Azimut Benetti - The world's leading superyacht builder
For the 21st year running, the highly reputed Global Order Book 2021 confirms that Paolo and Giovanna Vitelli’s Azimut|Benetti Group is the world’s leading builder of superyachts, beating the other players by a large margin and reporting a total length of 3,521 metres and 100 projects. The Global Order Book 2021, the ranking published each year by...
Architecture in Ischia: the historical villas
Called "green island" for its wonderful and lush flora, Ischia is the largest island of the Campania Archipelago, unanimously recognized among the most beautiful and characteristic in the world. The charm of the island is lost in the mists of time, countless would be the stories that can be told about it. Even now it is one of the most popular tour...
Mozzarella di Gioia del Colle obtains PDO recognition
A new Italian Geographical Indication enters the European register. It is the Mozzarella di Gioia del Colle PDO. The registration of the new denomination brings Italy to 312 GI food specialties recognized in the EU. This kind of mozzarella is a fresh cheese made from spun paste, produced only from whole cow’s milk with the addition of whey. It come...
How An Innovative Website Is Changing The Market For Independent Italian Winemakers
Based on the premise that there’s strength in numbers, a group of independent Italian winemakers decided to make the best out of a terrible situation, banding together to create an innovative sales tool. Launched in June 2020, the virtual Mercato dei Vignaioli (Winemakers’ Market) was born, of course, from a lock down idea, but the winemakers didn’...
The Camposanto - Pisa, Italy
WHILE THE CAMPOSANTO (MONUMENTAL CEMETERY) is right next to one of the most recognized buildings in the world, it does not see nearly as many visitors. The silence and stillness when traversing the open-air hallways adds to the sometimes haunting nature of the 14th-15th-century frescoes. These works of art include “The Last Judgement,” “Hell,” and...
Christmas in Trentino Aldo-Adige: The best Christmas Markets in Italy and Zelten Christmas Cake!
Considered the crossroad between the Mediterranean and Central Europe, Trentino Aldo-Adige is one of Italy’s northern-most regions and is breath-taking, full of culture and snow-covered landscapes. Besides this year due to the pandemic, Bolzano, the largest city in the region hosts a magical Christmas market. Roughly 80 exhibitors set up their boot...
Grande Natale! Italy’s over-the-top Christmas celebrations
It’s not even up for debate. Italy is one of the grandest places on earth. Period. What then would we expect during the Christmas season in Italy but the best of ways to celebrate it! One day? How about one month! Christmas Day — it’s a big day for many reasons, a day that retailers started prepping us for in early July. But the 24 hours of the 25...
2021 Fiat 500e first drive — Could this Italian icon tempt you to go electric?
It’s fair to say that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) hasn’t been the fastest off the mark when it comes to electric cars. With the lead-footedness displayed across all its brands — Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, and Ram — you could be forgiven for thinking that the Italian-American multinational simply isn’t int...
Allora, we have the 2021 Sanremo contestants!
Sanremo Musical Festival marks an iconic week in the Eurovision and Italian musical calendars. Not only is it the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony locally but commonly supplies us with the Italian Eurovision contestant for the year. During the Sanremo Giovani 2021 (a smaller contest dedicated to 'Newcomers' to the Italian music...
Word of the Day: Cin Cin, because it's time to celebrate!
Happy Christmas, Buon Natale a tutti! Festivities, even in this dreadful Covid-19 climate, remain a time to think positive and smile. And is there a better way to celebrate that making a toast? In English, we use the word cheers, in Italy, we use cin cin (pronounced tcheen-tcheen). Cin cin is so much like cheers that the popular 1980s TV series Che...
Italian Trade Agency Launches The Extraordinary Italian Jewelry Website, the New Official Virtual Home Showcases Italian Jewelry Talents.
The Italian Trade Agency, the Italian government agency that supports the business development of Italian companies abroad and particularly small and medium-sized businesses, announces that its new U.S. hub to present the outstanding Made in Italy jewelry is now live. Valued at $1.54 billion for the year 2019, the Italian jewelry export business ra...
Two-euro coin to thank healthcare personnel
IN 2021, the Italian mint plans to issue a new two-euro coin dedicated to healthcare personnel. A sketch of the planned coin has been revealed, showing a man and woman side by side wearing medical coats and masks with the word ‘Grazie’, thank you in Italian. Beside them, there will be a red cross and a heart. The plan is to create three million of...