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In Italy, where the majority of wineries are still family affairs and everyone lends a hand, women have long worked behind the scenes. Traditionally, however, they had little to no decision-making power and received even less credit for their roles. As recent as 20 years ago, it was rare to come across female winemakers or winery bosses. But times...

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Troppo utile e rivoluzionario per farne a meno. Per circa sei mesi, gli abitanti del borgo toscano di Peccioli hanno potuto sperimentare i vantaggi di MoBot, il carrello robotico in grado di trasportare la spesa, ma non solo, autonomamente fino all’uscio di casa. Adesso, l’invenzione di un’azienda spinoff della Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, s...

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Milano, Bologna, Firenze e Roma sono le città che ospiteranno, dall’8 all’11 Aprile prossimi, il “Florida Roadshow” organizzato dalla Italy - America Chamber of Commerce Southeast (IACCSE) per presentare alle aziende italiane le opportunità offerte da uno dei più dinamici Stati degli USA, verso il quale l’export italiano ha un valore di oltre 2 mil...

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For the artist Andrea del Verrocchio, a breakout global show has been a long time coming. But after more than 500 years, the Renaissance master and teacher of Leonardo da Vinci finally is getting what organizers call his first world-wide exhibition. “Verrocchio, Master of Leonardo” opens in Florence on March 9 at the Palazzo Strozzi and the nearby...

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Ciao from Rome to all the friends of We the Italians! Last February 15 I’ve had the honor to attend in Florence to the first event of #200together, the cycle of events organized to celebrate the 200 years of diplomatic relations between Tuscany and the United States. The American Consul in Florence Mr. Benjamin Wohlauer introduced the audience with...

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In Siena, at the Museum of Santa Maria della Scala, is set up the exhibition “Una città ideale. Dürer, Altdorfer e i Maestri Nordici della Collezione Spannocchi a Siena” (An ideal city. Dürer, Altdorfer and the Nordic Masters of the Spannocchi Collection in Siena). The exhibition presents works from the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Siena, the Museo Civi...

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Newcomer LeDiesis has devised a street art treasure hunt in Florence for International Women’s Day. First announced on Instagram with hashtags #LeDiesis #8marzo2019 #streetart, the incognito creative or collective has affixed eight iconic women dressed as Superwoman throughout the city in spaces formerly occupied by doors and windows. Rita Levi-Mon...

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Italy is dotted with castles from north to south. Perched on top of hills or overlooking the waters of placid lakes, they’re often set in enchanting locations and make for especially romantic destinations. Some have been renovated and converted into fine historic residences, where you can spend a romantic night, transported back to the time when la...

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Kathy McCabe, host of Dream of Italy on PBS and editor of Dream of Italymagazine, will host two events at Georgetown's Via Umbria to celebrate the premiere of her upcoming television special, Dream of Italy: Under the Tuscan Sun. The celebrations kick off March 28th at 7pm with a wine dinner at Via Umbria featuring McCabe and bestselling author, Fr...

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The spirit of #Insieme200 (“#Together200”) is present everywhere in our daily lives, even in the neighborhood gelateria. One of the first known American recipes for a gelato-like dessert was scrawled out by none other than Thomas Jefferson. One can imagine that he got the idea for this from his good friend Filippo Mazzei, who perhaps brought over t...

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