Italian gardens and parks: Woods of National Pollino Park
Pollino National Park is the widest protected area in Italy and it is named after Pollino massif. It was established in 1988 and it covers a surface of 192.565 hectares, of which 103.915 are in Calabria and the others are in Basilicata including the areas of Potenza, Matera, Cosenza and other 56 municipalities. The territory presents different char...
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10 unmissable places to see the stars at San Lorenzo in Italy
The night of San Lorenzo in Italy is approaching, for that day that falls on August 10 you can see from the earth the astronomical phenomenon of the Perseids. They are a meteor shower that the Earth goes through every year during the summer period . The meteor shower usually arrives at the end of July and lasts until mid-August with peaks of visibi...
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Laurenzana is latest Italian town selling homes for $1 – with a catch
Why spend thousands of dollars on a one-time dream trip to Italy when you can spend €1 for a permanent Italian getaway? For one euro, which is about $1.20, you can own your very own home in the town of Laurenzana, located a few hours south of Naples. The town is offering abandoned homes at a very low price in hopes of luring in more people to the m...
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The most beautiful five villages you can visit in Basilicata between Potenza and Matera
A walk to discover the most beautiful towns in Basilicata between history, food and tradition. Basilicata is one of the most mysterious inland regions of Italy and on its Apennines, halfway between its largest provinces, Potenza and Matera, hides a world made of villages and small municipalities with a century-old history. From the Ionian to the Ty...
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Gemellaggio Potenza-Denver : l'incontro al Comune di Potenza
Si è tenuto questa mattina, presso la sede del comune di Potenza, un incontro che ha messo al centro il gemellaggio tra le città di Denver e quella di Potenza, promosso da Enzo Fierro e la sua Associazione We Love Potenza. “Una occasione ufficiale - ha spiegato il presidente del Centro Studi Internazionali Lucani nel mondo, Luigi Scaglione - per da...
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Marc Turnesa (Heir of the seven professional golfing brothers "The Turnesas")
It's always interesting and fun to discover new stories, particular and unknown to me, about something beautiful and winning in the history of the Italian American community. Often these stories are about sport, which in America has seen the triumph of many Italian American champions. Today's story concerns 7 (SEVEN!) golfing brothers who filled th...
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50 anni dall’uomo sulla Luna. Esce per Rubbettino la biografia di Rocco Petrone, l’italiano dell’Apollo 11
Era figlio di emigrati italiani, Rocco Petrone, l’italiano della missione Apollo 11 di cui il prossimo 20 luglio ricorre il 50° anniversario. A ricordare questa singolare figura di scienziato, l’uomo chiave della missione, è il giornalista Renato Cantore nel libro “Dalla terra alla luna. Rocco Petrone, l’italiano dell’Apollo 11”, con prefazione di ...
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