How a forgotten Roman palace near the Colosseum could become the new Torlonia Museum
The legendary Torlonia Collection seeks a permanent home in Rome. An abandoned Renaissance palace near the Colosseum could become the permanent home to one of the world's most important private collections of Greek-Roman classical sculptures. The idea was announced by Italy's culture minister Dario Franceschini during the press conference ahead of...
Detective Montalbano TV Series Transports Italophiles To Sicily
You might say that Sicily is the scene-stealer in Detective Montalbano, the popular Italian books-to-TV series that has captivated the hearts and minds of mystery fans on both sides of the Atlantic. Filmed and released over a period of more than twenty years between 1999 and 2020, the 36 two-hour episodes—now streaming on-demand—bring to life the...
A Look That Could Kill, or Save a Life
If eyes are the window to the soul, then Sophia Loren’s spirit has been in full view for decades on screens big — and now, small. At 86, the Italian actor came out of retirement to star in “The Life Ahead,” which was directed by her son, Edoardo Ponti, and will be released on Netflix on Nov. 13. In the film, Madame Rosa (Loren), an aging Holocaust...
Three days of vacation in Italy, things to do and visit
A nice trip among the Italian beauties, in all the cities of the Bel Paese full of monuments, hospitality and good food. This is always a good idea, because in essence taking a trip to Italy will always mean a lot of things, above all: art, culture, traditions and innovation and extraordinary gastronomy. What will be the first thing when you will b...
Italian cities stand empty under new coronavirus rules
The eerie sight of empty streets in Italy's usually packed city centres returned this weekend after strict new rules came into force. The streets in Milan, Turin, and other cities within the country's four 'red zone' regions have been almost empty as movement was strictly curtailed from Friday. Under the new three-tier system of restrictions, Calab...
Rapporto Italiani nel Mondo 2020: Tutti i contesti regionali sono coinvolti dall’emigrazione, ad oggi quasi 2 milioni di emigrati sono originari del Nord Italia e quasi 861 mila del Centro
Il Rapporto Italiani nel Mondo 2020 conferma l’esistenza di una forte realtà emigratoria da parte degli italiani; Esistono lungo tutta la Penisola variegate realtà emigratorie. Ed è proprio nelle aree a ridosso delle grandi città o nei borghi di provincia che si assiste a un più forte spopolamento. Ma quanti sono ufficialmente gli italiani all’este...
'I Pooh' historic member dies of Coronavirus
Stefano D’Orazio, historic member of the famous Italian band I Pooh, has died of Coronavirus, Italian media report. D’Orazio, 72, for decades was the band’s drummer but also wrote songs and sang some of them. He joined I Pooh in 1971, and left the group in 2009, but returned in 2015 to take part in the grand tour celebrating the band’s 50th anniver...
Message from the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, to the President-elect of the United States of America, Biden
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, has sent the following message to the President-elect of the United States of America, Joe Biden: “On behalf of the whole Italian Republic, I would like to express my warmest congratulations on your election as President of the United States of America. As a result of a remarkable participation, the...
Caruso & Co. Cinema tra Italia e Stati Uniti
"Le culture italiana e americana dello spettacolo hanno sempre interagito in modi complessi sin dai tempi del muto, fino ad arrivare all’attuale 'dominio' di registi e attori italo-americani a Hollywood. Questa interazione si è svolta all’interno di un ciclo di reciproche influenze e di reciproci utilizzi, sebbene il contributo degli attori italian...
Beautiful Roman ruins you have to see
Wonders of the ancient world It's been over 1,500 years since the collapse of the Roman Empire, but our fascination with this creative, scientific and often barbaric society shows no signs of dimming with the passage of time. And no wonder: at its peak the empire covered nearly two million square miles, spanning large swathes of Europe, Africa and...
The art of lasagna making, from Bologna to Los Angeles
The origin of lasagna, a very appreciated dish not only in Italy but all over the world, is rather controversial; there are in fact several regions that contend with each other for the invention of this layered pasta sheets, that can come with different variations of filling. Taking a step back, the pasta of the fourteenth-century lasagna was made...
Italian Villages: Tuscania
Tuscania (not to be confused with the region of Toscana, or Tuscany) is a picturesque village in the Tuscia, an area that today coincides with the province of Viterbo (Lazio, central Italy), about an hour and 40 minutes from Rome. Tuscania still carries the ancient traces of Etruscan civilization as well as those of its medieval history, and is als...