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Italy is populated with foreign tourists at any time of the year, but on the occasion of some holidays, even Italians tend to prefer their country as a destination for their holidays, especially during the All Saints' weekend. The bridge this year happens between Tuesday and Wednesday, which means that for those who can, it will be a long weekend f...

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A glowing sea of bright orange and red cocktails has become a common sight in bars and restaurants across Europe and beyond as the Italian-born spritz continues to find new fans. This wine-based cocktail was served as an aperitif in northeast Italy for decades, and drunk with cicchetti (Venetian tapas) across the neighborhood bars of Venice. The mo...

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Swimming in UNESCO-protected canals. Breaking into historic sites. Driving down the world's most famous staircase. And just when you thought that was as bad as it gets: smashing priceless sculptures in a fit of pique. As travel restrictions dropped this summer and tourists flooded back to Europe, the news of visitors behaving badly in Italy just ke...

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When: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 From 6:00 pm To 7:30 pm - Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura - NY - What: "The Resilience of Venice: The Past, the Present, the Future" the second of the series of lectures organized in collaboration with SAVE VENICE. A presentation by Professor Paola Malanotte Rizzoli, Professor Emeritus of Physical Oceanography,...

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Recently, to celebrate a friend’s birthday (the big 3-0), she and I jetted off to Venice for a long weekend of sight-seeing and indulgence! Both being fans of Italian food, coffee and wine it was a match made in heaven. Although we have both been to Italy several times before, neither of us had experienced what Venice had to offer. Therefore, we we...

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Reading feels like the smell of books, allowed to linger for a long time under the sun’s rays, and the moss-like softness of pages when a storm bursts and the rain melts little by little into the ink of the printed letters. Reading feels like flipping through a paperback at the bookstore, deciding whether or not to leave with it under your arm. Rea...

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ARIES – The first sign of the zodiac, these rams love to be number one and aren’t afraid to dive into challenging situations, no matter how hard they may be. The same is true of MATERA, a city dug into a rocky outcrop in Basilicata whose challenges are (quite literally) as hard as stone. Annoyed by excessive details and needless nuances, Aries woul...

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The Italian Cultural Institute in NY and Save Venice cordially invite you to A Journey through The Milk of Dreams, the 59th Edition of the Venice Biennale. A conversation with Cecilia Alemani, Artistic Director, 59th Venice Biennale and the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director & Chief Curator, High Line Art. Monday, September 19, 2022 at 6PM. Italian Cul...

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A perfect union between natural forms and ideal beauty, sculpted in the contemporary collective imagination, while belonging to an ancient time. Prosecco DOC chooses to celebrate the bicentenary of Antonio Canova's death with a tribute to his art and his love for dance, through the short film Genius Moves The World – presented on 6th September, on...

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What gives Venice a timeless charm is its inexhaustible source of treasures and surprises. It often happens that even Venetians themselves marvel at the things to do, the legends they have never heard, and the places they have seen a thousand times but that always hide new secrets. Beyond the crowds that enliven St. Mark's every day, or the seducti...

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