Con uno studio finanziato dallo European Research Council (Erc) e pubblicato nella rivista Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences (Pnas), le farmacologhe Claudia Volpi e Ursula Grohmann del dipartimento di Medicina sperimentale dell’Università di Perugia, diretto dal professor Paolo Puccetti, hanno portato alla luce una molecola naturale pr...

Located in central Italy, in the region of Umbria, Assisi is the birthplace of St. Francis, patron saint of Italy. Since Francis was canonized in 1228, only two years after his death, Assisi has been closely associated with the cult and diffusion of the Franciscan movement in the world, and its universal message of peace and tolerance.  Assisi has...

Six years ago I came to Florence from my home in Boston for a short stay that turned permanent after I fell in love with my now-husband, a Florentine named Rami. I was in love with the country, too, and can say that after all this time, I still find it truly breathtaking. Unfortunately the beauty isn't the only thing that makes me gasp here. Someti...

The Cannara Italian Sister City Exchange Project is hosting a benefit dinner Feb. 29 at Amavi Cellars, 3796 Peppers Bridge Road. Cugini Italian Import and Deli will serve up the family-style Italian dinner at 6 p.m. Seats at the dinner are $125. Each ticket sold will help build upon the legacy of local Italian heritage and provide young people the...

The Italian birthplace of Saint Valentine is looking for a "romantic" new sister city in the US. Officials in Terni, in the Umbrian hills, told the BBC that they already have twin cities elsewhere in Europe. "But we have never had a sister city in the US, so we thought, why not see if we can build a relationship," Omero Mariani, Terni's head of tou...

The village of Preci lies at the northern end of the Monte Sibillini Park in Umbria. Perched among rolling hills, sweeping pastures and scatterings of small farms, it seems the unlikeliest place in the world to have spawned a school of celebrated surgeons whose skills were virtually unrivalled in Europe for almost five centuries. Preci is one of It...

Si trova in Sicilia, a Siracusa, la prima rappresentazione figurativa della Natività. “Si dispone la greppia, si porta il fieno, sono menati il bue e l'asino. Si onora ivi la semplicità, si esalta la povertà, si loda l'umiltà e Greccio si trasforma quasi in una nuova Betlemme.” (Tommaso da Celano,  primo biografo di San Francesco) La rievocazione d...

Circa quattro mesi di lavoro e l’impegno di tutta Gubbio con i suoi Alberaioli. Nasce così l’albero di Natale più grande del mondo. Per il 39esimo anno, sul monte Igino si è accesa l’indistinguibile sagoma formata da centinaia di lampadine: per l’esattezza 950. Sono 1350 invece le prese e le spine utilizzate per le connessioni di cavi e punti luce...

The municipalities of Monti Sibillini Park represent a unique occasion to live the wonders of the past in full, and to discover the treasures that have been curated by man throughout the centuries – in part so that they could adapt to their natural environment, wild – and often hostile - as it was.  A travel experience in these parts can be akin to...

Italy may be considered one of the world’s best summertime escapes but there are many advantages in visiting during the winter months. When you travel during low season, you’ll find fewer tourists, optimal skiing conditions in the north with mild temperatures in the south and a festive spirit around the holidays. Not to mention, Italy’s most beauti...