From Glen Ridge to Italy, With Love (For Food)
After learning her family’s Italian culture from her immigrant grandparents, Susan Guerra is experiencing a new part of life by living and leading walking food tours in Italy. Growing up in Glen Ridge, Guerra was familiar with New Jersey Italian traditions, but it wasn’t until years later that she would move to Italy and truly learn the extent of...
Cliffs, Caves and Legends: A Journey to Isola di Dino
Just a few hundred meters off the Calabrian coast, opposite the town of Praia a Mare, lies the Isola di Dino, a small island that many Italians have heard of, but few have actually visited. With its sheer limestone cliffs, ancient sea caves, and lush Mediterranean scrub, it is the kind of place that appears unexpectedly along the horizon, quiet and...
Education Across Boarders: Comparing the Italian and American School Systems
Education plays a crucial role in shaping young individuals and societies. While every country has its own approach to education, Italy and the United States have distinct systems that reflect their unique histories, values, and culture. By examining the structure in both Italy and the United States by speaking with a student from the university in...
Things to do on family holidays in Venice – including free kids activities
For sure, it is true that if you are travelling with very young children, going around with a pushchair can be a nightmare – too many bridges to cross, many narrow calli to squeeze through – not to mention crowded boats, especially during high season. However, if your children are a bit older, then family holidays in Venice get much easier, and lio...
Sweet Things: The Story of Italian Chocolate Candy
Italian cuisine is mostly remembered for its wide variety of pasta, cheeses, wines, and produce. However, not many people are aware of its chocolate tradition. Like many things in Italy, the history of chocolate can be traced back to the 16th century, the Renaissance period, when the first cocoa beans arrived from the New World. The tradition trans...
Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara. A jewel of the Italian Renaissance
Ferrara is an Italian city with an exceptionally rich artistic and urban tradition. This place, brimming with top-class monuments, boasts a rarity – the Palazzo dei Diamanti. The Palazzo dei Diamanti is one of the world’s most recognisable masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. The striking edifice has stood on Corso Ercole I d’Este for more than...
The best rural places to live in Italy
While Italy’s city life thrums with energy and history, there’s something quietly captivating about the countryside. Think rolling hills dotted with olive groves, vineyards that seem to stretch for miles, and rural villages where every neighbour knows your name. For many, seeking out the best places to live in Italy means looking beyond the obvious...
Italy’s aging population drives demand for 2 million domestic workers by 2028
Italy’s population is aging, and as a result, the overall demand for in-home care and domestic assistance provided by households is expected to grow significantly between 2026 and 2028. Meeting this demand will require targeted immigration policies. By 2028, Italian families will need more than 2.074 million domestic workers—including both regular...
Romantic night returns to Italy’s most beautiful villages on the summer solstice
On June 21, 2025, with the arrival of the summer solstice, one of the most enchanting events of the year returns: the Romantic Night in the Most Beautiful Villages of Italy. From sunset to sunrise, around 200 villages from north to south will glow with torches, candles, and soft lighting, offering visitors and locals a magical evening dedicated to...
Rome’s public transit offers free digital library with books, audiobooks, and music
Culture plays a central role in Rome. ATAC, the public transit agency of Italy’s capital, has been offering access to a digital library for years, providing over 18,000 free resources including books, audiobooks, and music tracks. All it takes is scanning a QR code to download content directly to your smartphone or tablet—no limits, no registration...
Dom Serafini’s Abruzzo book tour blends July 4th, Italian pride, and global stories
The book tour for Italian American author Dom Serafini and his latest release, The Messengers of Abruzzo in the World—the fifth volume in the series—promises to be both ambitious and unique. The tour kicks off on Friday, July 4 in Giulianova at the V. Migliori Nautical Club, coinciding with the celebration of U.S. Independence Day (the 4th of July)...
President Mattarella addresses Italian communities abroad on citizenship reform and national identity
The recent citizenship reform decree "has drawn significant interest and sparked discussion within Italian communities." For this reason, "the conversation that will take place within your Council will certainly be valuable and worth close attention, as it may lead to thoughtful evaluation, and perhaps even some reconsideration, of the issues that...