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Growing up in Florence, Italy, Nada Vergili was just steps away from some of the world’s most iconic spots—and had a front-row seat to a lifestyle overworked and stressed-out Americans want more of. Now her Charlotte-based tour company, Nada’s Italy, located in the heart of Dilworth, is all about sharing that way of life, “la dolce vita,” with peop...

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Look, we would never complain about a trip to Roma or Firenze. But when there’s nary a single nook or cranny of the entire country that’s not absolutely stunning, we figured it would be worth it to venture beyond our familiar Italian horizons (yep, even beyond Cinque Terre and Positano). So here are some of Italy’s lesser known towns and tiny hamle...

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You might imagine an Italian Easter revolves around going to mass, exchanging chocolate eggs and sitting down to roast lamb. But there's more to it than that. In towns and cities across the country, Easter celebrations involve quirky traditions of sometimes mysterious origins. Here are some of the strangest, which you should definitely try to check...

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After a three-year-long restoration, Renaissance master Piero della Francesca's Resurrection can once again be admired in its original glory at the civic museum of Sansepolcro, the little Tuscan town where the artist was born sometime around 1420. The details and colors that make up the masterpiece have been brought back to life - the eyes of Jesus...

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FERRAGAMO’S HOLLYWOOD: “Italy in Hollywood” is the next exhibition to be staged at the Salvatore FerragamoMuseum, located in the 13th-century Palazzo Spini Feroni in Florence, which also houses the brand’s headquarters. The exhibit runs May 24 through March 10, 2019. Curators Giuliana Muscio and Stefania Ricci focused on 1915 to 1927 — the years th...

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Folks worldwide flock to this Renaissance city with more motives than one, but its oh-so famous, lip-smacking gelato is reason alone to visit. Unbeknownst to many, the tasty treat is said to boast Florentine roots in the city’s court, linking your modern-day indulgence with Florence’s glorious history. Records of frozen desserts akin to today’s gel...

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It might surprise you to learn that Italy has a number of pink flamingo populations for several months each year. Starting from late winter and early spring, the birds migrate to Italian waters – where you can admire them in the wild. Now that the first flocks of 2018 are already enjoying the spring, here's where to head for the best views of Italy...

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Full disclosure: I am not from Siena. I am not even Italian, though, like many Americans, I wish I were, and all three of my children have Italian names—one so intensely Italian only Italians can pronounce it properly. (Poor girl, spending years having her name mangled by friends… but she loves it anyway). Despite my origins, I decided, seven years...

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Fabbricare dispositivi elettronici sempre più piccoli, come i transistor, definendo materiali e strutture atomo per atomo, è possibile grazie a metodi di ingegneria quantistica. Lo dimostra una ricerca pubblicata su “Nature Nanotechnology” e condotta dal dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione dell’Università di Pisa, l’Università di Texas a D...

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Le botteghe fiorentine diventano global, grazie alla rete. Sono una sessantina gli artigiani che sono sbarcati su Amazon, uno dei negozi online più grandi al mondo. Lo chiamano artigianato 4.0 e non è un semplice nomignolo per togliere la polvere ai vecchi mestieri. Per le piccole imprese si tratta di un mercato nuovo, un volano per l’economia e l’...

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