ICA: The Real Estate Purchasing Process in Italy
For those who dream of buying property in Italy, the process can often be exciting as well as complicated. Here we answer some of the most commonly asked questions regarding the real estate purchase process. What are the requirements to buy property in Italy? Firstly, you do not need to be an Italian citizen or even a resident to purchase property...
Italian good news: In Cibum Lab rewards new models of food production
The search for more responsible use of natural resources, alternative solutions to (hyper)consumption of food, and ways and methods of reducing waste production inspired participants in the “Io ci credo”(I Believe) call, organized by In Cibum Lab, an incubator of projects in the foodtech field. We met some of the featured companies. Dismeatable As...
Italian little Italies: Volpedo, on Pellizza’s paintbrushes
Someone would be surprised to find that Volpedo is considered among the most beautiful towns in Italy. In fact, the country at first sight seems disordered, not very compact in its urban structure of the medieval imprint(still clearly visible) due to some construction interventions that have changed original physiognomy. From the other side, this...
Italian gardens and parks: Serre Regional Nature Park
The Regional Natural Parco delle Serre covers an area of 17,687 hectares (211,534 square yards) and also includes the area of Lake Angitola. Slopes and hills covered with forests characterize the landscape. Between the mountains, the park encloses vast depressions, including the plain of Lacina and the dales of Serra San Bruno, Chiaravalle, Mongian...
Italian wine: A Perfect Value Wine Pick with Famiglia Cotarella
This month I am going to tell you about the 2019 Falesco Tenuta Vitiano Rosso under Famiglia Cotarella. Falesco began 3 generations ago in the 60’s with Antonio and Domenico Cotarella whom wanted to start a winery and make their own wine. In 1979 the Falesco brand was born under brothers Renzo and Riccardo Cotarella. You may have heard me speak abo...
Rome's Fiumicino airport best in world for security
Rome Fiumicino Airport has been named the World's Best Airport for Security Processing by Skytrax, the principal rating and assessment company in the international airport sector. The recognition for Fiumicino, known officially as Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, is part of the 2024 awards from the UK-based Skytrax which surveys travellers...
NIAF Gala Honoring Three Excellencies Who Promote Italians in the US
Last night, from Cipriani’s Ballroom at 42nd Street in Manhattan, “Volare” by Domenico Modugno, revisited in a jazz key, hovers in the air. The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) hosted its annual New York Gala to celebrate the success of exceptional Italians and Italian Americans and honor Managing Director at KKR Monica Mandelli, CEO and...
The unstoppable advance of white wines, and the slowdown of reds, in the spotlight at Vinitaly
Numbers don’t lie, and those of Ismea relating to Italy perfectly reflect global trends, as Italy is at the top of the charts in terms of production and exports. Data that confirm a recent research by the OIV-International Organization of Vine and Wine, which showed a significant change in wine consumers’ preferences. In recent decades the world wi...
Magazzino Adds the Art of Italian Cooking to its Repertoire with Cafe Silvia
Food may be a necessity, but the culinary arts are a form of expression; gastronomy can evoke emotion just as powerfully as other types of creation. And when food and art intersect at a regional cultural powerhouse, consumers are engaged on a multisensory level. This multisensory concept is celebrated at Magazzino Italian Art, a museum and research...
Bologna Celebrates 150 Years of Guglielmo Marconi and His Global Legacy
150 years ago next week, one of the world’s most influential people, often described as the inventor of radio, was born in Bologna. Guglielmo Marconi altered the course of human history forever when he sent the first radio signal from his home in the Bologna countryside in 1894. Now, 150 years after his birth, his homeland is paying tribute in a bi...
Tributes and honors galore at Italian-American Foundation’s gala
A who’s who of the Delaware Italian-American community gathered on Feb. 29 to pay tribute to their own at the biennial gala of the Delaware Italian American Foundation. The highlight of the event, which was held at the Newark Executive Banquet & Conference Center near Glasgow, was honoring three of Delaware’s most influential Italian-Americans: De...
Exploring and enjoying cities by walking: Rome wins first place in GuruWalk’s ranking
Walking can be a way of life, but it is, above all, one of the easiest and most effective ways to understand the soul of a city, discover its secrets and savor its atmosphere: a “slow tourism” in other words, a more relaxed way of travelling and enjoying history and culture, which is at the same time freer and full of more surprises. To find out...