25 Italian coastal towns to see (at least) once in a lifetime
Italy has plenty of breathtaking picturesque towns dotted along the coast where both the architecture and the natural surroundings create a unique setting. From the North to the South, Swide has rounded up some of the most beautiful coastal towns of the Peninusla, you need to visit. Italy boasts many beautiful picturesque towns lying along...
Fucsia FitzGerald Nissoli e Francesca La Marca in difesa della cittadinanza per gli italiani all'estero che l'hanno perduta
In Parlamento alcuni deputati eletti all'estero riaccendono la questione del riacquisto della cittadinanza anche per gli italiani che nel passato l'hanno perduta nel loro paese d'adozione. Nella Commissione Affari costituzionali della Camera, allo scadere del termine per la presentazione degli emendamenti al testo di legge unificato sulla cittadina...
From the Colosseum to the Uffizi Gallery, 10 restoration sites symbolizing an Italian revival
by Massimo Frontera Of the many restoration works currently underway in Italy, some involve complexes of outstanding significance, on which substantial resources are being invested and that could give a significant boost to the country's economy, besides representing a precious heritage for humanity. Here is a selection of 10 of these gems. ...
Business and research boost Emilia-Romagna credentials as innovation hub
by Paolo Bricco Innovation doesn't always start in a garage. The story (too little credited) of innovation —not just ofEmilia Romagna but of Italy as a whole — can sometimes start in a rabbit hutch like it did for Marco Astorri and Bio-on, who set up his company in one nearBologna, seven years ago. "When we launched the busin...
Berlin: Benedict Cumberbatch to Narrate Doc ‘Naples ’44’
by Nick Vivarelli Benedict Cumberbatch has been recruited as voice talent to narrate high-profile docu "Naples '44" by Italian director Francesco Patierno, based on the eponymous diary by British travel writer Norman Lewis about his experience as a British intelligence officer in the southern Italian port city following its liberation from...
Why Italians should reclaim St. Patrick’s Day
On St. Patrick's Day, I think Pasta Fagioli may need to appear on the holiday specials menu, on top, just above those corned beef sandwiches. At the risk of being chased by a parade of green-clad Irish revelers who want to hit me with shillelaghs, I think the Italians were robbed of St. Patrick's Day. Read more Source:&nb...
How Ermanno Scervino Brings Italian Glam To Red Carpets, And Made-To-Measure To the World Of Sports
It started out as a self-funded venture founded by Ermanno Daelli (more commonly referred to as Ermanno Scervino) and business partner Toni Scervino, in the year 2000. It has grown into a Milan fashion week mainstay with revenues of €100 million over the year 2015, employing a group of 300 individuals. Last year, Florence-based brand Ermanno Scervi...
Confetti Candy, the Ancient Italian Predecessor of the Tic Tac
By Romie Stott Wedding season in the Northern Hemisphere is already in full swing, which means a lot of guests will soon be going home with small net bags of tooth-breakingly hard candy-coated almonds, the wedding reception equivalent of candy corn. Some of the guests will joke about how they're old-person candy and must have been sitting...
La retina hi-tech (italiana) che restituirà la vista a chi l’ha persa By Antonio Carnevale
Un minuscolo pannello fotovoltaico in grado di catturare la luce per stimolare i neuroni e restituire la vista alle persone. È su questo che da qualche anno sta lavorando un team – composto da fisici, neurobiologi, ingegneri biomedici e chirurghi oftalmologi – nei laboratori del dipartimento Neurosciences and Brain Technologies dell'Istituto Ital...
More Than 11,000 Migrants Rescued Off Libya This Week
More than 5,000 migrants were saved on Tuesday and Wednesday off the Libyan coast and 28 bodies recovered, bringing the total number of people rescued this week to more than 11,000, Italy's coast guard said. More than 20 people were reported to have suffocated in the hold of one overloaded fishing boat, bringing the total death toll for Mo...
Fare business con gli Usa: un convegno a Palazzo Vecchio
Title:"Italy is Back. Opportunities and new paradigm in doing business with the United States" When: Venerdì 18 novembre ore 9.00 Where: Palazzo Vecchio – Salone dei Cinquecento Piazza della Signoria Firenze L'evento, organizzato da Italian Business and Investment Initiative in collaborazione con EY e American Chamber of Commerce in Ital...
Young people increasingly favoring new agriculture business startups
by Annamaria Capparelli Hurray for Italy's youth: Italian agriculture is steering towards green production and favoring entrepreneurs under 35. The process is already well advanced and will lead – according to a survey conducted by Coldiretti – to the creation of 20,000 new 'young' startups by 2020, on top of the current 50,000, which have...