Best alumni catchup: il contest di idee per la Silicon Valley in Italia
Si terrà il 12 marzo a Roma (ore 10:30), nella sede dell'Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti d'America, in via Vittorio Veneto, la conferenza stampa di presentazione del contest internazionale di idee innovative firmato Istituto Italiano Imprenditorialità, insieme al Dipartimento di Stato degli Stati Uniti d'America e al Centro Residenziale Universitario...
The blood of St. Gennaro liquefies in Francis’ presence
by Giacomo Galeazzi This is the first time it happened. San Gennaro's blood had never liquefied during a papal visit to Naples before. None of the visits paid by Pius IX, John Paul II or Benedict XVI provoked the phenomenon. But the miracle was witnessed this afternoon, after Francis' heartfelt address to faithful and clergy. The...
Flowers and Poetry in Pienza
"Pienza and flowers" is a flower and plant trade fair held every year in the name's gorgeous Renaissance town in the province of Siena. Pienza was built by Pius II (born Enea Silvio Piccolomini) starting in 1462, near Corsignano – the declining village in the Orcia Valley where the Pope had been born in 1405. The fair is gearing up for its...
Pasta Anyone? Investors Build Appetite for Italian Food Firms
by Chiara Remondini & Francesca Cinelli Investors are developing an appetite for Italian food. Food companies, that is. Mostly family owned, makers of linguini, mozzarella, tomato puree and other Italian fare traditionally have shunned the stock market, turning instead to limited investments from private-equity firms for capital t...
“Italy loves America”, guest star Franc D’Ambrosio, l’11 settembre al teatro del Giglio
Un'iniziativa della Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca insieme ai Lucchesi nel Mondo. Uno spettacolo musicale per raccontare le emozioni dei nostri migranti "Italy loves America", con Franc D'Ambrosio insuperabile Fantasma dell'Opera Uno spettacolo per raccontare in musica le emozioni dei nostri migranti negli Usa. "Italy loves America -...
Italian Escapes Where You Can Be One With Nature
By Luisa Taliento New places of encounter, contemplation and peace, where you can enjoy experiences without conflict, because the stars here aren't people but plants. The concept behind the success of horticultural travel couldn't be simpler, and in Great Britain it inspires one person out of three to take a trip. This is a type o...
16 Italian cooking hacks only Italians know
Every Italian has little kitchen hacks they've picked up from Mamma, it's the little things that make all the difference when you're cooking Italian. Everyone loves Italian food, and everyone loves to cook it too. So when you have the best, most authentic, freshest ingredients you can lay your hands on, well it's all down to technique. ...
First on First: Cinderella
Most people are familiar with the tale of Cinderella but many don't realize that the modern version of the story originated in Italy. Courtier and author Giambattista Basile worked for many different Italian princes, including the Doge of Venice. By 1636, he had settled in Naples where he collected local tales and created new ones, all of...
Italy celebrates Orlando Furioso’s 500th anniversary
For Borges, who loved Ariosto's poem as much as the Divine Comedy and the Arabian Nights, the Orlando Furioso was made of the stuff of dreams. It's a fascinating read. It must be said, however, that while chasing his dreams Ludovico Ariosto never forgot the grit and gore of his own time, when the wars in Italy, with the devastating power o...
Italian customs seize huge haul of Roman artefacts
They were discovered in a joint operation by Italy's customs officers and finance police, who seized three containers at the La Spezia port. They belonged to an American businessman, who had intended to send them on to his villa in the Tuscan countryside, a statement from customs said. However, he was unable to provide a satisfactory explanati...
How Luxury Fashion Houses are Revitalizing Italy's Most Historic Cafés
In Italy, the most important decisions of the day revolve around what to wear and what to eat. So it seems inevitable that top fashion brands are venturing into the food business—specifically, the hybrid bakery-cafés where well-dressed Italians congregate over morning pastries, then lunch, aperitivi and savory snacks, all the way through to late-ni...
How to see some of Italy’s most iconic sites without a crowd
There's an odd hush in the Sistine Chapel. Normally, this place is swarming, with up to 25,000 people visiting every day. But I'm here with just a few dozen others early on a Wednesday morning, before this celebrated holy site is officially open to the masses.ù As we crane our necks to admire Michelangelo's masterpieces on the vaulted ceil...