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Gianluca Corona is a professional realist figurative painter. The detail in his works is so neat and clean, that they can easily be mistaken for photographs. When depicting food, his artwork whets appetites – see for yourself in the above photo gallery. One of the most popular contemporary Italian still-life painters, Corona stands out for its sens...

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When you follow your heart, amazing things can happen. When Giacomino Nicolazzo followed his, he found himself in Italy, tracing his roots in Emilia-Romagna, the birthplace of his ancestors. There, he not only found some of his relatives and stood on the farm his grandfather was raised on; he, by chance encounter, met the love of his life, the woma...

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Probably the first thing people think about when Valentine's Day is mentioned is a loving couple, and Italy has the most famous couple of all, Romeo and Juliet. The city of the 'star crossed lovers', Verona, makes a romantic destination, but this most obvious of romantic places in Italy is actually rather disappointing. 'Juliet's house' (she never...

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Remember Christo’s The Floating Piers, the 2016 installation that allowed people to walk on the waters of Italy’s Lake Iseo? It was quite a sensation, and now, a new installation that will allow visitors to walk on the lake’s waters again has been announced for 2022. It’s called ‘Your World’, and will feature two enormous hands emerging from the wa...

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“What a wonder it is! So grand, so solemn, so vast! And yet so delicate, so airy, so graceful!” - Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain  The Cathedral of Milan is Italy’s largest church (without considering St. Peter’s Basilica, but that is located in the Vatican, which, technically, isn’t Italy).  A trip to the fashion capital wouldn’t be complete without...

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Lake Como is a top vacation spot in Italy. It is located in the northern region of Italy. Tourists come to this region from far and wide to explore the Duomo’s history and venture into the lake and its surroundings. Are you looking for a vacation destination? Today is your lucky day! In this guide, you will find all the details you need to know abo...

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It's all change for the trendy crowds along the canals of Milan, used to holding a glass of aperitivo in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Because a ban on smoking outdoors has just come into force in a range of public places. Smoking within a 10m (30ft) distance of other people is no longer permitted from Tuesday at bus and tram stops as well...

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Cremona is located in the middle of the Po Valley on the Po River and can be reached from the other provinces of Lombardy, by car, by train, or by bike using the cycle paths along the Po River, which also connects Cremona to Piacenza, in Emilia Romagna. Historically this city, for its location, has always been important both economically and politi...

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2020 was a difficult year for everyone and sport is non an exception. Thousands of races and events were cancelled due to the pandemic, including the Olympic Games in Tokyo. But the world of sport did not stop completely and in the last months of this terrible year in Italy five young sports stars raised up and and everyone is talking about them. W...

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Helping children understand each week's Sunday scriptures with relatable cartoon characters and original music scores is how Isabella D'Angelo chooses to use her time and talents to help build the kingdom of God. Every Wednesday she releases a new video on her YouTube channel "Catholic Kids Media" that illustrates the meaning of the readings along...

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