Smooth. Bold. Strong. Authentic. Italian. Words typically reserved to describe a delicious and gratifying cup of espresso coffee. However, the same words can also depict the man behind his coffee and espresso machines, Massimo Bresin, founder of Roma Espresso located in Kearny Mesa. Migrating in the late 1970's from Rome, Italy, Massimo's intentio...

Si sono affidati alla rete i Francescani della chiesa romana di San Francesco a Ripa, a Trastevere, per raccogliere i fondi necessari per il restauro della cella dove San Francesco soggiornava quando veniva nella Città Eterna per incontrare il Papa tra il 1209 e il 1223.   Attraverso la piattaforma Kickstarter, i Frati Minori hanno sollecita...

Archaeologists have discovered a 6th-century B.C. residence under a palazzo in central Rome, saying that it proves the ancient city was much bigger than previously thought. Officials said Wednesday that the area on the Quirinale Hill had long been thought to have only been used as a necropolis, with ancient Rome's residential zone further sout...

Roma, una stanza affrescata di 2000 anni fa spunta durante gli scavi per una tubatura   Source: http://foto.ilmessaggero.it/  

The "Infiorata Festival" is an Italian tradition that sees the streets paved with flowers during the month of May and June, from North to South, they are held in various Italian towns where these festivals take place. Individual artists display their talents on side streets and the public is invited to browse the "street gallery". Three festivals i...

The South or Southern d'Italy is a macro-economic region comprising the Southern Italy and the Islands. Historically it corresponds to a good approximation to the regions in the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sicily, Sardinia and portions of Lazio.   Membership of the island...

Alle prossime elezioni dei Comites potranno votare solo i connazionali che si iscriveranno nell'elenco degli elettori presso il Consolato di riferimento.   Inizialmente, il termine per questa iscrizione era stato fissato in 50 giorni prima delle elezioni; nel passaggio del decreto alla Camera, è stato approvato un emendamento – a prima firma...

The American Institute for Roman Culture's Executive Director, Darius Arya, appeared on Italian television news channel RAI News to discuss the idea of recreating the arena floor of the Colosseum to allow visitors to access an area rendered off-limits by excavations during the past 100 years.   The idea, proposed by Italian archaeologist Dan...

New York City, New York: Boys' & Girls' Towns of Italy (BGTI), a nonprofit that empowers war refugee, migrant, and at-risk youth living on the streets, announced today the honorees of its 68th Annual Spring Ball to be held on Thursday, April 11th at The Pierre, New York. The Man of the Year is Joseph B. Ryan Jr., Managing Director of Developmen...

Il miglior olio d'oliva del mondo è roba nostra, della Tuscia. Lo ha detto il più prestigioso concorso del mondo, cioè il New York international olive oil competition (Nyiooc), che si svolge ogni anno in aprile nella Grande mela.   E che stavolta ha assegnato all'azienda agricola Sergio Delle Monache, di Vetralla, e al suo olio Tamìa gold bi...