Sculptors from around the world return to Jesolo, a seaside resort near Venice in north-east Italy, for an annual sand festival dedicated to religious art. The 18th edition of the popular event, which skipped a year due to the covid pandemic, opened on 9 December and can be visited until 6 January 2022. On display are 12 monumental sculptures, made...

Winter is an ideal time to visit Italy. Not only are there fewer tourists and shorter wait times at the museums and monuments, but there are many unique festivities and traditions only found this time of year. The Christmas festive season starts on December 8th, the date of Immaculate Conception of Mary, and celebrated till January 6th, the day of...

On the occasion of Art Basel Miami, Automobili Lamborghini is proud to feature the exhibition “Lamborghini Countach: Future Is Our Legacy” at The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy. Located in the heart of the Art Deco District in Miami Beach, the Museum’s second-floor gallery has been transformed for guests...

Italy is rightly considered one of the global powerhouses of fashion and is home to internationally renowned designers and Maisons. The textile industry and artisan tradition are part of it as protagonists. Important districts for the production and processing of fabric have been created, such as in the Prato area, as a center of weaving excellence...

In Italy one of the most appreciated desserts which is also the most famous all over the world is panettone, undoubtedly. Italy’s gastronomic tradition comes with many regional and national dessert recipes. However, you should know that this product is together with pandoro a symbol of Italian Christmas. In fact, its presence on the table during th...

The holiday season is coming, don't be caught unprepared! Our Grinch-proof vademecum reveals the essentials about Christmas Italian style. The typical ingredients of Christmas movies are all there: festive markets, the scent of ginger and cinnamon in the cold December air, Winter Wonderland lights and festoons and the frantic rush for presents. Yet...

We accept it. We acknowledge it. We recognise the absurdity of it; for many, there’s only one way to ‘enjoy’ Prosecco this Christmas, and that’s to drink it. Six ways? That’s pushing it… But to dismiss Prosecco as purely a quick, quaffable drop is to ignore just how versatile this incredible sparkling wine can truly be. In the right hands (ideally...

Magazzino is a gem of a museum, tucked away in a corner of Cold Spring, in a former dairy warehouse. (“Magazzino” means warehouse.) Admission is free. As the name suggests, the art is Italian—in particular, art since World War II. The staff is so warm and welcoming, one expects them to spontaneously serve lunch. Last year, Magazzino opened a new ga...

Automobili Lamborghini announces the Grand Opening of Lamborghini Greenwich, the legendary Italian company’s newest retail storefront in the U.S. Automobili Lamborghini Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stephan Winkelmann, attended the celebration and participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony with dealer principal, Robert DiStanislao. In addi...

Italy takes the idea of food to a whole new level, and it doesn't necessarily take someone who has been there to confirm that. Anyone who's part of an Italian family likely knows that when the holidays come around, the scene is set for drama, flavor, and extravagant food. After all, this is the same country that brought us the Feast of the Seven Fi...