Estate italiana: i 10 dehors al top
di Ivan Burroni Italia, piccolo stivale che racchiude dentro sé una miriade di mondi diversi. Ma se c'è una cosa che accomuna tutti gli italiani in vacanza, dalle montagne altoatesine alle spiagge dei borghi del sud, è la voglia di vivere all'aperto. Cena e serata inclusa. Ecco 10 tra dehors, terrazze, locali sulla spiaggia, dove...
Umbria olive oil festival is powerful reminder that small is beautiful
by Chiara Beghelli It's very typical among Italians to claim "the olive oil from my region is the best one." Who knows, maybe it's a kind of legacy of the ancient fight between "Comuni," the capital cities of small territories, in Medieval times. Anyway, there is no question that the olive oil from Umbria region is really among the best of It...
The Long Read: Emerging countries look promising, but exporters’ safest bets are still the US and the EU
by Umberto Marengo Italy's export increased by 11% from 2011 to July 2015. This provided an important lifeline to the Italian economy in the second phase of its double dip recession from 2011 to 2014. The drivers of Italy's positive export performance were essentially three: the global economic recovery, domestic wage compression and price...
Filippo Ganna nella storia: oro nell'inseguimento ai Mondiali di ciclismo su pista
Il 19enne italiano si è regalato un'impresa storica battendo il tedesco Domenic Weinstein nella finalissima di Londra: i colori azzurri non riuscivano a vincere una medaglia d'oro su pista addirittura da 19 anni Un'impresa destinata a rimanere nella storia del ciclismo su strada italiano. Filippo Ganna, 19enne di Verbania, ha completa...
The history of Cinecittà
by Claudia Astarita Cinecittà is a Rome-based large film studio that is still considered the hub of Italian cinema. People used to say that "All dreams can come true" in Cinecittà, and indeed through years this location has become a legend in both Italy and Europe. Actually, Cinecittà counts for the largest film studio in Europe,...
The Sicilian Cart
One of the best-known symbols of Sicilian folk iconography, the cart was created as a means of transport that responded to practical needs, but went on to be transformed into a vehicle for cultural transmission. Sculpture and painting were applied its various constituent parts to represent moments from the island's history, or from epic st...
L’incredibile vita di Carlo Gentile, padre “coraggio” del leader degli indiani
«Lo sguardo fiero degli indiani, di quelli semplici come dei capi tribù più importanti, che emerge da ciò che resta del repetorio fotografico del pionere napoletano, trasmette tutto l'orgoglio della lotta intrapresa contro il genocidio progettato e messo in atto dall'invasione dei bianchi». Invasione, dunque. Ricordate questa parola e fissate bene...
Say hello to Fernet Branca, Italy's most known amaro
Say hello to Fernet Branca, one of Italy's most famous amari. Made by the Fratelli Branca Distillerie, the alluringly herbaceous liquor with its distinctly bitter taste and spicy finish was invented in 1845. There are other brands of Fernet, but Fernet Branca is the big daddy of them all, and the formula of herbs and spices such as saffron, myrrh,...
We checked out the new Ferrari 488 GTB — and it's an unexpected masterpiece
Ferrari builds three types of cars: sports cars, Grand Touring or "GT" cars, and of course rare and exotic hypercars, such as the current LaFerrari, which sells for more than a million bucks. Of these three, without question the most important for Ferrari's reputation are the sports cars. The only things more important are Ferrari's Formula On...
Italian Monastery Seeks Salvation in Beer After Devastating Quake
by Elisabetta Povoledo The Rev. Cassian Folsom was preparing to celebrate morning Mass one recent Sunday when suddenly the earth started trembling. "Stones and roof tiles started raining down on our heads," he recalled. "It was a terrifying experience." When the dust settled, he and the other monks — almost all of them transplanted fr...
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador David H. Thorne at “Best in Class Awards Ceremony” at La Sapienza University, Faculty of Economics
ROME (Oct. 31, 2012) Professor Ciccarone, Professor Celant, faculty members, current and former students of the Faculty of Economics of La Sapienza University. Thank you for your invitation to join today's gathering for the "Best in Class" Awards Ceremony. You honor me with your welcome at this time-honored and greatly respected university and wit...
Harvard’s Dr. Pisano Presents Lecture at The American University of Rome
Harvard Business School Professor, Dr. Gary Pisano headlined the 2013 Carlucci Entrepreneurship Forum at The American University of Rome. His talk, "Competing in the New Global Landscape," drew a standing-room-only audience from both the AUR community and the broader Rome community. Dr. Pisano made a clear and cogent argument for an investment in...