Cascina Don Guanella in Valmadrera is a social farming project aimed at welcoming, caring for, training and integrating into the workforce young people with difficulties and at serious risk of social exclusion. The initiative is inspired by the figure of Don Luigi Guanella, who lived in the area at the end of the 19th century. The Cascina is a soci...

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For people over 65, the best city to live in is Bolzano, in Trentino-Alto Adige. Among the cities that offer the most opportunities for residents aged 18 to 35, Gorizia in Friuli Venezia Giulia stands out, holding the top spot for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, Lecco in Lombardy, Siena in Tuscany, and Aosta in the Aosta Valley take the top th...

The landscape behind Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa has sparked endless debate, with some art historians suggesting the view was imaginary and idealised, and others claiming various links to specific Italian locations. Now a geologist and Renaissance art historian believes she has finally solved the mystery in one of the world’s most famous painting...

Italy – well known for the beauty of its land, architecture, and art; its splendor in design, fashion and cars; its delectable food and wine; and its influence on music, dance, film and literature – is often referred to as il bel paese, the beautiful country. The phrase, although sometimes associated with the works of Dante and Petrarch, is from “I...

It is amazing to wander around the United States and discover that in places where one would think there were no traces of our country, there is instead a community proud of its Italian roots, people who are committed to celebrating and representing Italy. In the American collective imagination, Iowa is one of the states farthest from the populated...