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In this month’s edition of “An Italian American in Rome”, we’re going to do something a little bit different. For this article, I am going to be writing about myself. My name is Rob Mariottini and I have been the author of all of the previous publications of this series. Typically I will dive into the story of student-athletes who study at Rome Cit...

The promotion of territories represents an extremely topical phenomenon. In an increasingly intense and organized manner, Cities and Regions are promoting their own excellence, values, and identity. This is a trend in which Design is of central importance, both in the form of Process Design, for the creation of dissemination campaigns, and in the f...

Global CO2 emissions are causing a drastic and irreversible change in our climate. Italian startup Energy Dome, founded in 2019, finds a solution to the problem that involves precisely storing CO2 renewable energy. "Unlike coal and oil, which can be stored, renewable sources such as sun and wind do not have this feature. Therefore, batteries are al...

In Sicily, 8 km west of Siracusa, surrounded by orange trees and vineyards, is the Nature Reserve of Ciane river and Saline of Siracusa. The name Ciane has Greek origins and draws the blue-green color of its waters (Cyanos). The reserve includes the river, which originates in Cugno Cardinale and flows into the great harbor of Siracusa, and the wet...

Dear friends, summer has exploded here in Italy and the heat is really exceptional. But We the Italians doesn't stop: we never stop, you know that. A few days ago I had the pleasure of attending here in Rome the preview screening of the documentary "New York Solo Andata" by my friend and partner Davide Ippolito. It is an honor for me to be part of...

Marvelous Medieval borgoes, lush nature that transforms into a dreamlike landscape, with hot springs immersed in the Tuscan countryside – these are the typical traits of the Province of Siena. Nature, art, relaxation, beauty and wellness combine to create the magic formula that has long attracted innumerable tourists to the most exclusive spots in ...

When temperatures soar, a few nibbles and a glass of vino are all we need to celebrate the season. Italy’s 20 regions offer such diversity in terms of appetizer recipes that you can sample many of the world’s best flavors simply by taking a bite of a crunchy bruschetta or breaking apart a mozzarella-filled supplì (risotto croquette) to discover a s...

In the same years in which Broadway was already the Hollywood of Musicals and the big film production companies bought the rights to works such as " Singin 'in the Rain " and "An American in Paris", Italy too found its dimension of " musical theatre,” as a specific reflection of the spirit of a nation. Starting from the "revue" genre (the Italian c...

One in four Italian agricultural enterprises has already made or aims to make investments in digitization between 2022 and 2024. The just-released survey shows a sector that invests to reduce its environmental footprint driven by national and European regulations (in 47 percent of cases ), but is developing an autonomous awareness toward the climat...

This is a book written by Tiziano Terzani and published posthumously in 2018. It is described as an original work by an author who was appreciated by more than five million Italian readers. Tiziano Terzani was born in Florence in 1938 and has lived in Asia with his family for thirty years. As a matter of fact, he worked as correspondent for the Ger...

In recent years many people around the word, and particularly in the U.S., have started looking into the possibility of applying for Italian citizenship due to the benefits that it entails, from the freedom of movement in the EU to the investment opportunities in Italy’s real estate market. There are several ways to acquire Italian citizenship; it...

The borgo of Cison di Valmarino is dominated by the Brandolini castle (today a luxury hotel), called in the middle ages Castrum Costae. The fortified complex (XII century) was transformed by Brandolini with the addition of the Renaissance wing and the building of the external walls and ramparts. It was Antonio Maria Brandolini, who died in 1530, to...