Eight of the best destinations for an autumn break in Italy
Autumn in Italy means good food, great wine, and gorgeous colours. But where are the best spots to visit during the cooler months? Here are eight great destinations for an autumn getaway. Langhe, Piedmont. About an hour from Turin, this corner of Italy is great for wine, cheese, and truffles, the staples of an Italian autumn menu. Look out for the...
'L'Italia con voi', al via lunedì
L'attualità con tante notizie per gli italiani all'estero. Una rubrica dedicata alla lingua italiana realizzata con la Società Dante Alighieri. Attenzione particolare riservata alla nostra moda grazie ad esperti del calibro di Dominella che interverrà nella rubrica 'Moda in Italy'. E poi tanta musica dal vivo, senza dimenticare le storie dei connaz...
Piacenza chiama Texas, delegazione a caccia di innovazione tra le start up della Regione
L’Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas “a caccia” di innovazione in Emilia Romagna. Nella prossima settimana una delegazione sarà in visita nel nostro territorio, per incontrare alcune delle più interessanti start up della Regione, selezionate dal comitato scientifico dell’Incubatore Inlab di Piacenza. L’iniziativa è stata presentata in Camer...
La Dolce Vita: The Fabulous '50's...and Sexy '60's!
During the 1950s and '60s, what America wore, what its citizens drove, and how they looked, was, in a large part, dictated by Italy's trend setters, which included fashion designers, film directors and auto makers. If it originated in Italy, and the designer's name ended in a vowel, the American public was buying it. Even our First Lady, Jackie Ken...
Air Italy boosts frequencies after strong summer
Revitalized Air Italy has reported strong summer season passenger loads on its new flights to the US and has announced frequency increases on several of its international routes. The Sardinia-based carrier, which rebranded from its former identity of Meridiana in March following Qatar Airways’ decision to take a 49% stake in its parent company, AQA...
'Rediscovered Aphrodite' In Italy's National Archeology Museum Restored Thanks To Friends Of Florence
The recently restored statue of Aphrodite housed in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale (National Archeological Museum/the Museum) in Florence, Italy, was unveiled in a public celebration on September 11, 2018. Funded by Friends of Florence with a donation by Michael and Sandy Collins, the cleaning and restoration process revealed a surprising develop...
Local choir sings in Siena, Italy
A local choir conductor led more than a dozen singers on a 10-day concert tour to Siena, Italy, this summer, strengthening the bond between the two cities that was first established in 2006. “It was a phenomenal sharing of American music with an Italian audience,” said Helen Demong, artistic director and conductor of Northern Lights Choir. The root...
Five curious and little known facts about Italian History
I don't know about you, but I love history and I find it all interesting: from military history to biography, from ancient Rome to the Second World War, I can read up history books as easily as I eat cake (and I eat a lot of cake, believe me). I also happen to be a historian by education and I spent most of my adult life reading and researching abo...
How They Partied in Baiae, the Las Vegas of Ancient Rome
A certain class of people, through luck or cunning or inheritance or just plain smarts, accrue a massive amount of wealth and power, not necessarily in that order. But the work of plotting and ruling can be exhausting. So, who can really fault the rich and power-hungry for building an exclusive vacation destination, a spot to which they can escape...
Banana Republic and Safilo are in it for the long haul — at least through 2025
The Italian eyewear manufacturer and the American brand under the The Gap Inc. umbrella have decided to renew their global eyewear licensing agreement for the exclusive design, development, production and distribution of the label’s ophthalmic and sunglass collections. The deal marks the third in a row signed by the two companies and will run until...
Everything You Never Knew About Chianti (And Why to Drink It Now)
Say the words “red sauce,” and many of us immediately conjure the smell of hearty tomato “gravy” bubbling away on grandma’s stove or in the kitchen of a favorite Italian restaurant. Whether you’re of Italian descent or not, it’s hard to argue that the fresh zing of basil and oregano, the spicy scents of veal, pork, or beef, and a steaming heap of p...
Italiani all’estero, Nissoli (Fi) incontra Musumeci: al lavoro per i siciliani nel mondo
Oggi l’on. Fucsia Nissoli, a Catania, ha incontrato il Presidente della Regione Sicilia, Nello Musumeci, per parlare dei siciliani nel mondo. “E’ stato un incontro cordiale e proficuo – ha dichiarato l’on. Nissoli – teso a individuare piste di lavoro in favore della Comunità siciliana all’estero ed in particolare in Nord e Centro America, dove sono...