It is on air the first podcast episode of 'This is What a Generation Sounds Like' - a series by the The European Podcast, Are We Europe, and Allianz Kulturstiftung. A list of well-selected stories from the outskirts of Europe, narrated from the perspective of young European citizens. The first commissioned story is proudly Italian and specifically...

The southern Italian troupe – let’s call them CGS – offer a lesson in how to turn local music into a global brand, having updated Puglia’s pizzica tradition of song and dance into eclectic, festival-friendly theatre. Mixing originals and age-old songs, this latest album comes loaded with their customary drama, setting individual and collective voca...

Sipping a craft beer on a warm spring evening in Catania, Sicily, Corrado Paterno Castello spares a thought for friends and colleagues he left behind in Milan, 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) north. "Today, between meetings, I had a swim at the beach," the 29-year-old entrepreneur told AFP, with a beaming smile. "The quality of life you have here is v...

After having officially obtained the PDO trademark, Mozzarella di Gioia del Colle can finally count on a Consortium that certifies its origin and protects its quality. Composed exclusively by dairies and milk producers, both single and associated, operating in the production area the Consortium has been established with the aim of safeguarding and...

Back in 2019 I started a Facebook page called Amici di Orsara with my intention to bring people that have moved away, visited once, or have never been to come back to their roots. The song by Imagine Dragons called “Roots” often plays in my head while working on the page. I often visited Orsara as a kid and continued to, long after my dad passed aw...

Every now and then we read the news that some Italian soccer team is being bought by an American. Sometimes they are not Italian Americans, as in the Serie A alone, the owners of AC Milan or Spezia or Parma or Roma, whose previous owner was indeed an Italian American. As Italian American is Rocco Commisso, the owner of Fiorentina. In Serie B, where...

Enit apre al pubblico l’Archivio storico del turismo italiano. Da oggi sarà visibile a tutti l’inestimabile patrimonio culturale dell’Ente nazionale del Turismo italiano. Oltre 100mila tra diapositive, manifesti e foto digitalizzate e in continuo aggiornamento a mano a mano che riaffiorano i reperti. L’Agenzia Nazionale del Turismo va ora alla rice...

For you Italy dreamers out there, here are 10 foods you must eat in Puglia. In fact, you can't officially say you've been to Italy's southernmost region if you haven't tried these foods straight at the source. 1. BreadBread is one of Puglia's most emblematic products. Pane di Altamura, a PDO bread from an inland town west of Bari, is the most famou...

Whether it’s for leisure, relax or pure fun, a trip is always exciting, especially if the place is full of unusual and spooky stories. Ghost Tourism offers to the most adventurous visitors, a completely original way to admire amazing places, full of art, history and ... legends! Here are 5 places in Italy for perfect ghost tours. What is Ghost Tour...

Lecce is often defined as the Capital of Baroque. An artistic trend the was born in Rome in the 17th century, spread in Spain, then returned to southern Italy through Naples. In Lecce it takes on such special characteristics that we have to talk about Lecce Baroque. It is present in most buldings of historic centre, but in churches it reaches its p...