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C’è il compositore e produttore di Latina che ha collaborato a lungo con Max Giusti, Pippo Baudo e la Rai e che dal 2018, stabilitosi a Los Angeles, scrive musiche per il cinema e per la pubblicità; c’è la giovane goriziana residente a Washington D.C. che da tempo lavora come nanny presso una famiglia di diplomatici e c’è la 29enne di Catania parti...

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Just a few months ago, the possibility of a summer tourism revival for Italy appeared remote. COVID-19 hit here particularly hard, beginning in March 2020, when the country went into a national lockdown. From a tourism perspective, that meant that for more than a year, the great cities of Rome, Florence and Venice — along with the rest of this beau...

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Rose Del Pizzo lived most of her life in Paterson but was equally at ease speaking Italian with strangers in Sicily, said daughter Nancy Del Pizzo. "She had a big personality and was very friendly," Nancy said. "I could not have made that trip without her." Born in New York City, Del Pizzo moved to Elizabeth when she was 5. Her father, Federico LaM...

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Italy is set to pass the milestone of 50 million covid vaccinations administered on Monday 28 June, the same day as the whole country becomes a low-risk 'white zone' and relaxes its mask-wearing rules outdoors. The news was announced today by health minister Roberto Speranza who said Italy's goal is to "vaccinate all Italians who want it with the f...

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The last region still classed as a ‘yellow’ zone, Valle d’Aosta, will join the rest of the country in the low-risk ‘white’ tier, meaning most rules can be relaxed. The main difference will be that the end to the limit on the number of guests you can have at home (which is currently four in yellow zones, not including children). Outdoor mask-wearing...

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The organizers of Festa Italiana announced this week that the annual late-summer event will return this summer to its normal spot on the calendar and normal location in front of Syracuse City Hall. The 2021 event is scheduled for the weekend of September 17, 18 and 19. Organizers of the festival, which usually hosts up to 20 restaurant vendors, hav...

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The Uffizi Galleries in Florence, home to the world's finest collection of Renaissance art, has launched a radical project to 'scatter' works from its priceless collection around the Tuscan region. Based on the Alberghi Diffusi model, which involves 'spreading' accommodation across a whole village rather than in one building, the ambitious plan wil...

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Trips to Tuscany and sun-soaked holidays on Italian islands might be back on your agenda: despite being one of the hardest-hit countries during the crisis of the past year, Italy is officially open again to European and American tourists along with other nationalities.  This week, Italian health minister Roberto Speranza announced that Italy will a...

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Italy has decided to eliminate its ‘Covid-tested’ protocol for arrivals from the United States, a month after travel from the US was approved on these types of flights. The upcoming flights will now only have to follow the standard requirements when entering the country. The Government’s new measures for US travellers entered into force on June 21,...

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