3 Reasons That Keep Me Returning to Italy
by Susan Nelson I thought long and hard about this one, because there are so many things I find charming about Italy. However, I do have my top three reasons that always have the same effect on me each time I return. After making over ten trips to bella Italia, it never changes. So what are these reasons I find so hard to resist?...
Take Amazing 360° Tour of St. Peter’s in Vatican City From Your Chair
By Taryn Salinas This 360-degree view allows you to see the splendor of St. Peter's Basilica on your computer, tablet, or mobile device. Use the toolbar to shift your view or zoom in. On a tablet or mobile device, just hold it up or turn it around to pan. St. Peter's Basilica is one of the most spectacular churches in the world. A...
Il laureato emigrante: un capitale umano costato 23 miliardi che l'Italia regala all'estero
di Federico Fubini L'Italia ha costruito centinaia di chilometri di rete ferroviaria ad alta velocità e ne ha fatto dono alla Gran Bretagna. Ha investito in due enormi reti Internet a fibra ottica, perché siano installate in Germania e in Svizzera. Naturalmente non è vero. Se lo fosse, la tivù mostrerebbe zuffe a Montecitorio, sin...
An Opportunity to Invest in an Abandoned Italian Village
The last inhabitants of Poggio Santa Cecilia, a village in Tuscany, abandoned it in the 1960s. Many residents left furniture in their unwanted homes, curtains at the windows and crockery in the cupboards. It has all been untouched since then, despite the village's having being sold into private ownership. "We first started buying the farml...
Nissoli (DS-CD) presenta “La dieta mediterranea strumento di promozione e difesa del Made in Italy in Italia e negli USA”
Si terrà nella Sala Stampa della Camera dei Deputati, il 5 aprile alle 11:30, la Conferenza: "La Dieta Mediterranea strumento di promozione e difesa del Made in Italy in Italia e negli Usa". Un tema molto attuale che sarà introdotto da Fucsia Nissoli, deputata eletta in Nord America, da tempo impegnata nella difesa e promozione del Made in Italy....
A half-dozen groundbreaking Ferraris were built for the Prince of Brunei. Only one made it out of the jungle alive
The order came from the Sultan of Brunei's nephew. It was 1994, and Prince Abdul Hakeem, then 20 years old, had inherited two things: access to a $40 billion fortune, and his family's penchant for spending it. In the '80s and '90s, the monarchs of this tiny, oil-rich nation in the South China Sea bankrolled a fleet of special custom vehicl...
Italy 2 – 0 Spain: Dominant Azzurri Eliminate Blunt La Roja
By Conor Clancy Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle's goals proved enough for Italy as they saw off their old foes Spain by 2-0 at the Stade de France in the last 16 of Euro 2016. Antonio Conte's side completely dominated the first half, and could have been out of sight at the break were it not for the heroics of David De Gea, before...
Pasta: The Soul Food of Italy
Whether you are eating out at a local trattoria in Italy, where the staff consists of a Mamma, Papa, and perhaps a cugino who is your head waiter, or whether you are treating yourself to a five star restaurant where minced porcini mushrooms or truffles are delicately infused into the noodles, no matter what—the pasta must be outstanding. Gli antipa...
Masterpieces from the Ferrarese and Modenese Courts in Piedmont
Venaria Reale di Torino (the Royal Palace of Venaria) invites visitors to admire the extensive Este painting collection arriving from the Galleria Estense di Modena and other Italian and European museums. During The Italian Courts: The House of Este, expect works by the likes of Cosmè Tura, Dosso Dossi, Correggio, Titian, Tintoretto, Guercino, Vel...
Benno Geiger Poetry Translation Prize worth 5,000 euros in prize money
Acting in accordance with Elsa Geiger Ariè's bequest commemorating her father, the Giorgio Cini Foundation has announced the "Premio letterario Benno Geiger per la traduzione poetica" (The Benno Geiger Poetry Translation Prize), to be awarded for an Italian translation of a work of poetry from an ancient, medieval or modern Western language publish...
Sustainability in the Italian ceramic industry
The Italian ceramic industry has a long tradition of excellence, especially in the area of Emilia Romagna, in particular in the town of Sassuolo. In the 1970s, because of the high concentration of industries in this pole, the need arose for a more careful approach towards the environment. As a consequence, the Italian ceramic industry enga...
Poet Maria Mazziotti Gillan honored in her parents' hometown of San Mauro.
Maria Mazziotti Gillan, award-winning poet and Paterson, NJ, native, was honored on June 29 by the Cultural Ministery of San Mauro, Cilento, Italy, province of Salerno, the region her parents came from before they emigrated to America in 1936. Gillan was presented with a book of her poems about the town of San Mauro called, In a Place of Flowers a...