Exploring Rome’s EUR district
The EUR district is a striking but largely unknown area of Rome by visitors to the country. Roughly a 30-minute drive south of the city center by Via Cristoforo Colombo, and now the financial district for the city, EUR is a monument to a period of Italy’s recent history, and vision of the future. Construction for the project began in 1937 under Mus...
Retired Napa Judge To Lead Little Italy Historic Walking Tour
Ray Guadagni, a Napa native and retired local judge, will lead a walking tour Saturday through Napa's very own Little Italy neighborhood. Participants will receive a map of Little Italy— several blocks from a small portion of Third and Fourth Streets to Silverado Trail — and hear about a number of businesses owned and operated by Napa's Italian-Ame...
Mario Cucinella's Italian pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka is the emblem of an ideal city
Mario Cucinella Architects (MCA) has revealed its winning design for the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. The proposed timber-based architecture, titled La Città Ideale, reflects a modern interpretation of the Ideal City, a symbolic image of the Italian Renaissance. More specifically, MCA’s project spotlights the country’s vision of a social sp...
First Lady Jill Biden to Host First-ever Italian American Heritage Month Delegation at White House
Basil M. Russo, in his capacity as president of the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO), wrote the First Lady in July requesting that she host an event to celebrate her Italian heritage and honor the 18 million Americans of Italian descent. On Sept. 25, the First Lady agreed and graciously invited a large del...
The Cinque Terre wants visitors to slow down—and enjoy a glass of wine
The millions of tourists who annually visit the Cinque Terre in Italy seldom realize that, in addition to the region’s candy-colored villages and sea views, this is a storied wine region with some of the world’s steepest vineyards. Its grapevines climb mountains that soar as high as 1,300 feet. “Wine came first and the villages came next, so the hi...
Letter Written by Christopher Columbus Announcing Discovery of New World Heading for Auction Block
In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. A year later the legendary explorer wrote an astounding letter announcing his discovery of America. Now a rare Latin translation of that letter will be offered for auction by Christies, 530 years later, in a sale expected to fetch up to $1.5 million. In the original letter, written after his return to Europe,...
Lake Garda: what to see, drink, eat and do
Delicious food, gorgeous views, wine-tasting galore: Lake Garda has it all. Scratch thoughts of this only being the playground of the super-rich (though Tom Cruise, Drew Barrymore and the Beckhams have all visited in their time). Lake Garda, nestled in the foothills of the Dolomites and surrounded on all sides by steep hills, is only a forty minute...
Utica Flag-Raising Ceremony for Italian American Heritage Month
There was a flag-raising ceremony in the City of Utica in honor of Italian American Heritage Month. Every October, Italian American Heritage Month is celebrated. According to the Census's website, “Although Italy as a unified nation did not exist until 1861, the Italian peninsula has sent millions of its people to the shores of North America. These...
The Story of MIANONNA
In authentic Italian cuisine, community is perhaps the key ingredient. The best Italian recipes are often made with love, passed down by family, and steeped in old-world tradition. No one understands this more than Joseph Lafferty. Grandson of Dallas legend Pietro “Pete” Eustachio, Joseph made many childhood memories in the kitchen of Lower Greenvi...
Wine cocktails are gaining traction in the USA
In a departure from trends since 2020, wine consumption in the United States is dwindling, while the popularity of wine cocktails is surging. In the world’s largest wine market, the industry is capitalizing on its adaptability to weather a consumption downturn (-7.3% in the initial half of 2023) and regain prominence, driven notably by the escalati...
Liberal Arts students travel to Todi, Italy, on faculty-led study abroad program
This summer, 15 students from the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts traveled to Todi, Italy, as part of the “Italian Language, Art History and Culture” faculty-led course, which allowed them to immerse themselves in a new culture while gaining real-world experience. The program, led by Giuseppe Bruno-Chomin, assistant teaching professor of Ita...
Naples in a week: a journey through a timeless city
Visiting Naples in a week is a brilliant idea for your next travel to Italy. A week is the minimum time to fully immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere of this wonderful city, and perhaps even take a tour of its rich surroundings. Founded by the Cumaeans in the 7th century B.C., it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world....