 Gruppi al mondo (+3,6% YoY). L'Italia, con 29 aziende nella Top 100, è il primo Paese per numero di aziende nel settore. Luxottica, unica italiana nella Top 10, è la 4° società al mondo per fatturato;...
World Cup trophy designer Silvio Gazzaniga dies at 95
by Andrew Dampf Silvio Gazzaniga, the sculptor who designed the World Cup trophy, has died. He was 95. Gazzaniga's son, Giorgio, said his father passed away in his sleep at home in Milan. "He just didn't wake up this morning. It was a peaceful death," Giorgio Gazzaniga told The Associated Press on Monday, adding that his father had been in...
AmCham Italy ha incontrato il Vice Ministro Michel Martone
L'American Chamber of Commerce in Italy, guidata dall'On. Simone Crolla, ha organizzato lunedì 3 dicembre a Milano un incontro riservato con il Vice Ministro del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali Prof. Michel Martone al quale ha presentato il documento "Flessibilità nel mondo del lavoro", realizzato dalla task force "Human Capital" interna alla stes...