Saturnia Thermal Baths
Saturnia is an ancient village in the south of Tuscany in the area known as Maremma. Although not yet commercialized, it attracts tourists because of its thermal baths which have been of considerable importance since ancient ages. The village is a little out of the way for most tourists but it does have a few good facilities for travelers. There ar...
A Festive Winter in Sicily: Here's What You Need to Know
The festive season in Sicily is always such a suggestive time of year to visit the island, where you will find the locals in full traditional Christmas mode. It is a prosperous season, if you don’t mind the cold, as there is always something to see, taste or experience. Every major city has a Christmas event's calendar to explore, and the colours...
The Caruso Museum Restaurant, where the sea shines
“Qui dove il mare luccica / e tira forte il vento, / su una vecchia terrazza / davanti al Golfo di Surriento…” (“Here, where the sea shines / and the wind blows strong, / on an old terrace / facing the Gulf of Sorrento…”) are perhaps Lucio Dalla’s most famous words. They are the beginning of the Italian singer songwriter’s sentimental song dedicate...
College Life Italia, Cerrai: "Gli USA hanno cambiato la mia vita in meglio"
Una carriera iniziata prestissimo, grazie ad una passione che esiste da sempre. Lorenzo Cerrai ed il calcio sono praticamente una cosa sola: si sono sempre accompagnati, in differenti zone d'Italia ed ora anche negli Stati Uniti d'America grazie a College Life Italia. Curiosità, coraggio e voglia di scoprire nuove culture e vivere nuove esperienza...
American and Italian Joint Patrols Enhance Protection in Vicenza
The U.S. Army Garrison Italy Provost Marshal Office and Southern European Task Force Carabinieri have launched a new initiative of joint patrols with U.S. and Italian military police that highlights the partnership between both law enforcement agencies. This collaboration began in early November and is scheduled to last for several months. SETAF Ca...
Salini Impregilo, Fincantieri to rebuild Genoa Bridge with new “PERGENOVA” company
Salini Impregilo and Fincantieri Infrastructure, subsidiary of Fincantieri, were awarded the contract to rebuild the bridge across the Polcevera River in Genoa according to a design by architect Renzo Piano. The two companies will work together by creating a new company called “PERGENOVA” with the aim of completing the structure in 12 months from t...
Tito Schipa, il tenore italiano amato dal mondo del rock
Il 16 dicembre 1965 muore a New York il tenore Tito Schipa. Pur nella lontananza dei generi, il mondo del rock statunitense ne onora la figura più di quanto non faccia la lirica italiana. Aperto alle novità, quello che è stato considerato il più grande tenore “di grazia” del mondo da tempo segue con simpatia le innovazioni musicali seguite all’espl...
Italian Art Heritage Abroad: Psyche Revived By Cupid’s Kiss
Let’s take it from the end, when Cupid and Psyche finally got married with a rich wedding banquet to which all the gods were invited. It’s exactly when “The Three Graces” are featured while spreading the intoxicating scent of balsam around the heavenly feast. A common thread connects this and another famous carving by Canova: the same classical the...
Vacations in Italy: Cooking under the Tuscan Sun
We are on the terrace of Hotel La Costa in the 13th century hilltop village of Montefollonico, situated about 100 kilometres south of of Florence. George, along with his wife Linda and their daughter Whitney, are our wonderful hosts of Cook in Tuscany, a week of gourmet cooking classes run by local women, fine dining and excursions. We step inside...
Teatro San Carlo: a temple of opera and dance at the heart of Naples
After visiting Teatro San Carlo, Stendhal wrote in his 1817 travel journal, “Rome, Naples and Florence”, “There is nothing in all of Europe comparable to this theatre, that gives the slightest idea of what it is like. It dazzles the eyes, enraptures the soul”. The theater is, indeed, an overwhelming triumph of beauty. Built in 1737 by King Charles...
Vendere negli USA senza dazi spedendo dall’Italia è possibile
Investire nel mercato americano vuol dire fare i conti con un mercato diverso, ma non per questo più difficile. Anzi: dal 10 Marzo 2016 sulle spedizioni di ordini di valore inferiore a 800 dollari non è previsto alcun dazio e hanno una procedura doganale di importazione semplificata. Una regola doganale perfetta per l’e-commerce. Si risparmia tempo...
Winter in the Eternal City: Rome comes alive when the tourist crowds thin
For all its imperial and papal pomp and circumstance, Rome at heart is a beautiful child – raucous, dreamy, secretive, a touch spoiled, by turns exasperating and enchanting. The child is on its best behaviour during “le feste” or the winter holidays. High season crowds thin, and dazzling light displays and slanting sunbeams compensate for the shor...