Summer 2025 tourism forecast: foreign visitors outnumber Italians for the first time
The summer forecast is looking good: between June and August, official accommodation facilities are expecting around 211.2 million tourist overnight stays, a 1% increase compared to summer 2024. It’s not the boom of a few years ago, but Italian tourism—despite challenges tied to the macroeconomic climate and competition from low-cost destinations—c...
Toward a stronger Italy-US agri-food alliance
On Monday, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins landed in Rome with a mission: to expand access to American agricultural products in Italy and, by extension, in the broader European Union market. Her visit aimed to tighten bilateral sectoral cooperation and urge UN agencies based in Rome to prioritise American interests, cut operational costs...
Alaska Airlines to launch Rome flights, new flagship international experience
Pacific Northwest, say "Ciao, Italy." Alaska Airlines just announced it will launch the region's first nonstop flights to Rome starting next spring. And the news is much bigger than a new link between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport (FCO), which will take flight in May 2026. This new flight wi...
From volcanic winemaking to lemon-scented hikes: Travel to these winning Italian villages
Italy's countryside is peppered with villages rich in architectural marvels, gastronomic delights and arcane cultural traditions. Each year, these little-known treasures compete for national recognition through ‘Borgo dei Borghi’ (Village of Villages), a beloved television contest that has become a cultural phenomenon. Organised by RAI, Italy's nat...
Rare Italian Olive Variety Leads to World Class Oil
Historically cultivated in a few square kilometers in central-southern Italy, the Coroncina olive variety was thrust onto the world stage at the 2025 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition. A Coroncina monovarietal extra virgin olive oil milled from 65 ancient olive trees spanning a single hectare earned a Gold Awardin its World Competition debut. “It...
Wheel of 20th-century Italian cheese smashes record for oldest parmesan
A wheel of parmigiano reggiano has been celebrated as “an authentic jewel of nature” after setting a longevity record for parmesan cheese. The still-edible 36kg wheel was one of the last made in 1998 by Romano and Silvia Camorani at their dairy in Poviglio, a small town near Parma in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region. The parmesan, estimated t...
The Italian Secret You Need to Know: How Caffè Sospeso Is Spreading Kindness One Cup at a Time
In Italy, coffee is not simply a drink: it is a social habit, a daily ritual, an identitary symbolism. But in Naples, coffee acquires a much deeper meaning. Here it becomes a unit of measurement. It marks time, it replaces an invitation, it marks first meetings and farewells, it bears witness to tales of authentic life. Coffee, seen as a common goo...
Near Sassari, a female winemaker produces an outstanding wine from a little-known grape variety
If we were to look at the Sardinian wine world in a superficial way, we might split it neatly between Vermentino for white wines and Cannonau for reds. Fortunately, the reality is far more complex. In fact, with a keener eye, we can see that Sardinia is like an open-air wine laboratory, where many other native grape varieties are also earning a wel...
The American dream through the talent of three Italian artists: Costantino Nivola, Salvatore Scarpitta and Angelo Savelli.
The half-century-long myth of the American dream has dominated the collective narrative of a nation built on the idea that success, freedom, and enrichment are attainable through individual effort and the ability to dream big. Don DeLillo's quote, ‘To consume in America is not to buy, but to dream,’ opens a door to a deeper level of this cultural a...
Too many tourists? Crowds offer an opportunity for Italy's south
In a rundown neighbourhood of Sicily's capital Palermo, a whitewashed old farmhouse that accommodates pilgrims now offers two rooms to tourists for bed and breakfast after a renovation. As foreign visitors flock to Sicily, last year Brother Mauro Billetta, head of the parish in the Danisinni neighbourhood, decided that revenue from B&B guests could...
Moving out later: how young Europeans (and Italians) are redefining independence
In many parts of Europe, adulthood has traditionally been marked by getting your own set of keys and leaving your childhood bedroom behind. But that milestone is happening later and later for today’s young adults. A mix of economic uncertainty, changes in the job market, and emotional factors is leading more people to stay longer in their parents’...
Liguria wins Italian Green Road Award 2025 with Cycling Riviera
The tenth edition of the Green Road Award – the “Oscar of Cycle Tourism” – has been awarded to the region of Liguria for the Cycling Riviera bike and pedestrian path. Second place went to Basilicata for the Ciclovia Meridiana, and third place to Puglia for the Ciclonica. The three bike routes were selected from nearly 30 applications submitted by v...