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Our country is home to vast expanses of lavender. The purple, blue and lilac-coloured flower gives shape to fragrant parks, which are the most popular destinations for lavender lovers. A walk through Italian villages and lavender fields is therefore one of the best ways to leave the greyness of winter behind and to welcome spring and its scents wit...

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When sitting down with a singer of the caliber of Michéal Castaldo, one would expect the conversation to center around the long list of accomplishments he’s racked up during his celebrated career.  But, in the tradition of Italy’s countless “Renaissance Men,” this proud Calabrian proves himself to be much more than just a stellar voice! In fact, hi...

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HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET a chance to see two 2,500 year-old bronze warriors from classical Greece?  These statues in Reggio di Calabria, Italy, spent more than 2,000 years submerged under the waves of the Ionian Sea. A diver discovered the pair in 1972 and within a week the bronzes were recovered by an elated Italian government.  Stefano Mariottini cha...

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Filmmaker Jonas Carpignano rounds out his Calabrian trilogy with Directors’ Fortnight entry A Chiara, the story of a 15-year-old girl who learns some hard truths about her close-knit family when her father disappears. Carpignano stopped by Deadline’s Cannes Studio to talk about making the film and his experiences in Gioia Tauro, Italy, where each o...

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Ever dreamed of opening an artisan boutique and settling down for good in an idyllic village in Italy's deep south where it's warm almost all year-round -- and get paid to do it? For those willing to take the plunge, it could soon no longer be just a dream. The region of Calabria plans to offer up to €28,000 ($33,000) over a maximum of three years...

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As it's organized, Calabria seems to want to isolate places and people. Long roads cutting though void, ramshackle-studded landscapes lead the way to tiny, remote towns. But where a capillary network of physical connections is lacking, an extraordinary network of people has finally begun to make the name of Italy's most mysterious and closed region...

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In Calabria there are many beautiful destinations and thanks to the variety of landscapes that it enjoys, the region is considered one of the most famous and popular destinations in the European naturalist panorama. This vast land of South Italy offer many opportunities of interest in the cultural and natural field, are meant to relax and discover...

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The name Italia means 'inhabitants of the land of calves'. Until the beginning of the 5th century B.C., Italy referred only to Calabria, but later the name was extended to the entire southern part of the country. Between the 8th and 5th centuries BC, a massive migration wave from Greece raged in the Mediterranean. The Calabrian coasts were a tempta...

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Although countless people around the world can trace their Italian ancestry to Calabria, Calabrian cuisine tends to remain under the radar. It's a shame because the wild, unspoiled southern Italian region teems with delights. Here's a look at six fundamentals of Calabrian cuisine that are also widely beloved around the peninsula.  1.  LicoriceCulti...

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Ciao from Rome, welcome to another wonderful issue of our magazine. Things are getting better in Italy, as we tell you twice a week in our video and audio podcast We the ItaliaNews, which we encourage you to watch or listen to all the time. This past June 2, Italy celebrated 75 years of our Republic. At that time Italy chose the Republic and decide...

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