Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Italian Republic
Years ago I awoke in a hotel in Rome on a sunny morning to the sound of bands playing and troops marching through the city. When I turned on the television, I saw crowds massed along the streets, flags fluttering in the sky and scores of uniformed soldiers. Rushing to the concierge, I asked what was going on. "Signora, è il due di giugno!"...
Your Guide To Italian After-Dinner Drinks
The important thing is not to get behind the wheel after you've enjoyed your tipple. Other than that, in Italy you have an array of liqueurs to taste. No trattoria, pizzeria or restaurant would dream of not offering patrons a high-octane drink or two after a lunch or soup-to-nuts dinner. The most popular from north to south is limoncello,...
Discovering Five Hidden Gems in Southern Umbria
Bordered by Tuscany to the west, Le Marche to the east and Lazio to the south the central region of Umbria is the only one without a coastline or to border another country. Its renowned for its sweet-toothed capital of Perugia and its spiritual center of Assisi, but Umbria is much more than just chocolate and churches. So if you like getti...
The Language and Traditions of Christmas
By Dianne Hales You can find bigger Christmas trees and more extravagant decorations in the United States, but nothing looks, tastes, feels or sounds like la stagione natalizia (Christmas season) in Italy. With roots in the "Saturnalia," the winter solstice rites of ancient Rome, and Christian commemorations of the birth of Gesù Bambino (Baby Jesu...
Valle d’Aosta makes a bid for international tourism with its torchlight descents and arts & crafts markets
by Augusto Grandi Natural snow is still in scant supply, but the ski slopes are in excellent conditions thanks to the snowmaking system. Unlike last year, when excessively high temperatures prevented the use of snow guns, the Christmas holidays in Valle d'Aosta will be characterized by a return of skiing enthusiasts. From Courmaye...
"Porteremo il ragù in America, ma il primo amore resta il tartufo"
di Simone Arminio CINQUE milioni di fatturato, e tutto per merito di un cane. Anche se, a dirla tutta, al fiuto dell'animale per i tartufi ha fatto il paio quello di Luigi Dattilo, all'epoca 17enne, per gli affari. La prima svolta per la Appennino Food di Savigno è arrivata nel 1998, con l'avvio della produzione gastronomica di salse, crem...
Honorary Degree Ceremony and Carlucci Entrepreneurship Forum
An AUR Honorary Degree ceremony awarding Alitalia Vice President and Chairman of Equinox Srl, Salvatore Mancuso, will be held at the Centro Studi Americani in Rome on Wednesday, September 18. Following the ceremony, Mancuso will feature as the leading speaker of the Carlucci Entrepreneurship Forum, titled 'Crafting a pro-Growth Agenda for...
A green silicon valley to be developed in Italy
Italy will soon have its own silicon valley. This will be a special silicon valley, a "green" one, located in the Umbria region, near Terni. The Italian group Italeaf is currently negotiating a "strategic master plan" with the municipality of Narni to redevelop the whole industrial area of Nera Montoro with the technical support of the Architecture...
Revealing Rome's most hidden gems to the public for one weekend only
Twenty-five cities throughout the world can call themselves part of a special club of cities with architectonic gems so unique and so numerous that they host, for two days only, Open House Worldwide: such international capitals as New York, Barcelona, Tel Aviv, Melbourne, Athens, Chicago, and Buenos Aires open the doors to their most beautiful buil...
Annual Spoleto Festival begins
The renowned summer music and opera festival in Spoleto has returned for yet another impressive season. Held in the center of the Umbrian town, the Spoleto Festival has brought together American and Italian culture for 56 years. Founded by Gian Carlo Menotti, the festival is host to a wide range of cultural events, from grand opera to scie...
''La Gente di Mulberry Street'' presentato a Valsinni
Valsinni- Italia, terra di emigranti. Presentato a Valsinni il nuovo saggio storico di Raffaele Pinto: "La Gente di Mulberry street. Storia e storie dell'emigrazione meridionale negli Stati Uniti". Sabato scorso, nella sala convegni del castello dei Morra, a partire dalle ore 17.30, si è parlato di emigrazione, richiamando un fenomeno non...
Next lanciaThe Innovation Game, nuovo format per le storie di innovazione di Repubblica
di Riccardo Luna Cos'è l'innovazione? E' una invenzione, è un brevetto, è una startup? Io credo che l'innovazione abbia soprattutto a che fare con la felicità. Secondo me possiamo parlare davvero di innovazione solo quando qualcosa migliora davvero la vita delle persone. Mai come in questa epoca, per effetto del progresso della tecnologia...