A forgotten Italian genius: Angelo Dalle Molle's visionary legacy
Oftentimes we are happy to tell stories about an Italian genius almost unknown to the general public. Today we tell about Angelo Dalle Molle, the creator of the iconic Italian Amaro Cynar in the 1950s, who half a century ago was also building electric cars, designing car sharing and charging stations, and later dedicated himself to research in arti...
Green skills drive Italy's job market transformation
On Earth Day 2024, a report was released highlighting a shift in the Italian job market, with a growing demand for workers skilled in environmental sustainability. The message is clear: future employment opportunities are tied to the ecological transition, and to be ready, individuals need not only good intentions but also targeted skills. 2024 has...
United States to close its Consulate in Florence
The United States will close its consulate in Florence. This was announced by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as part of a "comprehensive reorganization plan" of the State Department, which includes the closure of several embassies and diplomatic missions. "Tuscany has a deep history linked to the United States, which is no coincidence, as Flor...
How to visit Pope Francis' tomb in Rome
Faithful and pilgrims can visit the tomb of Pope Francis in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore starting from Sunday 27 April, the day after his funeral in the Vatican. The papal basilica, also known as St Mary Major, is located in the Esquilino area of Rome near Termini train station. The church is open every day from 07.00 to 19.00, with last en...
US paratroopers honor 80th anniversary of WWII liberation of Montecchio Maggiore
Sgt. William Cantrell stood beside Italians dancing in Piazza Marconi to celebrate the 80th anniversary of their town being liberated. And then, he was part of it. “I was on the side and this little old lady just took my hand,” said Cantrell, a Tennessee-born paratrooper from the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion. “I couldn’t say no.” His command tea...
Sicily's innovative approach to water management and drought solutions
Sicily is experiencing an unusually rainy winter and spring, but despite the heavy rainfall, citizens and farmers are still concerned about the island’s water reserves for the upcoming summer. While short-term drought risks seem to be averted, the long-term situation remains uncertain. Scientists warn that Sicily is warming at a rate 20% higher tha...
Rome and the world bid farewell to Pope Francis with massive funeral, humble burial
Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff's legacy of caring for migrants, the downtrodden and the environment to be kept alive. U.S. President Donald Trump, who had clashed with the pope on those issues, sat with the rows of foreign dign...
Conegliano, the small but mighty queen of world women's volleyball
Italian volleyball is on top of the world. At the peak of this success is Conegliano, a small town in Veneto with only 35,000 inhabitants. The Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano has claimed the Italian women's volleyball Serie A championship, securing their eighth Scudetto, the seventh consecutive one. This is an extraordinary achievement that highlight...
Video game industry in Italy sees significant growth in 2024
Video games in Italy have a turnover of 2.4 billion euros. This is what emerges from the latest annual report on gaming in Italy. These are very significant and important numbers, providing positive signals about the gaming sector's performance in Italy, not only regarding hardware and software. Indeed, the number of national video game companies i...
The Best Italian Wineries to Visit Near Naples
Naples has grown ever more popular as a tourist destination in recent years. But after several days of the city’s glorious chaos — and, admittedly, the best pizza on earth — heading out of town into the surrounding countryside to visit some of the great wineries of Campania might come as a needed break. You can even venture further east to sunny Pu...
Postmodernism and the rise of "Arte Povera"
The rise of "Poor Art" in Italy: around the years 1960’s in Italy a bunch of young artists choosen to create a new form of artworks using “poor” elements: shredded clothes, rags, wood, clay, plaster, rusted iron, straw, wicker etc... Step by step this strange use of elements evolved into an interesting develop of new languages. They were going acro...
How an Italian American discovered her ancestor’s painting in Urbino
How many Americans have Italian origins? Many. But not all Italian Americans can boast an ancestor like Ventura Mazza, a student of Federico Barocci, the Urbino painter who was a key figure in Italian Mannerism and the art of the Counter-Reformation, considered one of the precursors of Baroque. The protagonist of this story is Maria Theresa Siclare...