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Born from the love and botanical passion of the last owners, the princes Scipione and Maria Carla Borghese, the Biviere Garden occupies a vast area  between the plain of Catania and the northern slopes of the Iblei Mountains, west of the Ionian Sea. A wonderful example of a Mediterranean-Esotic garden, it extends for about 3 hectares, on three diff...

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With its glamour, energy, innovation and style, the 2018 Milan Fashion Week ended on February 26th, leaving its audience with curiosity and excitement for what Fall and Winter fashion will bring. Every year Milan welcomes more than 170 fashion shows during this important week, gathering passionate professionals and spectators to see the Made in Ita...

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Here is a quick quiz for the opera aficionado. The biggest opera house in Italy is in Milan, Venice or Palermo? Palermo?Yes, Milan’s La Scala may have more seats, and La Fenice in la Venezia is more venerable by a century, but Palermo’s Teatro Massimo is easily the biggest in Italy, a sprawling, 83,000-square-foot, neo-romantic edifice that dominat...

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Confession: I love Rome, but I'm not in love with Rome. My relationship with the Italian capital over the years has passed from infatuation to amore to a sort of admiring appreciation—I mean, Eternal City is a tough tagline to beat—but the simple truth is that the city lacks verve. For creative punch you have to hit Milan, while for the slower, mor...

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La Sicilia Italian Bakery & Cafe just opened in Montrose last weekend, bringing with it all kinds of authentic European treats. The shop at 515 Westheimer Road is the first foray into food for the family of owners, Antonio Rios who serves as general manager and part owner with his parents Antonio Sr. and Olga Rios. But Diego Chiarello, Antonio’s hu...

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“I fight every day so as women whom are victim of abuses and violence can be heard and helped in their struggle to obtain what is rightfully theirs : rights and dignity”. It is with these words that HRH the Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Peace Ambassador for UN Women For Peace Association, carries on her fight in defense of the rights of...

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Puppet opera is a particular style of puppet theatre, which began in southern Italy and particularly in Sicily in the early 1800s. Traditionally the Opera of the Puppets consisted in the performance of medieval clashes between knights and the Moors. This form of Opera is closely connected with other forms of expression, such as those of the Cantast...

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Bottarga is nothing more than the dried and naturally processed eggs of tuna fish and mullet. It is an exceptionally delicious product, rich in proteins, typical of Sardinia, Sicily and of the southern area of Maremma, near Orbetello. As it often happens with Italian delicacies, its origins lie deep in ancienthistory. Even though the name itself, “...

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Centuries ago, Sicilian villagers gathered to celebrate and share food after the end of a drought and subsequent famine. Their prayers to St. Joseph had been answered. The spirit of that gathering is at the center of plans for the annual St. Joseph's Table event in Orland Park. The event includes a free meal of pasta, salad, bread, desserts and bev...

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In commemorazione dell’anniversario dell’omicidio del poliziotto italo-americano, oggi, presso l’Hotel de France, si è svolto il “Joe Petrosino’s celebration 2018”. L’evento, tenutosi proprio nei luoghi che hanno segnato la vita dell’agente, è stato organizzato congiuntamente dal Comune di Palermo, dall’Ersu, dall’associazione “Joe Petrosino Sicili...

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