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In Italy, there is a certain combination of magnificence that any ordinary tourist can capture in a casual photo. It is the magnificent, frescoed interior inside a 15th-century palace set in a cobblestoned city surrounded by pine-laced countryside. But rarely do photos capture all those multiple levels of ravishing beauty and arresting grandeur at...

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Every spring of my life, starting in 1941, my father and mother would align their planting skills with the warm sun.  Willie, as he was known, would plant his tomatoes and peppers and treat them with such love that I felt the plants were part of our living family. Lizzie, my mom, with an uncanny ability to grow many varieties of flowers, beautified...

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The northwestern port city of Genoa is feting its most famous creation and gift to the clothing and style world, denim jeans, with a raft of events in its first celebration of the native fabric over the next five days. Genova Jeans will see shows, concerts, guided tours, exhibitions and workshops. Organizers donned at least one piece of denim as th...

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This love has no boundaries. It extends from Basilicata in the south to Trentino in the north. And it doesn’t just focus on one type of Italian food. This boundless love includes pizza, pasta and lots of fried stuff. Our only fear when we dine in Italy is that we’ll get too full to eat it all. However, we understand that others may fear breaking th...

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What’s the best thing you can do after a glorious meal, when some of the good stuff still remains on the plate, but not quite enough for a full forkful of it? Simple! You grab a piece of bread and do la scarpetta. The “little shoe” is perhaps the most famous culinary act of defiance our country knows, because it isn’t entirely acceptable when it co...

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One of my hobbies is exploring creepy ghost towns where silence rules and cats are the sole inhabitants. These spots are secret, hidden, with a particular quirky allure that transcends the grandeur of the big cities. They’re a forgotten, fascinating part of Italy and have been fittingly dubbed ‘the sleeping beauties’ – waiting for a knight-investor...

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Premier Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati has opened its newest North American dealership with a showroom and service center in Fort Collins, Colorado. Local VIPs, business leaders, and Ducati enthusiasts were in attendance for a ribbon-cutting ceremony this past Friday, which also included an appearance by Ducati North America CEO Jason Chinn...

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The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce (IACC) is pleased to announce that it has recently signed a partnership agreement with Confindustria FEDERORAFI, Italy’s national federation of goldsmiths, silversmiths and jewelry manufacturers, to support FEDERORAFI and its more than 500 member companies in their commercial expansion and promotion on the Nort...

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The V12 engine has traditionally been the reserve of Italian supercars, and especially those who wear the mark of the raging bull, and it's Lamborghini who is fighting for its very survival it would seem. As the automotive world head towards an all-electric future, some brands are still clinging to the internal combustion engine, and as we've seen...

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Present-day Italy through the voices and stories of protagonists of the contemporary Italian cultural scene, including literature, art, music, cinema, theatre, archaeology, fashion and business. This is the aim of Ritratti di Donne (Portraits of women), a gallery of ten short videos that illustrate the success and great personality of Italian women...

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