NEWS FROM : ITALY  

Questo bellissimo video vi porterà a vedere e conoscere la splendida città di palermo come non l'avete mai vista. Potrete ammirare tanti tramonti colorati con panorami mozzafiato e i bellissimi posti che la nostra città offre.   Il video realizzato da Giorgio Corsino è un autentico capolavoro e presenta dei numeri pazzeschi: 8 mesi il tempo...

by Isabel Wilkinson   A few years ago, the Italian-American jewelry designer Ippolita Rostagno realized something about Italy: that many of the country's traditional craftsmen were closing up shop. Established local artisans — keepers of centuries-old techniques — were losing out in the globalized digital marketplace.   They were bein...

Discover Rome with James Bond written by Patrizia Feletig and illustrated by Lapo Sagramoso with original city views is an unconventional guide to the shooting locations of the ultimate James Bond movie. The guide will lead you to palaces, churches and gardens surrounding the set of Spectre: less touted attractions but world-class treasures.&n...

L'azienda di Conegliano Masottina è la protagonista del format "Sip Some Prosecco" trasmesso dal canale televisivo americano "Wine Channel Tv", seguito da un pubblico di oltre 15 milioni di persone. Un'intera puntata dedicata al territorio di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene, eletta Città Europea del vino per il 2016, e alla città simbolo per arte, cultura...

Time heals all wounds, even the deepest and most painful. Conductor Riccardo Muti returns to Milan's Teatro alla Scala with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which he has led since 2010 for two concerts on January 20 and 21, 2017.   For the Maestro, who will present two different programs, it will be the first official return to Milan after he...

By Francesca Bezzone You don't need to be a music expert to know the name "Stradivari" (or Stradivarius, its latinized version). Along with his lesser known, but just as talented, Cremonese luthiers colleagues, Amati and Guarneri, he wrote a considerable piece of the history of music. Born around 1644, his family was old Cremona through and throug...

Ciao, food waste. In Italy, lawmakers are encouraging diners to embrace takeout bags so the country throws out less food.   The problem: Wasting food costs Italy the equivalent of $14 billion a year, the New York Times reported. In Italy, each person chucks roughly 176 pounds of food a year. In the U.S., $29 billion worth of food is wasted e...

The Circus Maximus archaeological area has finally opened to the public. The huge structure, originally meant for ancient Rome's shows, is now ready to unveil its secrets after an impressive renovation project, in which environmental reclamation and an innovative museum-experience approach have given the whole monument new life.   Pompously...

by Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt   Paolo Gentiloni, the man named Sunday as Italy's new prime minister, is a trusted ally of his predecessor Matteo Renzi, to whom he owes his rise to the summit of national politics. Even before he was named, opponents were suggesting the silver-haired foreign minister had been hand-picked by Renzi as a stand...

Every two years, The Friends of the Uffizi Gallery organize the Florentine Weekend, a weekend of VIP, art-focused activities at the Uffizi Gallery and in nearby locations throughout the City of Florence. This is an exclusive, invitation-only and behind-the-scenes tour of one of the world's most prestigious museums and the surrounding cultural commu...

"Uno strumento di grandissima importanza ed utilità". Così l'Ambasciatore Cristina Ravaglia, Direttore Generale per gli Italiani all'Estero e le Politiche Migratorie ha definito il Rapporto Italiani nel Mondo 2013, presentato oggi a Roma dalla Fondazione Migrantes, alla presenza del senatore Pd Claudio Micheloni, presidente del Comitato per le Ques...

Il problema del falso made in Italy e gli scandali dovuti alle sofisticazioni alimentari sono all'ordine del giorno - ultima in ordine di tempo la vignetta sull'olio non propriamente italiano pubblicata da New York Times - e provocano milioni di euro di danni alle filiere agroalimentari italiane.   Nel comparto olivicolo i primi a subirne le...