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Before entering the Borgo, opposite to the city tower you can admire the church of Santa Lucia. Built on an earlier century religious building in 1786, it is also dedicated to the Madonna “della Scuola”. Of the ancient church, of which the new one has maintained the architectural structure, only a fresco by an unknown author from Romagna depicting...

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In 2016 the exhibition “Empatia Creativa. Milano metropolitana: cinque cantieri di Mario Cucinella Architects” (Creative Empathy. Underground Milan: five sites by Mario Cucinella Architects), in partnership with the Triennale, recounted the five projects underway in the Lombard capital, conceived in a sustainable way and destined to change the skyl...

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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...

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Historically viewed as a craft of the poor, tied essentially to the tools of peasant art, hand printed Romagna fabrics have an uncertain date of birth. As the oldest documents do not go further back than the first decades of the 19th century, it is assumed that Romagna hand printed fabrics were being made before that.

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The region of Emilia Romagna was named the best place to visit in Europe by Lonely Planet this year. The Local takes a look at one of its underrated gems, Ferrara, and offers six great reasons why you should make time to explore this small but perfectly formed medieval town. The perfect way to get your bearings is to take a tour of the incredibly w...

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Mercoledì mattina ha fatto visita a Cesena il Console Generale degli Stati Uniti d’America a Firenze Benjamin Wohlauer. La tappa di Cesena – dove attualmente risiede una decina di cittadini americani - rientra in un più ampio giro della Romagna, che il Console sta conducendo in questi giorni, in vista delle celebrazioni (previste per il prossimo an...

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If you have already visited Bologna, the capital of the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, you probably have fallen in love with the city (like we did) for any number of reasons: - You’ve marveled at the beauty of its medieval porticoes, nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a defining architectural element of its well-preserved historic center....

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Reggiana, the third-division Italian soccer team Mike Piazza agreed to purchase in 2016, has been declared bankrupt, according to reports out of Italy. The team announced on June 24 that it would not be registering in Serie C for the forthcoming season because of its financial issues. Five days later, the team had begun negotiations with an ownersh...

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Twenty-five years after his death, the city of Rimini celebrates Federico Fellini, one of the greatest Italian directors of all times, who in this seaside Emilia-Romagna town was born and always maintained a close relationship with it. Guided visits, film screenings, the restoration of the cinema Fulgor are some of the events planned for the summer...

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In the past, when the powerful Este dynasty ruled the duchies of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio in Emilia-Romagna, the palaces and castles they owned were decorated with precious paintings even on the outside, especially in order to convey political messages and to celebrate the history of the family, who dominated the area for almost six centuries, fr...

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