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Squeezed between the mountains of the Ligurian-Genoese Apennines and the blue of the sea, Genoa is a city of a thousand faces and a thousand colors. Stretched vertically, Genoa is the fascinating city that gave birth to the great Christopher Columbus and that has been sung many times by poets and singer-songwriters such as the beloved Fabrizio De A...

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  Italy and the heat: fifty years of rising temperatures The financial wealth of Italian households surpasses €6 trillion in 2024 Rome’s public transit offers free digital library with books, audiobooks, and music Even robots will fly: actually they're already doing it, in Italy Taranto and its black gold: the story of the cozza tarantina Wishew, t...

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Robots flying through the air might sound like science fiction, but it’s becoming reality, only in Italy for now.. Researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa have achieved a world first: a humanoid robot equipped with jet propulsion has taken flight. The robot, named iRonCub3, managed to lift itself about 20 inches off the ground w...

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The fifth edition of the "Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour," the Sailing Tour of Italy organized to promote the values and brand of the Italian Navy, has set sail from Venice in the Veneto region. Created with the goal of uniting the three core disciplines of sailing—offshore, inshore, and board—into a single event, the 2025 edition of the Tour wil...

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June 12 at 5:00 PM – Conference Room, MEI – National Museum of Italian Emigration, Genoa. According to Italian American historian Gary Mormino, “One in two Italians living in the South considers Florida home…” In recent years, Florida has indeed seen a significant rise in both Italian Americans relocating from other states and Italians drawn by the...

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he Italian island of San Pietro hides one of Sardinia’s best-kept secrets just a 40-minute ferry ride from the mainland. With crystal-clear waters rivaling the Caribbean and a cultural fusion unlike anywhere else in Italy, this hidden Mediterranean paradise offers a refreshing escape from Sardinia’s more trafficked destinations. A cultural melting...

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Trallalero is a highly distinctive form of polyphonic singing that originated in Genoa, Italy, known for its complex harmonies and unique use of vocal techniques. Traditionally performed by male ensembles, trallalero features a complex arrangement of different vocal parts. The name itself comes from the syllabic “tra-la-le-ro,” a playful, rhythmic...

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Exceptional result for a Salvator Mundi of the Caravaggio school passed at auction at Wannenes in Genoa on April 15: the work, given generically to a “Caravaggesque painter of the 17th century,” an oil on canvas nearly five feet high by about three feet wide, offered with an estimate of just 2-3.000 euros and from a private collection, made the ham...

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Chickpea farinata is a savory cake made with chickpea flour, water, salt, and extra virgin olive oil. It is a typical dish from Ligurian tradition, introduced in the Middle Ages by the Maritime Republic of Genoa through trade contacts with the Arab world. Over time, it spread to other parts of Italy and the world, including Argentina and Uruguay. I...

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A brief history, on October 12, 1955 (Columbus Day), the City of Genoa, Italy became Columbus’ first Sister City. For almost 70-years now, the local “Greater Columbus Sister Cities International, Inc” (GCSCI) organization has established a long-standing cultural relationship with Genoa that includes one hallmark event, the local bi-annual Columbus...

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