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“Even if I set out to make a film about a fillet of sole, it would be about me,” Federico Fellini once said. The Academy Award-winning director of La Dolce Vita(1960) and Amarcord(1973) devoted a great deal of his art to reviving memories from his childhood, which was spent in Rimini, an old Roman town in the southeastern part of Emilia-Romagna (th...

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E poi si dice che ormai si è perso il ‘senso della famiglia’: nell’era dei social che – almeno virtualmente – rendono tutti vicini, anche se dall’altro capo del mondo, c’è ancora chi non riesce a fare a meno del ‘richiamo alle origini’ e fa davvero di tutto per riscoprire le proprie radici. Anche se le proprie radici sono in un paesino ormai quasi...

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According to the statistics, 2018 will be one of the most successful for Italy when it comes to the overall number of tourists. Indeed, many tour operators who are leaders in the tourism market have indicated a higher percentage of European and overseas visitor arrivals (especially from the United States). Data show even a 74 percent growth compare...

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Il 5 maggio era stato inaugurato il nuovo volo diretto Venezia-Chicago di American Airlines mentre il 26 dello stesso mese è stata la volta della mostra Dimensions of Citizenship, curata dalla School of the Art Institute of Chicago e University of Chicago. La coincidenza è stata subito colta dall’ufficio del turismo di Chicago, da American Airlines...

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With 54 spots on the Unesco World Heritage list, Italy is the most Unesco-rich country in the world. But how many of Italy's Unesco sites have you heard of? This weekend the not-so-well-known industrial city of Ivrea became the latest of Italy's cultural treasures to gain world heritage status. While the historic centres of Rome, Florence and Pompe...

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Construction of a hydroelectric dam to exploit the river Gleno in the the Valle di Scalve (Scalve valley) began in 1916, but the project was immediately cursed by poor materials and poor workmanship. On top of that, due to funding problems, the plan changed from the original idea of a gravity dam to a multiple-arch dam while the work was still in p...

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A new digital mapping project by the regional government in Emilia-Romagna aims to help tourists and holiday makers explore the diverse region in north-east Italy. It's the home of luxury cars such as Ferrari, Ducati, Maserati and Lamborghini and hosts some of Europe's most popular beaches, such as Rimini and Riccione.  It's also the birthplace of...

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The important city of Bolzano mixes the old and new effortlessly. Visitors can stroll the winding streets and gaze at the impressive examples of Gothic and Romanesque architecture or visit the modern university, where classes are taught in Italian, German and English. The Austrian influence on Bolzano is visible everywhere, from the multilingual st...

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National carriers often try to reflect the national characteristics of their countries, the reason you’ll hear Hawaiian music when you board a Hawaiian Airlines flight or are served great dim sum when you board Cathay Pacific among many other examples. Italy’s flag carrier Alitalia has too often reflected chaos, currently evidenced again in the car...

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When holiday-makers call for romance, culture and effortless style, Europe puts its best foot forward in the form of Italy’s boot-shaped land. And, it’s here, in this country's charming north, that idyllic waters flanked by majestic mountains prove summers aren’t always best spent on a beach… For an authentic Italian escape dripping in glamour, it...

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