Carpe Diem: In Search of Horace in Venosa
Shards of rain and near-freezing temperatures in the middle of December did not prevent me from making a desperate pact with Horace. As a financially hopeless traveling boy, I often asked dead authors for help. I showed up at their graves and pleaded, “I’ll keep writing, you just show me how to pay the bills. Show me how to make a living.” That’s w...
6 Places To Visit In Italy That Aren't Rome
Rome is often touted as the place to go in Italy, which is well-deserved thanks to its rich history and mouthwatering food. But there are several other spots throughout the country that give travelers a look at Italy’s dynamic culture. To gear up for 2019, several travel-focused sites rounded up the best places to go for the year, and quite a fe...
Saturn's rings born while last dinosaurs dying out
Saturn's rings are younger than previously thought, being born 100 million years ago when the last dinosaurs were dying out on Earth, according to a study led by Rome's Sapienza University and funded by the Italian Space Agency, published in the Science journal. The study is based on data captured by the Cassini probe in its dive into the planet's...
Mediating Italy in Global Culture - second edition
The University of Bologna, in collaboration with Brown University, Dickinson College, the University of Michigan, the Ohio State University and Wesleyan University, invites you to join us for the second edition of the Mediating Italy in Global Culture Summer School. June 17th- 22nd, 2019. Damslab, Piazzetta P. P. Pasolini 5/b Bologna (Italy). Appli...
Dolce Vita of the Renaissance Courts
For the Renaissance lords of Italy, courts were the places where they could rest from the strain of wars and government, where to enjoy the pleasures of life, make important alliances and show off their wealth and power. Hosting dinners was a major pastime, although calling them ‘dinners’ would be downplaying: they were sophisticated banquets compl...
Why lovers should spend Valentine's Day in Italy
With Valentines Day less than a month away, Italian Enthusiasts know that there is no better place to spend such a special day with your significant other than in the most romantic country in the world: Italy. Here are some reasons why. Saint Valentine was from Italy. Since Saint Valentine (San Valentino) was born in Italy in the 3rd century, muc...
Bevagna, art and poetry from the Middle Ages
Welcome to Bevagna, a wonderful medieval town in the province of Perugia, home to an ancient Umbrian population that fought off the Roman expansion – until they lost the famous Sentino battle (295 BC), together with their allies: the Samnites, the Senones and the Etruscans. Bevagna is a treasure chest of artistic and architectural wonders, such as...
Volo dell'Angelo
A steel cable threads between the two towns, letting travelers zoom through the sky at speeds upwards of 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). Called the Volo dell’Angelo (Flight of the Angel), this zoomy attraction offers spectacular views of the Dolomiti Lucane and a thrilling adrenaline rush. You can only ride the Volo dell’Angelo during...
Ferrari – The World’s Most Powerful Brand
The Brand Finance Global 500 is an annual study conducted by leading brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance. The world’s biggest brands are put to the test and evaluated to determine which are the most powerful and most valuable. Ferrari is the world’s most powerful brand. The legendary Italian carmaker scores highly on a wide variety of measure...
5 Things I Learned at VicenzaOro January 2019
Buongiorno from Italy, where I just made my first visit to the VicenzaOro show (still running through Jan. 23!). Thanks to the Italian Exhibition Group, I was fortunate enough to be part of an international hosted press delegation, and I don’t think it’s the prosecco talking when I say that this show is fantasticoin every way. (But let’s not discou...
War dead honored in 75th anniversary remembrance of Anzio, Nettuno invasions
Pvt. Sullivan Africano never made it to shore during an Allied invasion of Italy. Africano’s ship hit a mine on Jan. 22, 1944 and sank in the rough, stormy sea, killing him and 482 other crew members. Officials read his and two other American casualties’ stories aloud Tuesday at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery to punctuate the great human cost of...
Nissoli (FI): bene composizione del Comitato Permanente sugli Italiani nel mondo e la promozione del sistema Paese
“Oggi al termine della seduta della Commissione Esteri, la Presidente, Marta Grande, ha annunciato la costituzione dei Comitati permanenti, tra cui il “Comitato permanente sugli italiani nel mondo e la promozione del sistema Paese”, di cui sono entrata a far parte”. Così Fucsia Nissoli, deputata di Forza Italia eletta in Centro e Nord America, che...