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La regione Toscana e la provincia senese intraprendono un tour degli Stati Uniti per presentare agli americani le nuove annate del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano e della Vernaccia di San Gimignano.   Una settimana di appuntamenti e degustazioni nelle città degli Stati Uniti, da Atlanta a Chicago: è stato un successo il tour statunitense del Co...

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by Massimo Frontera Of the many restoration works currently underway in Italy, some involve complexes of outstanding significance, on which substantial resources are being invested and that could give a significant boost to the country's economy, besides representing a precious heritage for humanity. Here is a selection of 10 of these gems.  ...

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In occasion of the 450-year anniversary of the death of Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Government Department responsible for Florence's Museums, and the Grandi Opere – FMR UTET Editorial Group present Il Potere dello Sguardo ("The Power of a Look,") beginning February 18th. On show in the Tuscan Capital's Museum of Medicean Chapels until March 15th...

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The Pazzi Chapel is a landmark of Renaissance architecture in Florence, Italy. Located in the Santa Croce church complex, the structure was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi – the master architect who is most famous for engineering Florence's beloved cathedral dome.   The loggia in front of the Pazzi Chapel is a prime example of 15th-century...

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Venere.com, the Online Accommodation Specialist, reports that both local and American tourists are increasingly choosing to spend their summer in the smaller, cheaper and less traditionally touristy towns of the Bel Paese. According to Venere.com, Expedia's Rome-based OTA, while reservation growth for Rome and Venice are slowing down as compared t...

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  WTI Magazine #43    2014 September, 17Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin      Translation by:   If you have ever been to Italy you will understand how many wineries there are and places to taste wine and olive oil. It can be overwhelming which one to stop in at. I was invited by Robert Dwyer of the Wellesley Wine Press to write this blog as he w...

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A motherland of artists and scientists that changed the shape of the world, home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites, and a kaleidoscope of bewitching vistas - Bella Italia! From the staggering antiquities of Rome and the alluring romance of Venice to the rolling hills of Tuscany and the cosmopolitan flair of Milan, the country is...

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by Sara Monaci   Siena is the most medieval of Italian cities. It's the homeland of Duccio di Buoninsegna, Simone Martini, Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti, and Iacopo della Quercia. It is the city of the Palio, the lightning-fast horse and jockey race that's over in under two minutes after a full year of preparation. Patron saint of Europe, S...

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by Jonathan Bazzi   Italy's coastlines and seas are the setting of a large number of ancient stories, legends and myths. With tragic tales of love, revenge inflicted by capricious gods and miraculous intervention by saints, Italian popular culture has inherited and embraced many legends that come directly from ancient Greece, ancient Rome an...

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Fra simboli esoterici, epifanie massoniche e luoghi pieni di fascino e mistero, l'Italia è piena di luoghi 'stregati'! Beh, non proprio stregati, ma legati a leggende o piccole curiosità, che magari non conoscete ancora. Se siete curiosi di fare un salto nell'Italia più "occulta" e scoprire piccoli misteri e storie affascinanti, preparate la valigi...

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