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di Antonio Degl'Innocenti   Viaggia a suon di clic la nuova mobilitazione cittadina per salvare lo storico castello di Sammezzano nel comune di Reggello. Il gruppo Facebook "Toscana Reggello Castello di Sammezzano" ha raccolto in poco tempo più di 8000 condivisioni per un appello che corre oltre i confini territoriali del comune dove ri...

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Former American exchange student Amanda Knox spent four years in jail in Italy, from her arrest to her conviction in her first murder trial through her successful appeal. She's now facing a second appeals trial, along with her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito. Here's a road map to help understand where the Italian court system is going n...

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Il Dolce Suono: Music of Donatello's Florence. February 28th – March 12th Contact: [email protected] (646) 470-1837 Dates, Times, and Locations: Saturday, February 28th @ 6pm - Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 122 West 69th Street Sunday, March 1st @ 4:30pm - The Museum of Biblical Art, 1865 Broadway at 6...

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By Janet Thomas Dream big. What would your ultimate trip to Italy look like? Some travelers delight in weeks of planning and plotting before exploring a foreign country. I do not, nor does my otherwise patient husband, Steve. In fact, the state of our union can be greatly influenced by travel-related stress.   Our version of a fantasy Itali...

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Let us guess: you have probably already booked your ticket to Italy for this summer and now you are planning to visit some of the most wonderful Italian cities such as Florence, Rome or Venice to admire their breathtaking architecture, museums and monuments.   Are we right? But considering that it's summer and a bit of sun and crystalline cl...

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  WTI Magazine #49    2014 December, 10Author : Giuseppina Salzano e Giovanni Verde      Translation by:   Dante Alighieri is not only a Great Italian of the past. His name exceeds the boundaries of his and our country and the era in which he lived, to get into a universal dimension of time and space, symbol of the whole Western culture and ligh...

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By Jennifer Edwards  Jessica Bailey left for Italy last week with the University of North Alabama Chamber Choir, but when the rest of the 30-member elite vocal ensemble returns to Florence next week, Bailey won't be on the plane. She will stay behind to prepare for the four-week Operafestival di Roma, a select opera festival in Rome. Bailey...

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by Claudia Baroncelli   Beyond monuments and churches, palaces and museums Italy also boasts many wonderful and ancient bridges where engineering truly meets nature. From the North to the South, Swide has rounded up some of the most enchanting and beautiful bridges across Italy.   There are some spots in Italy where you can truly feel...

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The Calcio Storico – historic soccer – was a popular sport in Renaissance Florence. Originating from the ancient harpastum, a ball game played in the Roman Empire, Calcio Storico was played in teams of 27, more than double compared to modern-day soccer.   At the time, teams featured members of aristocratic families. The official rules of cal...

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A rare inscription found on a stone unearthed near Florence is exciting archaeologists who say it may help reveal the secrets of the Etruscans, one of Italy's earliest and most enigmatic civilizations.   The Etruscans flourished in central Italy 2,500 years ago but their culture and language were assimilated into the Roman empire. They left...

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