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The following list includes castles and historic buildings, which have all been beautifully restored and renovated into hotels, while retaining all the features of their original medieval or Renaissance architecture. Five of these castle hotels are located in Tuscany, the five others can be found in Umbria, Lombardy, Liguria and Lazio.  ...

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by Silvia Marchetti   Forget the grandeur of Rome, Florence or Venice. Italy has nearly 20,000 ghost towns that are totally or partly abandoned, the locals having fled due to a mix of factors.   Harsh living conditions, including lack of running water and electricity, pirate raids, natural calamities such as quakes and floods, bo...

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The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition: THE LIGHT OF SOUTHERN ITALY. Paintings from the 19th-Century Neapolitan School Wednesday, October, 7 2015 - 6PM Italian Cultural Institute - 686 Park Avenue - New York by RSVP only. Cocktail Attire Required   T...

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By Goffredo Palmerini Venivano ogni anno all'Aquila gli studenti della Georgetown University di Washington DC per l'attesa Summer School guidata dalla prof. Laura Benedetti, che di quell'ateneo è direttrice del Dipartimento di Italiano.   Ormai era un'annuale consuetudine, per la quale gli studenti di quella università facevano a gara per a...

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Sabato scorso, 8 marzo, Fucsia Nissoli – deputata del gruppo Per l'Italia eletta in Nord America – è andata ad inaugurare a Capestrano (AQ) un centro di riabilitazione realizzato con contributi degli emigrati negli Usa, coordinati, per la raccolta fondi, da Gianfranco Gentile, originario di Capestrano.   Il centro, dedicato alla memoria di F...

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  WTI Magazine #46    2014 October, 29Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin      Translation by:   The Abruzzo region of Italy is surrounded by the Corno Grande on one side, which is the highest peak of the Appennine mountains, and on the other the Adriatic Sea. The Corno Grande is part of the Gran Sasso d'Italia, meaning great rock of Italy, which i...

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The Shrine to the Holy Face of Christ tucked into Italy's Appennine mountains is starting to catch the attention of the world, particularly that of American Catholics.   "We have a lot of Italians, of course, and many Germans but now we're seeing more and more pilgrims from the U.S.," said Sister Blandina Paschalis Schloemer, a Trappist nun...

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The Italian American Museum, Its Board Members and President Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa congratulate Uff. Maria T. Fosco on receiving the 2014 Fondazione Dean Martin Award   On Thursday, August 7th, the Dean Martin Foundation of Montesilvano (Pescara, Italy) honored Museum Vice President, Maria T. Fosco with...

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I was fortunate as a child to experience many old world traditions from Abruzzo. My family arrived later to the United States than most Italian Americans. My father came here in 1956 and my mother followed him in 1958. My sisters and I were born in New York.   However, our home was a step back into time, a time of simplicity and of old world...

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October 8, 6:30 pm — 8:30 pmWestchester Italian Cultural Center - 24 Depot Square - Tuckahoe, NY Join us for the opening of the exhibit Abruzzo & Molise,Yesterday and Today. The evening will open with the screening of the documentary Abruzzo & Molise, L'Italia Vista dal Cielo by Folco Quilici. Welcome and introductory remarks will fol...

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