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The image of white Styrofoam boxes on fishermen's boats will soon be destined to disappear. In the Gulf of Naples, the municipalities of Pozzuoli and the island of Procida have joined in the fight against sea pollution.Thanks to European funds, thousands of plastic fish transport crates will be purchased to replace polystyrene ones, which are among...

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If you've ever had the chance to go to Italy, or eaten at a traditional Italian restaurant in the United States, you may be familiar with the sweet drink known as limoncello. Limoncello is an Italian liqueur made from soaking lemon peels in alcohol and is most frequently served after meals as a digestive. Limoncello made in Italy uses a special typ...

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If pushing beyond one's limits and reaching for the sky has been a human aspiration since the time of Icarus, the urge to construct ever taller buildings that circumvent the laws of statics and reach for the clouds has been a Leitmotiv in the history of architecture, especially since the Modern Age. Indeed, it is with the genesis of the modern city...

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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) has launched an international fundraising campaign for the creation of the Artisan Academy of Nativity Art in San Gregorio Armeno in Naples, Italy. This new academy will teach the centuries-old artistic tradition of handcrafting Neapolitan nativity scenes, preserving an iconic part of Italian cultural...

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If you love shopping and trendy clubs as much as history, art and monuments, the place for you is the district of Chiaia, Naples. Nestled between some of the most iconic places in the city, such as Piazza del Plebiscito and the Posillipo hill, this district has so much to offer, for all tastes, including one of the beauties that have made Naples fa...

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Few Italian cities can compare with Naples. No wonder neighboring Pozzuoli has long been overshadowed by its bombastic, culture-drenched bigger sibling.  But the port city—a 30-minute train ride west of Naples—is one of southern Italy’s oldest settlements. Modern Pozzuoli—where Sophia Loren grew up—blends with the Roman settlement Puteoli at every...

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This fall I was asked to gives a series of lectures on Italian food and wines onboard a sailing ship plying the Tyrrhenian Sea off the western coast of Italy. Since I wanted to tie in my lecture to the regional ports we were visiting in the south, I showcased the wines of Irpinia in the region of Campania, with wines provided onboard by the Consorz...

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Italian Navy Rear Adm. Vito Lacerenza, commander, Italian Submarines, hosted Rear Adm. Stephen Mack, commander, Submarine Group 8, aboard the Italian Todaro-class submarine, Scirè (S 527), during U.S. and Italian Navy Undersea Warfare staff talks, Nov. 20, 2023. The U.S. Navy and its Italian counterparts routinely meet to discuss interoperability,...

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A painting by the 15th-century master Sandro Botticelli, recorded as missing since the 1980s, has been found at a home in southern Italy. The depiction of the Virgin Mary and infant Christ was discovered in a home in the town of Gragnano, near Naples, according to the Carabinieri Cultural Heritage Protection Unit of Naples.  The painting by the art...

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The most beautiful villages in Italy are a series of municipalities under 15,000 inhabitants, all chosen for their splendor and distinctiveness. The goal of the initiative is to tell a different Italy, bringing hitherto considered marginal villages out of isolation. In the last few days, 7 new municipalities have entered the rankings: there are now...

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