Italy confirms its role as a global leader in the meeting industry
Italy continues to be one of the top players in the global meeting industry. According to the 2024 ranking by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Italy hosted 635 international congresses last year—an increase of 82 compared to 2023—making it the fastest-growing among major European competitors. With these results, Italy s...
Italy’s walking trails: a growing movement
Italy is a country crisscrossed by walking routes — from historic trails like the ancient Appian Way and the Via Francigena, first mapped out during Lombard times, to more recent ones like the Way of St. Francis or the Oropa Trail, created by experienced hikers in search of new paths to explore on foot. Some of these trails were initiated by indivi...
The first Italian quantum computer
On Thursday, May 22, Italy officially launched its first IQM quantum computer, one of only 12 in the world. This major milestone places Italy — and particularly the Turin region — among Europe’s leaders in quantum technologies, considered the next frontier of computing in the coming years. The quantum computer, equipped with five qubits, will be av...
In Naples, suffregna water is flowing again, after being considered lost for more than fifty years
The suffregna water comes from the underground springs of Mount Echia. Bottling it is impossible: it can only be collected using “Mummare,” the ancient amphorae. The future already seems defined: this spring will not just be an archaeological relic, but a living site, managed by citizens together with the city and local associations. It appeared on...
NIAF to host Gala in Rome in honor of 50th anniversary
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is proud to announce a special gala in Rome Italy, to be held on June 3, 2025, at the historic Palazzo Colonna. The exclusive event, organized by NIAF Italia, NIAF’s sister organization in Italy, is designed to celebrate NIAF’s 50th anniversary in the Italian capital and to commemorate NIAF’s long his...
The Nutty Italian Cracker That Pairs Perfectly With Your Cheese Boards
Beautifully arranged charcuterie and cheese boards are all the rage, popping up more and more on restaurant menus and at home gatherings. It can be a complex process, selecting the perfect combination of meats and cheeses and setting everything up so that it's social media-worthy (here's the arranging method you should try for your next cheese boar...
Schoene takes next big step along volunteer path
Phyllis Colonna Schoene has been a member of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans for 60 years and was part of its all-volunteer staff for nearly a decade before being invited to asked to fill a big pair of shoes. That call came after Jo Ann Serpico, the organization’s beloved, longtime executive director, passed away last April. “We miss...
Arezzo and its territory: a living legacy among art, landscape and memory
For many, Arezzo is simply an art city. Actually, that would be a reductive definition. For it, and for the many towns that dot its territory-Cortona, Poppi, Bibbiena, Anghiari, Sansepolcro and others. This territory is actually a point between culture and memory: the Arezzo area is forged by alegacy that has accumulated over more than two millenni...
Paffuto Brings a Variety of Italian Tastes to South Philly
Paffuto, on South 8th Street in the Bella Vista neighborhood of Philadelphia, resembles a shop you’d see on a vibrant, lively little street in Naples or Palermo. It’s the brightly colored spot on the corner with a funky red tomato painted on the street cellar doors. Dan Griffiths, Sam Kalkut, and Jake Loeffler are the creative trio of chefs and co-...
Expand Your Happy Hour Horizons With These 6 Alternatives to the Aperol Spritz
The tangerine-tinged Aperol Spritz may be all over social media and Italian streets these days, but the summertime standard has been fashionable since as far back as the 1970s. According to Food & Wine, the cocktail’s visibility in the United States started growing after the Campari group acquired Aperol in 2008. Your standard Spritz is made with t...
Italian Conductor Hosts 'Opera Unbound: A Sunset Serenade' at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Opera Italiana is in the Air, a unique outdoor global concert series, returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with Opera Unbound: A Sunset Serenade on Sunday, June 15 at 6:30 PM. The free, open-air concert invites audiences of all ages to experience the beauty of Italian opera in an iconic, welcoming setting - far different from the fancy g...
Two families, one sound: director Mereu's Sonaggios is a journey into Sardinian cowbells
Within the heart of Sardinia, a hidden pocket remains where the echoes of the past endure, a world somehow untouched by the rhythm of our modern lives: it’s Tonara, a village of under two thousand souls. Among them, a few people strive to keep the ancient art of cowbell manufacturing alive, battling extinction with opposing philosophies driving the...