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The region of Campania in southwestern Italy is well known for several attractions, such as Pompeii, the Amalfi Coast and of course the marvelous city of Napoli, which for many locals and tourists, is all about its pizzerie. But the wines of Campania, while becoming more recognized these days, are still under appeciated in the world of Italian wine...

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Pasta di Gragnano PGI, whose supply chain can boast over 300 million in consumer value, continues its growth by exceeding 92 thousand tons of certified production, increasing +84% in the last three years (2018-2020). It is the ninth Italian Protected Geographical Indication product by value and the second in the South of Italy. Pasta di Gragnano PG...

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Along the heights of the Amalfi Coast in Italy, every inch is terraced, connected by steep stony staircases that tempt visitors with twinkling — but treacherous — Mediterranean views. Climbing through terraced orchards of lemon trees, I'm hot and thirsty, fantasizing about fresh-squeezed lemonade. And then, just like a fairy tale, I come upon the d...

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Italian excellence is historically synonymous with quality and innovation. From the creations in the Renaissance to the internationalization of Italian cuisine, local luxury brands are also expanding through Asia. Last September, Bvlgari released the statement necklace Mangalsutra in India, giving their modern touches to this traditional jewelry th...

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In a few horrible hours, Pompeii was turned from a vibrant city into an ash-embalmed wasteland, smothered by a furious volcanic eruption in A.D. 79. Then in this century, the excavated Roman city appeared alarmingly close to a second death, assailed by decades of neglect, mismanagement and scant systematic maintenance of the heavily visited ruins....

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Luigi Vanvitelli created The Royal Palace of Caserta and park according to the demands of Charles of Bourbon III. It is one of the greatest Italian architectures of the 18th century and combines the influences of Versailles, Rome, and Tuscany. Many people consider Caserta an Italian baroque accomplishment. The garden’s ponds, fountains, and waterfa...

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A court near Naples has asked a US museum to return of copy of a canonical Greek statue of ideal male proportions, the Doriphoros (lance bearer) of famed sculptor Polykleitos. The court at Torre Annunziata says the Roman copy of the Greek original which the Minneapolis Institute of Art bought for a reported two and a half million dollars in 1984 wa...

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The Pompeii Archaeological Park will open an exhibition on April 14 dedicated to the sensuality and erotism of many frescoes and sculptures found in the houses of the ancient Roman city. "The issue of sensuality is omnipresent, but not in a scandalous or banal way," said Pompeii Archaeological Park Director Gabriel Zuchtriegel. "So we decided to pu...

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We publish this article, in its English translation, courtesy of the publisher Fortress Lab, of the author and of the magazine Fmag, which we thank, where it was published in the Italian version on February 5th. "Just as I was talking to you I was booking the hotel for Bastia. Professor Oussama Khatib has been developing for 5 years a project of ma...

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WWF’s Oasis of Persano was established in 1980 to protect the artificial lake by the same name, which was created in 1930 thanks to the blocking of the Sele river. It is located in the municipality of Campagna and Serre (Salerno, in Campania), in the upper part of Piana del Sele, at the internal top of the fan-shaped plain opened to the see between...

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