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Agrigento, Sicily, a city and province on the island's southern coast, can be “one, no one, and a hundred thousand,” to borrow the title of one of Luigi Pirandello's best-known novels. The 20th-century writer, whose works have been translated into English and include the play Six Characrers in Search of an Author, was born there.  Many who visit th...

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When traveling to Italy in summer, deciding whether to spend time seeing all there is to see or letting yourself succumb to the dolce far niente call of the country’s alluring coast can be tough—many visitors want lots of history and beach time, but sometimes can’t have them both in the same day. As temperatures soar, the tug of the seaside often g...

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Our tour of the United States takes us this time west to the Centennial State: Colorado. Here, too, there is a vibrant community that celebrates Italy, gathered around a successful magazine that for exactly 10 years has been led by a young Italian American, Jenna Capra.  We thank her three times: because with the magazine she directs, Andiamo! she...

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BCsicilia Isola delle Femmine, in collaborazione con l’Associazione Isola Pittsburg Forever, inaugurerà domenica 6 giugno 2021 la mostra permanente dedicata a Joe Di Maggio, origini, vita e successi del campione di baseball da Isola delle Femmine alla California. Sarà possibile visitare l’esposizione di via Cutino n. 14, presso i locali Associazion...

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Il Primitivo di Turi: “it has the beautiful color of aged wine, a dry tonic flavor, a most pleasant, harmonious scent, generous as a whole” (Dr Antonio Carpenè) Wine —  “the gods’ nectar,” according to classical mythology – has always been an ancestral symbol of human civilization, a precious food with the deepest meaning. In the Old Testament,  wi...

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Rural Tourism and Experiential Travel are new buzzwords and travel trends, but old concepts in Sicily. If you want a true masterclass in rural tourism, you can go to almost any area in Sicily and revel in the soul of the island. Romans built the connecting road systems that remain largely unchanged today. They are the roads used by locals that esch...

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Sicily is a well-known region of Italy and its culture has a feeling of familiarity to many, having helped shape American perceptions of Italian-Americans and the land from which their ancestors came.  Yet few are aware that the island was a crucible of exotic cultures – a land where eastern European, western European and North African influences w...

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The first of Tangipahoa Parish’s traditional festivals to make comeback from the pandemic is happening this weekend – the Independence’s Sicilian Heritage Festival. Usually held the second weekend in March, the Sicilian Festival may be a little warmer than usual, but it is returning with all the favorite traditions – live music, the spaghetti eatin...

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The wines of Sicily are among Italy's most dynamic, produced in regions that wine pilgrims deem worth the trip alone. During the 1990s, some of the wineries began attracting attention abroad. The new millennium brought on "Nero d'Avola mania," which subsequently thrust other Sicilian wines made from different native grapes into the spotlight. Today...

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There are hopes that southern Italy could experience an economic revival amid the pandemic, as up to 100,000 workers have moved south - many of them to return home. 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 mil...

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