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Unusually, Italy has two capitals of culture in 2023: Bergamo and Brescia, sharing the spotlight after their devastating 2020, when the pair were Italy’s early pandemic hotspots. Bergamo is better known — its beautiful Città Alta, or upper town, cantilevered above the Po Valley, has been a tourist fixture for the past couple of decades. That makes...

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From the ’60s Nuova 500 D Fiat car to the 1995 Frog chair by Piero Lissoni, passing by the inventive Tramonto a New York sofa designed by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina in 1980 and the lip-shaped Bocca one created by Studio 65 for Gufram in 1968 — the last century of Italian design has been punctuated by iconic pieces, now grouped and displayed in a new...

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It wasn’t so long ago that Milan was cast aside as a grey, uninspiring industrial city, with the only sprinkle of colour coming from its fashion sector. But the northern Italian powerhouse now has a newfound energy and confidence – and it’s partly driven by Brexit. As the consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU have kicked in, a significant...

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If you're searching for something a little different in a sparkling wine, perhaps something a bit fun, complex, and sophisticated without breaking the bank, welcome to Franciacorta wine. And, yes, you should read that welcome exactly as though you're being welcomed to Jurassic Park, but without the danger. Unless you're into dangerously delicious s...

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In Italy, a woman who -- for whatever reason -- decides she can't take care of her baby can leave it in a safe haven baby box, in complete anonymity. It’s increasingly rare for Italian women to choose this option, but it still happens. Over Easter, one woman decided to anonymously drop her baby boy into such a box at one of Milan’s biggest hospital...

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Mantua is a tiny medieval city that punches way above its weight in history, architectural splendor, and delicious cuisine. Considered one of the main artistic and cultural hubs in Northern Italy, its centro storico, or historical city center, and nearby Sabbioneta form a beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mantua owes a lot of its prestige to th...

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Founded upon the mission to deliver the wonderfully unconventional when it comes to high jewelry designs, Vhernier’s exquisite style and craftsmanship set it apart from others. The Milan-born jeweler is revered for its distinguished pieces and now boasts 14 boutiques worldwide. Joining a roster of globally beloved boutiques, Vhernier opens its door...

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Many visit museums searching for solace and enrichment. But the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan attempts to expand its therapeutic reach by taking some of its iconic masterpieces into a local research hospital. Details from works at Brera by artists from Francesco Hayez to Raphael have been blown up in high-definition and pasted onto walls in the corr...

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The all-new Lamborghini Revuelto might be the talk of the town, but there’s another Italian hypercar that was unveiled a few months ago – the Pagani Utopia. The latest project of Horacio Pagani appeared in a new official video which was filmed in the historic city of Mantova in northern Italy. Pagani chose a dark-themed example of the Utopia for th...

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Giving, for the first time in the world, a robotic body to the voice of ChatGPT, the generative artificial intelligence (AI) developed by the American startup OpenAI and capable of simulating human language. This is the goal behind the experiment completed at the Catholic University of Milan as part of research in social robotics.On Thursday, March...

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