This Amazing Technicolor Castle has been Abandoned for more than 20 Years
Here on this corner of the internet, we see a lot of abandoned places. For some of them, we can even understand how circumstances might have led their abandonment. This however, is a head-in-hands kind of moment. The Castello di Sammezzano is a show-stopper, a jaw-dropper. Hidden away in the Tuscan hills of Northern Italy, this electrifyin...
Fossil supervolcano in Italian Alps may answer deep mysteries around active supervolcanoes
There's nothing subtle about the story told by the rocks in northern Italy's Sesia Valley. Evidence of ancient volcanic activity is all around, says geologist and volcanologist James Quick, Southern Methodist University, Dallas. But the full story is much less obvious, Quick notes. Quick led an international team that in 2009 announce...
Vola l’export dell’Emilia Romagna e Modena torna ai livelli pre-crisi
di Natascia Ronchetti Con esportazioni per oltre 13,4 miliardi di euro il sistema produttivo dell'Emilia Romagna continua la sua corsa sui mercati esteri. Nell'ultimo trimestre del 2014 ha guadagnato un incremento del 4,3%, confermandosi la terza regione in Italia dopo Lombardia e Veneto, per quota di export nazionale, pari al 13,3%. &nbs...
How to Say: Monuments in Italy
by Silvia Donati One of Italy's most attractive features is the range of incredible monuments built through the centuries that can still be admired today. If you are planning a trip to Italy, it is handy to know the Italian word for some of the most common monuments and sites. Start with this list Read more Sourc...
Padiglione Italia web magazine e la Società Dante Alighieri presentano “Le cento parole del gusto”
Padiglione Italia Web Magazine, la rivista online che ha l'obiettivo di far conoscere i contenuti e le attività del Padiglione Italia e promuovere il dibattito sulle grandi questioni legate ai temi della nutrizione e del futuro del Pianeta, grazie alla collaborazione con la Società Dante Alighieri, l'ente morale che dal 1889 diffonde la lingua e la...
I 20 siti Unesco più spettacolari d’Italia
Sapevate che l'Italia è attualmente la nazione con il maggior numero di siti inclusi nella lista dei Patrimoni dell'Umanità dell'Unesco? Sono ben 50 le meraviglie che punteggiano lo stivale e 6 sono i Patrimoni Orali e Immateriali: un Paese da record, quindi, definito già con Dante e Petrarca "il Bel Paese"! Venite con noi a scoprire quest...
Google Maps shows Dolomites hiking
Expo visitors can experience 360-degree views of hiking trails in the Dolomites, thanks to a project going on display at the Friuli Giulia Venezia Region stand from July 3-9 that highlights the images captured with a special Google mapping device for hikers. The project, called "Dolomiti Google Special Collects", is part of the UNESCO Dolomite...
Five towns where famous Italian musical instruments were born
by Serena Perfetto Traveling around Italy is a special experience not only for the heartbreaking landscape and the gorgeous art you can find on your way. Italy's uniqueness is also related to the chance of finding history and culture in some remote places. This is the case of five small towns that keep the tradition of exceptional...
Enotourism visitors to Italy seen increasing 25% this fall
by Francesco Prisco Good wine boosts the economy. And we are not only referring to the bottles opened and the glasses raised: compared to last fall, the 2015 harvest will be greeted by a 25% growth in arrivals in the "Open Cellars" across Italy. At least, these are the estimates of the Movimento Turismo del Vino (MTV - Wine Touris...
Gelato, il migliore del mondo è quello di un italiano: e il gusto più amato si ispira al '500
di Luisa Mosello Un gusto antico e italianissimo per il gelato più buono. Lo ha creato Paolo Pomposi, della gelateria fiorentina Badiani, proclamato miglior gelataio d'Europa a chiusura del Tour 2015 del Gelato Festival, rassegna itinerante per la gioia e il palato di migliaia di golosi d'ogni dove. L'esito finale della gara è arr...
21 places in Italy you never thought to visit (but really should)
1. Marina de Pisciotta, Campania Lee Marshall, author of Telegraph Travel's guides to Rome, Florence, Tuscany and Sicily, recommends this unheralded spot in the Province of Salerno. "Twenty years ago, I promised the friend who told me about Pisciotta and its Marina that I would avoid writing about it," he says. "But surely there must be a...
Vespa: Italy's most celebrated scooter turns 70
And to think that it was to be only an interlude of imagination in comparison to the work undertaken on the helicopter project. Not even Corradino D'Ascanio, father of the Vespa, would ever have imagined the success of his creation, which began on April 23, 1946 in the factories of Pontedera on behalf of the Piaggio company. This was the o...