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The walk to Dario Franceschini's office is in itself testament to Italy's vast heritage. Past countless paintings lining the corridors of the culture ministry, he sits dwarfed by high walls adorned with books. In any other capital, such a scene might seem as if it were put on for guests, but in Rome it feels more as if Italy has simply run out...

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  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   On top of a very famous palace in Rome, there is a popular line "A people made of artists, poets, saints, philosophers, scientists and sailors". The line, thought to celebrate the "Italian Civilization," remarkably summarizes how often the Italians are seen...

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Il Consiglio d'Amministrazione della National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), tra cui il Chairman Joseph V. Del Raso, il Presidente John Viola ed il Comitato Esecutivo, sara' in Italia dal 22 al 29 giugno 2014.   La Missione in Italia della Fondazione riunira' membri del Consiglio d'Amministrazione, imprenditori e funzionari del governo...

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A Somma Vesuviana, a pochi chilometri da Napoli, sta ermergendo un tesoro archeologico: l'imponente e maestosa villa romana dove potrebbe essere morto l'Imperatore Ottaviano Augusto. Il sito è ai piedi del Monte Somma, il vero Vesuvio, affermano gli archeologi – quello che nel 79 d.C. coprì Pompei e non solo. Risale invece al 472 d.c, l'eruzio...

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by Hunter Davis   'You went to one of the best hotels in the world, in one of the smartest places, which some of the classiest people have raved about over the decades – and you brought us back a tin of tomatoes! Oh my gawd, what are you like?' That was the reaction of my dear wife and children on my return.   I shall explain the...

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di Eduardo Cagnazzi   E' Teresa Iorio ed ha quarantadue anni il migliore pizzaiolo al mondo. Lo ha decretato una giuria di esperti presieduta dallo chef italo-americano Lydia Bastianich, della quale faceva parte anche il pluristellato Gennaro Esposito. La competizione si è svolta nel corso di Napoli Pizza Village la manifestazione turistico-...

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Luca Santaniello, New York based drummer since 2001, is presenting a new project on the fusion between Neapolitan traditional music and American Jazz. The most famous songs from the Neapolitan folk tradition such as Maruzzella, A rumba re' Scugnizz, and Scalinatella longa longa, are given a jazz flavor through Luca's deep knowledge of the Be Bop ja...

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Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini inaugurated the reopening to the public of Pompeii's Palestra Grande (Large Gymnasium) along with a permanent exposition of frescoes from the nearby town Moregine. The Palaestra is the area that would be used for practising things such as boxing and wrestling.   The Pompeiian Palaestra is loca...

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by Hugo Mc Cafferty   If you want to spend All Souls' Day among the dead, there is nowhere better to do so than Italy. With such a complex and rich spiritual history, it is no wonder that Italy is home to some of the world's most hauntingly beautiful cemeteries. Here are 10 to visit on All Souls' Day.   English Cemetery, Florence...

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In visita a Sorrento una delegazione di italiano – americani proveniente dallo Stato Americano del New Jersey. Domenica mattina la delegazione capeggiata da Buddy Fortunato direttore responsabile di "The Italian Tribune" noto giornale americano in lingua inglese rivolto a tutti i cittadini italiani trapiantati in America hanno visitato la Basilica...

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