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Apart from Rome, another Italian city was chosen as the set of one of the lastest books by Dan Brown. I am talking about Florence, the pearl of the Renaissance, birthplace of many artists and capital of the former Kingdom of Italy for a couple of years. For one day, you can play the part of Robert Langdon discovering the incredible number of beauti...

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Marble, porphyry, granite, alberese stone, limestone, flowered, cotognino and Egyptian alabaster, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, jasper, agate… each precious stone has an exotic name and a special color, hue, and consistency. Their inorganic material comes to life in splendid works of art, thanks to talented hands like those that reached the height of...

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While many University of Utah students settling into the fall semester have found themselves complaining about Utah’s dry heat, other students are lamenting the humidity. Logan Prete has just begun his second year in pre-architectural studies at the U and describes his current learning environment as “gorgeous, but still hot and humid.” Prete is am...

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With more than 1.5 million hectares of protected areas (equal to 5% of the national terrain), the 24 Italian national parks make up the country’s green heart. Inside the protected areas nature and its life cycles are preserved and passed down from generation to generation by means of environmental education, initiatives and events that take place a...

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Milano è la città più smart d’Italia per il quinto anno consecutivo, con un distacco di quasi venti punti dalla seconda classificata e ottimi risultati soprattutto negli ambiti di solidità economica, ricerca e innovazione, lavoro, attrattività turistico-culturale, anche se ancora in ritardo nelle dimensioni ambientali, come il consumo di suolo e te...

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Passion and perseverance are at the heart of the Bianco Bianchi workshop in the little town of Pontassieve, a short train ride from Florence. Bianchi (1920–2006) always had a passion for painting, and it was through his love of art that he dedicated his life to learning about and restoring the lost art of scagliola. Scagliola is a type of gypsum kn...

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Attesi alcuni esponenti della National Restaurant Association, la più grande associazione di ristoratori negli USA: la presidente Dawn Sweeney e i consiglieri Jay Stieber, vicepresidente esecutivo della catena di ristoranti “Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises” (oltre 120 locali in 11 Stati), e Christianne Ricchi, titolare ed executive chef de “I Ric...

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Le università americane promuovono i più svariati programmi di study abroad, che consentono agli studenti iscritti ai corsi di laurea di trascorrere un periodo di formazione all’estero. Molti di questi programmi si svolgono in Italia e durano in media da tre mesi a un anno. Durante questi mesi, gli studenti accrescono la propria conoscenza di una c...

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The refined Toscano cigar has reached an enviable milestone, celebrating its 200th year in an evening gala at the original Manifatture di Firenze cigar factory in Lucca, where the "200" cigar (200 mm with an exceptional tobacco and smoke time) was created especially for the anniversary. The Toscano cigar's ingenuity, passion, and Italian tradition...

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You’ve probably never heard of him, but in the world of restaurants few chefs are more beloved than Cesare Casella, a bighearted Tuscan who strolls through life with a smile on his face and a sprig of rosemary in his pocket. “Cesare knows everyone. He knows everything about food, and he’s the most generous guy in the world,” says Patrick Martins, a...

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