Coffee is a key part of the Italian culture, but instead of simply spending your trip sipping cappuccini on terraces, why not get a taste for life on the other side of the bar? Florence's Espresso Academyoffers a range of courses including basic, intensive and café latte art, while the Terzi Coffee School in Emilia Romagna offers intimate workshops...
READ MOREÈ di oltre 28 miliardi di euro annui il valore complessivo del business Italia-USA, cioè dei flussi commerciali e turistici attivati nel nostro Paese dalla domanda statunitense, considerando anche la spesa degli studenti americani in Italia. Il nostro Paese rappresenta la prima destinazione internazionale richiesta dalla clientela ai tour...
READ MOREby Jackie DeGiorgio The glitterati have landed in Sicily for the annual Taormina Film Fest. Kicking off Friday, 12 June, the Festival's nine-day line-up includes the highly anticipated premiere of the Pixar film "Inside Out." Now in its 61st year, the festival has attracted international superstars from Elizabeth Taylor to Marlon...
READ MOREPartiranno alla scoperta degli Stati Uniti d'America trentadue studenti dell'Insubria, ma non si tratta di una vacanza. I ragazzi partiranno il prossimo 19 maggio e visiteranno Boston, New York Philadelphia e Washington, accompagnati dal professor Giorgio Maria Zamperetti, ordinario di Diritto Commerciale nel Dipartimento di Diritto, Economia e Cul...
READ MOREby Connie Pillsbury I was treated to a wonderful surprise botanical garden in Merano, Italy, this summer while traveling in the South Tyrol, the Southern Alps in northeast Italy. Merano, or Meran in German, (not to be confused with Milan), is a town of 38,000 people in a lush valley surrounded by scenic peaks. For years it's...
READ MORETwenty college students from across the nation will participate in the Ambassador Peter F. Secchia Voyage of Discovery Program, an all-expenses-paid educational and cultural initiative that sends Italian American students to Italy. Sponsored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), the tour will visit Italy's Piemonte region, NIAF's 2016...
READ MOREFrom a mother with her seven children to a man staring longingly at the New York skyline, haunting photos show the faces of some of the 12 million immigrants hoping to achieve the American dream. Men, women, and children are pictured, many with solemn faces after travelling thousands of miles in poor conditions and knowing that they could be t...
READ MORESouth Floridians now have a new option for experiencing Costa Cruises unique brand of Italian-style cruising. Earlier this month, the Genoa, Italy-based cruise line deployed its 2,260-passenger Costa Luminosa cruise ship to South Florida, making it the line's newest and largest ship ever to sail from Miami. Dubbed "The Ship of Light," Lum...
READ MOREIt is 2 a.m., Saturday April 13, 2016. Italo Americo Bove, or "Bob" to his friends, rises out of bed. He has a 4a.m. appointment with 100 other Veterans. On this morning, forty WWII veterans and sixty-one Korean War veterans will gather at Midway Airport in Chicago to board Southwest Airlines, courtesy of Honor Flight Chicago. Honor Flight...
READ MOREby Claudia Astarita The American magazine International Living recently published on its website an interesting comparison between Italy and France. It all started with the idea that it is a very good time to be an American in Europe, as the EU is cheap for US citizens, as the growing strength of the dollar has made it more affordable than...
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