These beautiful Italian towns will pay you to work remotely
Remote working has become a possibility for many during the pandemic, meaning the office can now be anywhere from a kitchen table to a sandy beach on the other side of the world. And while relocating to a picturesque Italian town might also factor on many people's lists, that prospect just got even better with two destinations offering to pay worke...
Sophia Loren wins David di Donatello Award for Best Actress
Oscar-winning Italian actress Sophia Loren scooped a David di Donatello award, Italy's top film prize, for best actress at a ceremony in Rome last night. Loren won the accolade for her lead role as Madame Rosa in La Vita Davanti a Sé (The Life Ahead), directed by her son Edoardo Ponti. In the film Loren plays a former prostitute and Holocaust survi...
Unical: la tesi di laurea di Gregorio Crudo “conquista” gli USA
“Il ruolo delle Organizzazioni Italo Americane nei rapporti socio-economici Italia-Usa”. Ecco il lavoro di tesi sulla cooperazione tra Calabria e Stati Uniti d’America realizzato da Gregorio Crudo, neolaureato magistrale all’Università della Calabria con il massimo dei voti in Scienze delle Pubbliche Amministrazioni. Uno studio così significativo d...
Covid antibodies last 8 months after infection, Italian study finds
The antibodies were present “regardless of the severity of the illness, the age of the patients or the presence of other pathologies,” according to a statement from the San Raffaele hospital in Milan. The researchers, working with Italy’s ISS national health institute, studied 162 patients with symptomatic coronavirus who turned up at the emergency...
Italy's new group of male tennis stars are all-court players
Jannik Sinner is just as comfortable on the hard courts of Miami as he is on the red clay of Rome, where he’s scheduled to face Rafael Nadal on Wednesday. Lorenzo Musetti modeled his all-court game after Roger Federer. And Matteo “The Hammer” Berrettini has one of the biggest serve-forehand combinations in tennis. The Italian men that are starting...
Italy's number of Blue Flag beaches continues to rise
A total of 416 beaches across Italy have been awarded the 2021 bandiera blu (Blue flag) status for high water quality standards. The prestigious recognition, up from 407 last year and 215 more than a decade ago, comes from the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), which assigns the flags to beaches with "excellent" water quality. The region...
Total value of Kantar BrandZ™ Most Valuable Italian Brands ranking grows by 11% in 2021
Despite a turbulent year due to COVID-19 and the threat of a lasting economic recession, the Kantar BrandZ™ Most Valuable Italian Brands ranking has risen by 11%, to reach a total brand value of $114.6 billion. Italian luxury brands continue to dominate, accounting for 42% of the total brand value of the Top 30. 12 categories are represented in the...
Lady Gaga 'proud to be Italian' as filming of Gucci movie ends
Lady Gaga took to social media over the weekend to "thank all of Italy" as she wrapped up filming House of Gucci, Ridley Scott's blockbuster filmed on location in Milan, Rome and Lake Como. In the movie the American singer and actress plays Patrizia Reggiani who was jailed for organising the murder of her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci in 1995. On Satur...
Melting Italian glacier reveals ‘open-air museum’ of World War I relics
Thawing ice has revealed a treasure trove of previously hidden World War I artifacts in the Italian Alps. Last month, a team from the Stelvio National Park’s White War Museum excavated a cave shelter, built by Austrian soldiers, atop Mount Scorluzzo and acquired 300 “exciting” artifacts, ranging from coins to corpses, helmets and weapons. No one...
The fascinating history of Italian Fashion
That's how the magic happens: we don't know what's going on, and yet we realise that there's something strange in the air that gives us the shivers and that instant will change things forever. This time the protagonists are Italy, Fashion and a great desire for Beauty. The First Italian High Fashion Show: the birth of Italian Fashion It is the 12th...
10 Wines to Pair With Carbonara
Deciding which wines to pair with carbonara is relatively straightforward. Pasta carbonara itself is simple to prepare – the pasta and egg yolk have a sweet flavor, the guanciale has an oily consistency, the Pecorino Romano is savory, and the abundant freshly ground pepper is pungent and persistent. Therefore, you should pair carbonara with a wine...
The Top Five Reasons to Buy Property in Italy
The year 2020 witnessed unparalleled historical events. While the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the global situation have drastically changed the political and socio-economic dynamics in the international arena, it is also true that they seem to have acted as a catalyst for people to purchase property in Italy—and, fo...