Close

Domenico Ghirlandaio was the artist that, in 1476, painted the Hall of the Last Supper of the abbey of St. Michael the Archangel, founded in the 9th century and enclosed in the wooded hills of Passignano, in the Chianti area.   Then the centuries damaged the structure, which meanwhile became the castle of the Dzieduszycki counts, who chose t...

848

By Hannah Seligson   Past the tourist haunts of the Ponte Vecchio lies a completely different side of Florence, where local life flourishes. The Oltrarno area is not only a respite from travelers but also a magnet for new artisanal stores, galleries and eateries.   Start on Via Maggio, which is best known for its antiques stores but i...

674

Siena, ItalyThis innovative 2-week study abroad program will be a faculty-led experience to one of the most beautiful and culturally significant regions in the world — Tuscany, Italy. The course will be an intensive, full-immersion academic and cultural exploration centered on the theme of Food and Culture in the perfectly preserved, magical mediev...

1613

di Ermanno Lucchini   Lei accompagna il gregge chiamando le pecore per nome, lui le munge. Lei accarezza quelle tenere creature lanose, lui le tosa.   Valeria ha una laurea in veterinaria in sospeso, Ovidio un sorriso assassino che ha impedito a quella studentessa impertinente di tornare a Teramo a discutere la sua ricerca sulla "peco...

1030

In 1993, over twenty years ago now, Jean-Paul Philippe created a sculpture among theCrete senesi in Leonida, Asciano to convey the idea of a home as "site transitoire", place of passage. A window, a chair, a desk: that is how the French artist, born in 1944, defined his home in Siena.   In an effort to represent the three basic position...

1028

SANTA ANA, CA.- Gems of the Medici, an acclaimed international exhibition, highlights some of the oldest and most unique pieces of the Medici collections including antiquities dating from the 1st Century BCE as well as a cornelian which was part of the Seal of Nero. This touring exhibition will transport visitors to 15th century Italy and beyond by...

847

by Tonya Strickland   The city of Paso Robles hosted the mayor of a small Italian city last weekend during the region's newest cycling event inspired by a ride first held in 1997 in Italy.   L'Eroica, which means "the heroic" in Italian, is a cycling ride featuring vintage bicycles that came to the United States for the first time thi...

883

Sono Joe Bastianich e Sara Porro - con "Giuseppino. Da New York all'Italia: storia del mio ritorno a casa", pubblicato da Utet - gli autori vincitori della decima edizione del Premio Bancarella della Cucina. La premiazione si è tenuta domenica a Pontremoli. Mai in bilico l'esito della votazione che ha visto prevalere con ampio margine, nel giudizi...

713

By Carlos E. Medina After eight years of dormancy, the Ocala/Marion County Chamber and Economic Partnership has announced plans to rekindle the sister city relationship with Pisa, Italy.   In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the initial visit to Ocala by officials from Pisa, an Ocala contingent will travel to Pisa for a 10-day tour...

2124

Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry - specialized in the traditional lost-wax casting technique - was established in Florence in 1905 thanks to the initiative and foresight of Ferdinando Marinelli Sr., who drew casts of renowned statues of the Classical and Renaissance periods when this was allowed by the Italian regulation. These priceless molds...

2053