Fendi Celebrates 90 Years at the Trevi Fountain
Italian luxury fashion house FENDI will celebrate 90 years of its existence by staging a unique event on July 7 which will include a never-seen-before fashion show at the iconic Trevi Fountain in Rome. Founded in Rome, Fendi opened its first boutique at Via del Plebiscito in 1926, the brand featured a small fur atelier and leather goods worksh...
Villa Giulia's nymphaeum restored by mysterious donors
A group of mysterious benefactors from the Far East have restored to its previous splendor a part of the 16th-century Villa Giulia that formerly attracted the likes of Giorgio Vasari, Michelangelo and other intellectuals of the period. The "small miracle" was carried out at the Renaissance villa ordered built by Pope Julius III that now houses the...
Falling in Love With Italy’s Blissful, Rustic Aeolian Islands
THERE IS A STONE mermaid by the pools at Hotel Raya on Panarea — her face turned up to the sun, her breasts thrust toward the expansive blue of the Tyrrhenian Sea — who instructs the visitor on how best to spend time here: basking in the astounding beauty of Italy's Aeolian Islands. If the mermaid were to open her eyes, she would see Strom...
Getting ready for Carnival celebration in Italy
By Dot Anderson A highlight of travel to Italy in the first quarter of the year is Carnival Season or as they say Carnevale. Celebrations are held roughly 40 days before Easter which falls on March 31st this year. The biggest, most elaborate Carnevale celebration always takes place in Venice, and if you hurry you may still have time to find a...
Remarks by Ambassador David H. Thorne on the presentation of the book on Villa Taverna
Rome, September 19, 2012 The residence of the U.S. Ambassadors to Italy Benvenuti a tutti e grazie per esser venuti a questa presentazione del volume sulla storia di Villa Taverna. Welcome everyone to Villa Taverna and thank you for joining us today for a presentation about a project that has been very important to me and to my wife Rose. First a...
Operational Convention signed by MFA and National Research Council (CNR)
A significant moment in the meeting of scientific attachés, being held today and tomorrow at the foreign ministry in Rome, came with the signing of an operational convention between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Research Council (CNR) aimed at further strengthening what are already excellent relations. Signed by MFA Secretary Ge...
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Producer Bellucci premium comments on the passing of a bill to create an Oliv
Bellucci Premium, producer of quality olive oil, responds to the recent passing of a bill in California that will establish an olive oil commission. According to an article published on September 10th by The Olive Oil Times titled "Bill to Create California Olive Oil Commission Clears Senate," the bill will allow California to establish a comm...
L'Italia prende per la gola gli Usa
Non deve stupire che un'Italia sempre sull'orlo della crisi politica sia invece in (relative) buone condizioni quando si guarda al suo export. Chi tra gli imprenditori nazionali si muove con chiarezza, coraggio e impegno sul mercato globale sa farsi valere, e i risultati si vedono. Anche, e forse soprattutto, in America, dove l'Italia è sempre più...
Coldiretti, l'export di prodotti italiani per Natale supera 2,7 miliardi
È record per il made in Italy alimentare sulle tavole delle festività di tutto il mondo con l'export di vini, spumanti, grappa e liquori, panettoni, formaggi, salumi e pasta per Natale che supera i 2,7 miliardi di euro, sulla base delle proiezioni relative al mese di dicembre 2013. È quanto stima la Coldiretti nel sottolineare il successo...
The Carnival is ready to start in Venice
by Claudia Astarita From 15 February until 4 March, this beautiful Italian city will be transformed into a sea of masquerades and celebrations, welcoming 2014 Carnival. This year, this amazing event explores connections between people and the environment, as well as the way in which the mysteries of nature can be told through fairy tales....
Works by Moretto, Savoldo, Romanino and Ceruti on show
Palazzo Martinengo hosts a grand exhibit dedicated to "Moretto, Savoldo, Romanino, Ceruti: 100 Masterpieces from Private Brescian Collections;" the highly-anticipated exhibit runs in the Lombardy city of Brescia until June 2014. Through these Baroque and Rococò artists, the public can come into contact with pieces usually tucked away in pr...
Italy Preparing to Take on the Presidency of the Council of the EU: What is at Stake
By Natalia Quintavalle Good evening everybody,It is a pleasure to address the audience of Seton Hall University which is quite different from my usual environment and I would like to thank the Dean of Seton Hall's school of diplomacy, my friend Prof. Andrea Bartoli and the Director of the Alberto Institute, Prof. Gabriella Romani, for offering me...