Last May, Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition, the longest running award of its type, celebrated in Orlando, FL its 25th anniversary. This milestone was commemorated with a delicate 8 minutes film called ”Timeless Tiles: The Italian Legacy” directed by Francesca Molteni with the contribution of architectural historian Fulvio Irace; the documentary p...

In the sweltering month of August, Italians from Torino to Messina flock to the beach. Temperatures sore to well above 35 degrees centigrade and everything reaches a sort of raucous crescendo on August 15th, the national holiday of Ferragosto. Extended families bring multi-course picnics, foldout tables, awnings, flotation devices, nonnas in wheelc...

Sabato 18 agosto, alle ore 10.30, presso la sala consiliare del Comune di Sorrento, si svolgerà una cerimonia che vedrà protagonista la New York Police Department Columbia Association. Ospiti a Sorrento saranno il presidente dell'associazione, il detective Emanuel Rossi, ed il consigliere speciale del presidente, il sergente Anthony Cesarano, entra...

Avranno preso in parola Carosone i tre napoletani Gaetano Castaldo, Ferdinando Flagiello e Nicola Mangani che hanno deciso di ridurre le distanze tra Napoli e la Grande Mela. Così la città partenopea può andare in trasferta in America attraverso tour esperienziali che coinvolgono anche artisti italiani. New York e Napoli così vanno a braccetto come...

Consul General Countryman visited the city of Pollica, located in Campania’s Park of Cilento and Valle di Diano, Italy’s second largest national park.  Mayor of Pollica Stefano Pisani and Legambiente IVLP alumnus Valerio Calabrese welcomed CG Countryman and offered her a tour of the local “Living Museum of the Sea” and “Living Museum of the Mediter...

Italy is surrounded by the waters of the Mediterranean Sea that make it the ideal place to travel by boat through the beautiful landscapes visible from the sea. Sailing holidays are increasingly appreciated and every year the number of fans increases. This is also due to the meteorological and climatic conditions that are favorable for this type of...

Regine delle "stories" a loro insaputa. Tanto belle da essere le più fotografate, condivise, ammirate: le spiagge italiane dominano incontrastate l'estate social, tanto da essere fra le più apprezzate e taggate su Instagram. A raccontarlo è il portale Holidu, motore di ricerca per case vacanza, che ha realizzato uno studio per capire quali fossero...

Symbol of Naples’ patisserie, the babbà has very peculiar and, indeed, ancient origins! It reached Naplesfrom Paris, city were the chefs of bourgeois families were usually sent to improve their culinary skills. ButParisians didn’t invent it because, according to the legend, this sweet, rum-filled little mushroom was bornoff an accident, caused by a...

Google “Naples, Italy” and you will immediately learn it is the birthplace of pizza. Google “Naples, Italy” and “art” and you will discover it to be one of the country’s most underrated cities for art. A brief history lesson reminds us that Naples was once the center of the Bourbon dynasty. The city’s art historical hub, the Museo di Capodimonte (t...

Most people hear about the tiny volcanic island of Ischia from an Italian, whispered like a secret. Just across the water from the Amalfi Coast, and an hour by boat from Naples, Ischia is the summer-holiday island for Neapolitans who have been coming here for generations – and yet it remains relatively unheard of among British visitors, overshadowe...