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  • Art & Culture

    Travels in Molise: Splendors of the Samnites and their Scions

    Goffredo Palmerini(October 09, 2018)
    Discovering the Wonders of the Bel Paese. A small region of 1,714 sq miles and little more of 300,000 inhabitants, located between Abruzzo and Apulia, Molise is a land rich in history, full of mountain- and hilltop towns that look like nativity scenes, hermitages and monasteries, and vestiges of the ancient world.
  • Foods in the Mediterranean Diet
    Dining in & out

    America Celebrates the Second World Week of Italian Cuisine

    N. C.(November 10, 2017)
    From November 13th-19th, the second World Week of Italian Cuisine will take place across the United States. There will be educational conferences, food workshops, cooking classes, and much more taking place to promote Italian food culture this year.
  • St. Peter's Basilica
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    As Ever, Crowds Flock Into Rome at Easter Time

    Judith Harris(April 07, 2017)
    As Holy Week begins, the city is sunny, buds are bursting from the trees, bringing pilgrims and tourists to jam the streets and to visit St. Peter's Basilica, plus Rome's museums, monuments and two major new exhibitions.
  • Life & People

    Italy is a Summer Festival

    Judith Harris(July 20, 2016)
    More than ever before, Italy is a summer festival, with programs on offer from Sicily to the Val d'Aosta, from the Maremma to the Alta Irpinia. Topics range from communications to creativity, to how humanism can confront the terrible wave of terrorism.
  • Life & People

    Alba, City on the River

    Gianmaria Testa(March 30, 2016)
    Gianmaria Testa (17 October 1958 in Cavallermaggiore - 30 March 2016 in Alba) The author of this article was a great Italian musician that just passed away. His very poetic songs tell the lives of ordinary people, immigrants and workers. We would like to say good bye to Gianmaria with this special description of Alba, his birthplace. "Now foreigners from around the world come to Alba on the scent of its truffles, wines, hazelnuts. But they, like all of us, are also looking for beauty."

  • Our Next Italian Destination: Milan

    I. I.(March 24, 2016)
    Centered on art and fashion this metropolis has something for everyone! Its breathtaking gothic Cathedral, or Duomo is a must visit! If fashion is your forte, Milan is regarded as one of the world’s fashion capitals and is synonymous with Italian fashion brands. Plus, in this period of the year, many hotels and resorts will welcome you with special offers and discounted rates. Start planning your trip to Milan!

  • Spring in Italy: Rome!

    I. I.(March 17, 2016)
    It’s your gateway to Italy and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. There is something for everyone in the “Eternal City”—history, art, great food and a warm weather. Plus, in this period of the year, many hotels and resorts will welcome you with special offers and discounted rates. Start planning your trip to Rome!
  • Art & Culture

    Gateway to the True Mezzogiorno

    Virginia Di Falco(April 16, 2015)
    Rivers, mountains, beaches and a sea teeming with fish. This UNESCO World Heritage Site starts at the temples and ancient Greek ruins of Paestum and comprises eighty towns and villages, sixty miles of coast, the tallest mountains and densest forests in the region, as well as dozens of vineyards, wine cellars and farming businesses that produce exquisite food.
  • Mammoth Cruise ship in the port of Venice
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    Is Venice Dying? Not quite – But it Is Becoming a Mall

    Judith Harris(November 06, 2014)
    In a fiery new book described as a “pamphlet,” the authoritative archaeologist Salvatore Settis attacks Venice. For Settis, the beloved but troubled lagoon city has now become nothing more than a merchandise mall, in which there is just one inhabitant for every 600 tourists trotting through. Today, the local population had sunk to only 56,684 as of June 2014 whereas, in an almost terrifying contrast, the city has 6 million visitors annually.

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