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Prato is a small town in the heart of Tuscany, known by all for its textile production. Its proximity to Florence and its renowned beauties always penalized the rise of a tourist traffic. But at the end of the eighties of last century a virtuous circle made by many collectors, the municipality's desire to emerge and a great insight in focusing on m...

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The Tower of Pisa is one of Italy’s – and the world’s – most famous monuments. What appears to us today as admirable architectural consistency (one of the reasons it became a major icon of Italy and medieval Europe) was actually built in the course of two centuries: the first four orders (or ‘floors’) in just five years, from 1173 to 1178. These we...

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On January 29, 1972 in the typical restaurant "Il Toro" in Sampierdarena (Genova) a table of sportsmen decided to found the first Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italian Football Americano, FIFA), with the desire and hope to be able to introduce in the peninsula the fascinating agonistic image of this stars and stripes sport.

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Seven are the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago: Elba, Giglio, Giannutri, Capraia, Pianosa, Montecristo and Gorgona. The largest of these islands is Elba – the third largest island in the entire Mediterranean, and with a seemingly-infinite array of assets, Elba requires a generous amount of time to visit and enjoy all of it. It is made up of eight...

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Last night, we had the pleasure of heading to the banks of the Arno river in Florence to see the spectacular aquatic show sponsored by Stefano Ricci to inaugurate the Ponte Vecchio's new lighting system.   The breathtaking show was by impressive French art troupe Iliotopie who specialize in providing unforgettable shows on the water. ...

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Città: GrossetoPaese: ITALIAPeriodo di svolgimento: 01/04/2013 - 31/12/2013Partners: Grosseto ExportDescrizione: La Italian Chamber of Commerce in Houston in collaborazione con Grosseto Export organizza una missione di incoming di buyers di alcune delle piu' importanti catene di distribuzione texane in Toscana. Si stima la presenza di circa 6 opera...

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By Beatrice Bondi Lunedì sera presso la Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò della New York University è stata inaugurata la mostra fotografica Renaissance Ideal Cities, che vede protagoniste le due affascinanti città rinascimentali Pienza e Sabbioneta, entrambe riconosciute Patrimonio Mondiale dell'Umanità dall'UNESCO. Seppur situate in due differenti r...

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Apply now for The Premio Famiglia Fede Scholarship for Graduate study in Italian—A scholarship to support graduate students pursuing an MA in Italian at the Middlebury Language Schools and the C.V. Starr-Middlebury School Abroad in Florence, Italy.   This scholarship is for students who have already embarked on a business career path and/or...

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  WTI Magazine #57    2015 April, 3Author : Italia.it      Translation by:   A visit to Italy during the Easter holidays is an experience of a lifetime: from north to south, cities and towns throughout the Peninsula are celebrating during this time, with processions, religious rites, holy representations, sagre or food fairs, and folkloristic tr...

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Piante medicinali, antichissimi erbari e opere d'arte contemporanea. Sono questi alcuni degli ingredienti di "Wild Medicine: Healing Plants Around the World, Featuring The Italian Renaissance Garden", una straordinaria esposizione appena inaugurata al New York Botanical Garden e di cui fa parte anche la mostra "The Reinassance Herbal", curata dalla...

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