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Tourism to Italy's so-called "art cities" is expected to rise in 2015, following a trend over the past four years in which tourism to these cities has increased by 11%, according to a study released Friday by tourism labor union Assoturismo Confesercenti. The 11% increase represents a total of 3.9 million more visitors between the years 2010-2014....

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di Massimiliano Del Barba   È una sineddoche tecnologica. La parte — una ruota, cerchio, raggi, mozzo e pignone — per il tutto — cioè la bici.   L'idea viene dal Massachusetts, e più precisamente dal Mit di Boston, ma la realizzazione industriale della prima ruota elettrica è tutta italiana. Ruota — non bici — elettrica. Perché è...

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The Alma Graduate School - the business school of the University of Bologna - will host a special event at 5:30 p.m. on April 11, 2014 at Eataly (43 East Ohio Street, Chicago, IL 60611) to highlight the university's MBA program. The 12-month English language MBA program offers a unique concentration in Food and Wine.   The presentation is me...

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From the North to the South, Italy boasts an ancient tradition in making excellent artisanal chocolate and all the chocoholics amongst you will be glad to know that the so-called Bel Paese has plenty of shops where you can taste and buy the most high quality sweet products. If you are travelling to Italy and you are looking for some hints on where...

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There is something to be said for being in the right place at the right time. During our visit to Bologna in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, we looked out our window and discovered we were almost sitting on top of MortadellaBo, a one-of-a-kind, four-day festival celebrating mortadella.   Much of Piazza Maggiore, the public square in the...

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by Chiara Baroncelli   Have you ever slept into an igloo or at the top of a lighthouse surrounded by mountains or sea? And what about spending a night inside a mill or on the top of a tree? Such places do actually exist in Italy. Hard to believe?   From Trulli in Puglia to a new age monastery in Umbria passing by an ancient and rich i...

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The art of reproducing the nativity scene is linked to an ancient tradition in Italy. Three cities are particularly famous for their presepi: Bologna, Genoa, and Naples.   The Bolognese tradition dates back to the 13th century, and it is different from other nativity scenes realized in Italy because all characters are entirely hand carved, i...

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After spending so many years abroad, I think today it is more frequent to find foreigners associating Italian culinary traditions to "Gelato" rather than to "pizza" and "spaghetti".   In case you are interested in learning whether there is a reason for that or not, please be aware that in Italy, in Emilia Romagna, there is a beautiful Gelato...

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Il Bologna calcio potrebbe diventare una società di proprietà americana. Nella notte il consiglio d'amministrazione della società ha infatti deciso di accettare l'offerta arrivata dalla cordata americana guidata dall'avvocato Joe Tacopina, voltando le spalle, così, a quella che aveva avanzato Massimo Zanetti, patron della Segafredo, già socio di mi...

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Bologna Business School, formerly Alma Graduate School, the Master program of the University of Bologna, held a showcase of the new 2015/2016 edition Food & Wine MBA this Columbus Day at the world-renowned Italian symbol of Food and Wine, Eataly's La Scuola Grande.   During the workshop, potential candidates learned about the program, a...

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