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While Italy might be famed for its art, history and food, it is also home to some of the creepiest tourist attractions on Earth, meaning you can celebrate this Halloween by visiting Mussolini's bunker or marvelling at a severed finger. Dark tourism is not a new phenomenon. Medieval pilgrims walked countless miles to visit the tombs of saints and gr...

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Autumn is the time of the year when Nature shows us all its surprising colors and shades. In the same way, after the dazzling summer season many Italian cities are full of suggestive and colorful attractions of unquestionable charm, adding extra appeal to the places which are an absolute must to visit. Here we offer a review of the most colorful It...

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Apart from Rome, another Italian city was chosen as the set of one of the lastest books by Dan Brown. I am talking about Florence, the pearl of the Renaissance, birthplace of many artists and capital of the former Kingdom of Italy for a couple of years. For one day, you can play the part of Robert Langdon discovering the incredible number of beauti...

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Marble, porphyry, granite, alberese stone, limestone, flowered, cotognino and Egyptian alabaster, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, jasper, agate… each precious stone has an exotic name and a special color, hue, and consistency. Their inorganic material comes to life in splendid works of art, thanks to talented hands like those that reached the height of...

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Milano è la città più smart d’Italia per il quinto anno consecutivo, con un distacco di quasi venti punti dalla seconda classificata e ottimi risultati soprattutto negli ambiti di solidità economica, ricerca e innovazione, lavoro, attrattività turistico-culturale, anche se ancora in ritardo nelle dimensioni ambientali, come il consumo di suolo e te...

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Passion and perseverance are at the heart of the Bianco Bianchi workshop in the little town of Pontassieve, a short train ride from Florence. Bianchi (1920–2006) always had a passion for painting, and it was through his love of art that he dedicated his life to learning about and restoring the lost art of scagliola. Scagliola is a type of gypsum kn...

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Attesi alcuni esponenti della National Restaurant Association, la più grande associazione di ristoratori negli USA: la presidente Dawn Sweeney e i consiglieri Jay Stieber, vicepresidente esecutivo della catena di ristoranti “Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises” (oltre 120 locali in 11 Stati), e Christianne Ricchi, titolare ed executive chef de “I Ric...

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The refined Toscano cigar has reached an enviable milestone, celebrating its 200th year in an evening gala at the original Manifatture di Firenze cigar factory in Lucca, where the "200" cigar (200 mm with an exceptional tobacco and smoke time) was created especially for the anniversary. The Toscano cigar's ingenuity, passion, and Italian tradition...

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The recently restored statue of Aphrodite housed in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale (National Archeological Museum/the Museum) in Florence, Italy, was unveiled in a public celebration on September 11, 2018. Funded by Friends of Florence with a donation by Michael and Sandy Collins, the cleaning and restoration process revealed a surprising develop...

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Who says that religion is outdated? It seems the Order of Friar Minors of San Francesco Stimmatizzato have taken their new pastoral mission in stride, ending up being a mediatic sensation while at it.  Last Sunday a group of Franciscans, along with young members of the diocese of Florence, have entertained passerbys and onlookers with a modern danc...

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