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A 17th century Italian castle that has been meticulously restored has opened as a dynamic new space, featuring a museum and a culinary school as well as a luxury hotel.  Located in the Salento region at the southern tip of Puglia, Castello di Ugento features accommodation that is comprised of nine rooms and suites that have been curated with modern...

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As a stressed-out, workaholic father I was unequivocal… I did not need Oliver's Travels complimentary nanny service for my first foreign holiday with my two young kids Zak and Nell thank you very much. Babysitting…? Pah, not for me! I'll spend every waking minute with the little darlings. No sir-ee, together we are going to fall in love with Puglia...

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In some parts of Italy the feast  of San Nicola, patron saint of Bari, ushers in the Christmas season (stagione natalizia) with the giving of gifts (regali) on the eve or morning of December 6, his onomastico (name’s day). Although many stories of San Nicola’ s life may be mythical, he did inspire the figure of a beloved old man—whether he’s known...

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Want to pitch in to develop a chic spot in Italy? Amberlair, a boutique hotel brand, is now crowdfunding for the Amberlair Puglia — a historic villa in the area that the team aims to renovate and debut as a 60-room resort in 2020. So far the company’s raised $13,250 of its $17,400 goal for the first wave of funding, which will go to architectural p...

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Manhattan, undicesimo piano di un elegante palazzo a due passi da Central Park, il "polmone verde" di New York: è lì che Michele Màngano in viaggio negli USA incontra, nella sua casa, Joseph Tusiani, 93enne scrittore, poeta e traduttore di fama mondiale originario di San Marco in Lamis, in provincia di Foggia. Il Maestro Màngano offre a Tusiani un...

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Strategically located at the corner of Main and Broadway in downtown Nyack, Turiello’s Italian Restaurant has been in the village since 1980 under the ownership of Girolamo (Nino) Turiello. When asked where he lives, he says in the store, although his real home is in Brooklyn. Nino came to America in 1972 from Bari, Puglia in Italy. In Bari they ma...

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The future of the United Pugliesi Federation is in the hands of a newly created committee. This illustrious group will determine not only how the Federation will operate in the future but determine activities and events as well as connecting to the Apulian and non Apulians in the Metropolitan Area The new group is composed of Francesco Ventura, Vit...

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Lucian Faggiano of Lecce, Puglia had a dream to open a trattoria. A trattoria is an Italian eatery that is not quite a restaurant, but more than a fast food type drive through. Faggiano purchased a building at 56 Via Ascanio Grandi and immediately began renovations. In order to repair a blocked toilet, he and his sons decided the most efficient way...

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Edoardo Tresoldi is probably the rising star of Italian art. Not yet thirty years old, he has been able to attract an attention rarely dedicated to young artists here in Italy. Beware that he then bounced around the world projecting him, according to Forbes, among the most influential artists under 30 in the world. His path was born from the school...

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Last week was very gratifying. My endeavors for the greater Duesiciliano (southern Italian) community were recognized by three different associations! Even though I’m not concerned with personal laurels, I am pleased to see that my hard work does not go unnoticed. The awards I received from the Associazione Amici di Totò and the Comitati Due Sicili...

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