Archaeologists Unearth What May Be Oldest Roman Temple
Archaeologists excavating a site in central Rome say they've uncovered what may be oldest known temple from Roman antiquity.And the dig was particularly challenging because the temple lies below the water table. The temple – the foundations of which are below the water line — was probably dedicated to the goddess Fortuna. The archaeologica...
The new world’s oldest living man is Italian
The Business Standard celebrated this week a new World Record in the famous Guinness Book. Arturo Licata, from Enna, Sicily, is now the world's oldest living man and he is approaching 112 years of age. Born in May 1902, Mr. Licata has three brothers and two sisters and he starts working in a sulphur mine when he was only 9 years old. In 1921, when...
Scoperto dente da latte di bambino di 600mila anni fa a Isernia
Un dente da latte. È la testimonianza diretta del bambino più antico d'Italia («almeno quello finora ritrovato»), risalente a 586mila anni fa. Si tratta di un primo incisivo superiore sinistro da latte di un bimbo deceduto all'età di circa 5-6 anni, vissuto per brevissimo tempo in quella che oggi viene considerata dagli studiosi come una d...
Giorgio Armani to Open Museum in Milan
Giorgio Armani is set to create a new exhibition center on the doorstep of his brand's headquarters on Milan's Via Bergognone. The new exhibition space will be dedicated to fashion, design and art to enhance and upgrade its heritage collections of clothing, drawings , images and experiences gathered during his long career. The museum will...
Panettone: from traditional Milanese to Southern Italian artisanal fantasies
Milan isn't the capital of Italian panettone anymore. Production of this typical cake has developed all across the country, including new and surprising variations in the South. After having lived through a dark period that saw it relegated mostly to the shelves of big supermarkets, this traditional dessert is experiencing an artisanal ren...
New agency for ‘Made in Italy’: the plan gets a first go-ahead but problems remain
by Carmine Fotina The plan to merge the supervision of foreign trade, foreign investment and tourism in a single agency continues to meet resistance from Culture and Tourism minister Dario Franceschini. The Italian Trade Agency (ITA, ICE) and Invitalia are gradually supporting it, while Italian tourism body ENIT could drop out. Id...
How 3-D Printing Is Saving the Italian Artisan
by Stephan Faris Northeast Italy's industrial heartland stretches roughly from Milan to Venice, along the floodplains of the Po River all the way to the Adriatic. In the 1960s, farmers in the region began setting up small family-owned businesses, each specializing in just one small part of a finished product. Within a generation, many of t...
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
by Roberta Holland Globalization hasn't made manufacturing clusters obsolete, but the geographically concentrated pockets of industry have to be smart to ensure their survival, according to new research from Harvard Business School. Gary P. Pisano, the Harry E. Figgie, Jr. Professor of Business Administration at HBS, and researche...
It’s apple time! Italian tasty recipes to make at home this Winter
by Claudia Baroncelli Generally associated with Fall and Winter, apples are the healthy and tasty ingredient you can add to yourseasonal recipes to create original and delicious dishes by yourself. Typical of the Northern Italy culinary tradition where they are used as the essential ingredient all year long, especially in Trentino...
Get married in Rome historic sites
by Claudia Astarita Getting married among the everlasting beauties of Rome is a quite popular dream that might become true. Either you think about the Colosseum or the Imperial Fora, Domus Aurea or Villa Borghese, the eternal city stands as an amazing place where to celebrate an "unforgettable day" of many women's life. Even more memora...
Grappa dinner: a menu with ideal pairings for 5 top grappas
by Chiara Giovoni While it's true that distillation is the art of concentrating aromas, scents and sensations from raw plant ingredients, cuisine is also an art of alchemy that combines raw materials to create new sensations and flavours. The world of spirits is very large in terms of its variety, which is due to the fact tha...
Ancient city of Pompeii unveils a facelift
By Jareen Imam Newly restored ruins in the ancient city of Pompeii, with intricate mosaic tiles, bathhouses and were officially unveiled to the public on Thursday after a lengthy restoration process. The project, including six restored homes, is the result of a 2012 partnership between the EU's European Commission and Italian authorities. The...