Imola pushing for Formula 1 Italian triple-header
Formula 1 should target a triple-header of grands prix in Italy this year, according to Imola’s boss, as grand prix machinery returned to the circuit on Wednesday. Formula 1 has so far confirmed the opening eight races on its revised 2020 calendar but an event at Mugello, likely a week after the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, is poised to be added to...
Fiordo di Furore
THE RUGGED AND MOUNTAINOUS AMALFI Coast offers a countless scenic views and wonderful beaches, but among the most unique features in the area is the narrow opening known as Fiordo di Furore. Fiordo di Furore, which is actually a ria, not a fjord, is an inlet created by the Schiato torrent that flows between the rocks, creating a valley that opens t...
As Museums Get on TikTok, the Uffizi Is an Unlikely Class Clown
Last month, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence — long a bastion of tradition — posted a video to its TikTok account featuring Botticelli’s “Spring.” The painting depicts Venus and other mythological figures, and has been gawked at by tourists and studied by academics for centuries. On TikTok, users were treated to a new perspective on this masterpiece...
Video: Two Divers Discover Rare 16th-Century Wreck Near Genoa
Two commercial divers recently discovered a wooden shipwreck off Camogli, Genoa which could well be the remains of the Santo Spirito e Santa Maria de Loreto, a storied ragusa-style galleon that went down in 1579. Two divers from an underwater construction company, Edoardo Sbaraini and Gabriele Succi, encountered a set of wooden timbers at a depth o...
Abruzzo: Why Visit Gagliano Aterno?
Why visit Abruzzo’s charming Gagliano Aterno, in Italy’s gorgeous L’Aquila Province? Where is Gagliano Aterno? Have you heard of Gagliano Aterno? If you can possibly tire of stunning Sulmona, then venture on a day trip to the quaint medieval village of Gagliano Aterno. Gagliano Aterno Perched at a height of 653-metres within the National Park of Si...
Grana Padano PDO: the secret to 2019’s exports boom
In 2019 Grana Padano PDO continued to grow, both in terms of production and export sales. The typical Italian cheese is confirmed as the most consumed PDO product in the world with a total production of 5,164,759 cheese wheels (+4.70% compared to 2018), 2,051,125 of which are destined for exports (+4.38%). Following the Covid-19 pandemic emergency,...
A Silent Applause For The Italian Health System
The pandemic made the world’s health systems struggle harder than ever before. However, as Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte recently declared, “Italy’s national health system is outstanding.” The results, indeed, are outstanding. The staff (over)working in hospitals — and other members of the medical world — demonstrated utmost dedication. But...
Why You Should Consider the Italian Language When Launching International PR Campaigns
Despite the recent pandemic crisis, Italy is still the third largest economy in the Eurozone and the eighth largest in the world. Foreign investments are one of the key factors that fuel the growth of the country along with exporting, at a global level, ‘made in Italy’ quality goods.The Italian language is often neglected by international public re...
NOIAW LIVESTREAM: Travel to Campania Right from Your Home! 7/8
Join NOIAW at 2:00 EST on Wednesday, 7/8, for a live stream ‘show & tell’ of Campania with Cassandra Santoro, founder and CEO of Travel Italian Style. While living and traveling through Italy 6 months every year, Cassandra has visited all 20 regions of Italy, and uses her experiences and knowledge to create memorable vacations that open doors to th...
Sanctuary of Greccio
THE TOWN OF GRECCIO, NINE miles from Rieti in the region of Sabina, northeast of Rome, is twinned with the city of Bethlehem for a very special reason: In 1223 Saint Francis decided to enact there the first living nativity scene in the history of Christianity. The event is also depicted in the cycle of frescoes on the life of Saint Francis attribut...
Arancia Rossa di Sicilia PGI: best season ever despite the health emergency
For the Arancia Rossa di Sicilia PGI (red orange from Sicily), the season just ended has been one of the best ever despite the health emergency that affected it in the final phase. According to Elena Albertini, vice President of the red orange of Sicily protection Consortium “we have not suffered any setback on the market. In fact, during the pande...
Italy's remote villages now make an ideal escape
When Italy shuttered for the lockdown, the obscure village of Campli, in the central region of Abruzzo, got to work. Its mission was simple: to put itself on tourists’ maps. It is not short of attractions, with churches frescoed by students of Giotto and Raphael, acres of lush woodland and Abruzzo’s oldest Sagra della Porchetta, a traditional festi...