US, Italy are ‘almost twin countries’
President Donald Trump and Italy's new premier are stressing what they have in common as they stand side-by-side at the White House at a joint press conference. Trump noted Monday that he and Italy's Giuseppe Conte were "both outsiders to politics" when they began their campaigns. And Conte is describing the U.S. and Italy as "almost twin countries...
Ancient Viking burial ground discovered in southern Italy
Archaeologists have found a burial site with 10 skeletons near Palermo, the capital of the Italian island Sicily. The interesting bit? The skeletons are probably the descendants of Vikings. “Some of the dead buried in the cemetery were undoubtedly members of the elites or the clergy, as the form of some of the graves indicates,” said Sławomir Moźdz...
Who is Francesco Cilea?
I have an American friend who, at the mention of Calabria, breaks into song. No, not the popular “Calabria Mia,” written and sung by Mino Reitano, as you might expect, but an opera aria! He croons the work of a Calabrian from a different era and genre, perhaps just as well known in certain circles for his Adriana Lecouvreur as is Reitano for his no...
A Big Fat (Southern) Italian Wedding
Your wedding day is for sure one of the most important days of a person's entire life. And getting married in Italy, be it in a fairytale hamlet up on the hills or on a stunning beach, is just the cherry on the cake. Yet, nothing can compare to how big, long (and usually expensive) the experience is of getting married in Southern Italy, as long as...
Crescono del 7,8% i visitatori nei musei italiani: i dati del MIBAC
Musei, monumenti e siti archeologici del Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali hanno registrato un incremento dei visitatori del 7,8% nei primi cinque mesi del 2018 rispetto al medesimo periodo del 2017, con un aumento del 23,4% degli introiti. I dati provvisori dell’ufficio di statistica del MiBAC evidenziano infatti che tra gennaio e maggi...
The old history of Aperitivo
If you've been to Italy - or to an Italian restaurant, I guess - you're definitely familiar with aperitivo, an Italian tradition known around the world. And even if you've never experienced it firsthand, chances are you've at least read about it: we, too, have a pretty good article on Italian aperitivo, go take a look. Aperitivo is joyous and mood-...
Il punto sull’“Italian Sounding” in Europa e USA.
I prodotti “Italian Sounding” arrivano a costare nel Regno Unito fino al 69% in meno degli originali Made in Italy. In Francia, Svizzera e Lussemburgo il fake può essere più caro del prodotto autentico. Assocamerestero– l’Associazione che riunisce le 78 Camere di Commercio Italiane all’Estero (CCIE), Soggetti imprenditoriali privati, esteri e di me...
The New Gucci Décor 2018 Collection Is Motivated by The History of Italian Culture
Directly following the introduction of Gucci’s “Kingsnake” leather watch, the legendary fashion house serves up plans for a new Gucci Decor collection for 2018. mPrimarily influenced by Gucci’s creative ethos, the Gucci Decor Collection showcases a variety of design cues taken from the Italian luxury brand’s in-house clothing lines. The new Gucci D...
A cheese lover's dream: Burrata
Burrata was born in Apulia, more precisely in Andria, almost by chance: and thanks for that! We were in the mid-1950s when, because of a heavy snowfall, Lorenzo Bianchino couldn’t go and sell hismilk so, in an attempt not to waste it, he decided to use it to make something new, using the same methodstraditionally employed to produce manteca, that d...
Italy on a sail boat: where to go sailing in Italy, 5 places
Italy is surrounded by the waters of the Mediterranean Sea that make it the ideal place to travel by boat through the beautiful landscapes visible from the sea. Sailing holidays are increasingly appreciated and every year the number of fans increases. This is also due to the meteorological and climatic conditions that are favorable for this type of...
History of Como and Its Lake
Somewhere into the sixties Como was a bustling city as bedeviled by traffic as any North American town of its size. Funny thing is, is that it retained much of its charm and charismatic air. Way before this, it was a mere lump of ice, melting and changing form. The final results attracted an array of famous poets- so inspired by its natural beauty....
Italian landscape stuns as thousands of flowers bloom
During the warm months of every year, the valley of Castelluccio in the province of Umbria, Italy, explodes in colour with the bloom of thousands of flowers, forming the "Fiorita," or natural flower show. Among them are poppies, violets, daisies, and cornflowers. Local farmer Antonio Barcaroli told Reuters that the flowers are wild weeds that ha...