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The story of Paolo Cassini's company, which bears his name, is a tale of dedication, romance, and an unbreakable bond with the memories of a childhood spent in the family mill. His grandfather Jean and father Giovanni installed the mill in the small village of Isolabona in Val Nervia, in the province of Imperia, in 1962. "I was about 7 years old an...

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I'm standing outside the puppet maker's house in the Italian medieval village of Bussana Vecchia. It's raining, and the narrow street is utterly silent, the cobblestones glinting in the yellow light emanating from the glass door in front of me. The door opens, and Nina Franco beams at me. "Come in! Come in!" She's dressed in paint-spotted blue w...

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The Cinque Terre's most romantic hiking trail – aptly dubbed the Via dell'Amore (Path of Love) – is reopening in Italy on 27 July, 12 years after the September 2012 landslide that injured four Australian tourists and highlighted the area's dire need for renovations and increased safety measures. The 800m footpath, carved on steep cliffs with breat...

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As the name says, a "house museum" is a habitation or palazzo that has been transformed into a museum. It could have been the abode of illustrious gentlemen, or of common citizens, site of familiar intimacy or a center of power: that which renders a house museum exceptional is its capacity to re-enact or represent the life that was, the traditions...

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A major new feature recently enhanced Google Translate, the world's most popular machine translation service. Thanks to the implementation of the AI PaLM 2 model, the platform can now translate as many as 110 new languages, including some considered minority or endangered. These proudly include five Italian dialects: Lombard, Friulian, Sicilian, Li...

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Can one ever really understand what it’s like to grow up with a heart split in two? Not a broken heart, but a heart that belongs to two worlds, two identities. I’ve often wondered how one would best describe the strange existence of mixed-race Italians as myself, never really belonging to one place or another but perpetually split in half; our spir...

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Brits are absolutely enamoured with Italy, from the ancient allure of Rome's Colosseum to the romantic canals of Venice. Yet, many yearn for a getaway without the crowds. A travel guru just let slip on an 'undiscovered' Italian haven that promises an unspoilt experience. Remarkably, this serene spot is a mere stone's throw from Pisa, nestled along...

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For many English visitors, the spark was ignited in the 19th century. Hillside villas, dreamlike gardens, an extensive collection of books and artworks, and a tennis club are part of the rich historical legacy of that period. According to legend, it was the ancient romantic retreat of a princess and a soldier. In current popular and tourist culture...

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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), the City of Genoa and the Paganini Prize have signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding to promote the prestigious Paganini International Violin Competition in the United States, marking a significant step in the Prize's internationalization efforts. The partnership between the Paganini Pri...

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Italy is full of places of extraordinary beauty. There are so many that sometimes we forget some of them, which nevertheless would make and still makes the whole world envious. One of these places, hidden near the magnificent landscape we can enjoy in Imperia, Liguria, is Perinaldo, a municipality also known for gastronomic delicacies of the highes...

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