Civita di Bagnoregio world heritage Unesco
The bid by the scenic town of Civita da Bagnoregio to be listed as a UNESCO world heritage site is a 'solid candidature,' Giovanni Puglisi, president of the Italian National Committee for UNESCO, said Wednesday. "Civita da Bagnoregio's candidature as a Unesco world heritage site, launched by the president of the Lazio region, Nicola Zingaretti, an...
Si chiama Hyplane il jet supersonico made in Italy che ci porterà in gita nello spazio
di Antonio Carnevale All'interno del Center for Near Space, che è parte dell'Italian Institute for the Future, un team di scienziati sta lavorando alla costruzione di un "superaereo", in grado di volare fino a 70 chilometri di quota. "Un velivolo che può essere utilizzato anche come spazioplano ipersonico per collegare più velocem...
Le startup italiane fatturano 340milioni l’anno e tutti i dati utili dell’ecosistema del 3° trimestre 2015
Sono nate 456 startup innovative in più a fine settembre 2015 rispetto a giugno dello stesso anno. Sono i dati diffusi dalle Camere di Commercio e che si riferiscono alle startup innovative iscritte al registro delle imprese del ministero dello Sviluppo Economico. Inoltre, le startup rappresentano lo 0,31% del milione e mezzo di società di capitali...
10 Directors Leading the Comeback of Italian Cinema
We have 10 Italian directors who are leading an international revival for cinema from the land shaped like a boot. The old adagio of "Italians do it better" does not pertain to romance alone. Neorealism, also known as the Golden Age of Italian Cinema, is still remembered in the history of motion pictures as one of the most important and influe...
Top 10 Italian Cookbooks for the Home Cook
by Jackie DeGiorgio Yes, Italy is replete with ruins and art and scenery galore, but it's nearly impossible to think of the country without thinking of its food. In addition to the countless restaurants, there are plenty of food and wine experiences to silence your hunger pangs when in Il Bel Paese, but—whether you live here or not—there's...
Italian Actor Gabriele Ferzetti, Co-Star Of Antonioni’s ‘L’Avventura,’ Dies At 90
by Nick Vivarelli Gabriele Ferzetti, the silently seductive Italian actor who rose to international prominence during the 1950's and 60's, when he played a dissolute playboy opposite Monica Vitti inMichelangelo Antonioni's melancholy masterpiece "L'Avventura," died in Rome on Wednesday. He was 90. Ferzetti's stage, screen and...
Exhibition offers an interactive and multi-sensorial journey to retrace the history of Italian cuisine
The table and dishes designed by Gualtiero Marchesi as a function of the changes introduced by Nouvelle Cuisine. The exhaust pipe of a Ducati 916, a fetish object for Salvatore Tassa, a chef and also a great motorcycle enthusiast. And then there's Fulvio Pierangelini, who interprets the Four Seasons of Vivaldi through the ingredients: summer become...
Coccoina, Italy's Madeleine
Coccoina glue holds together almost ninety years of memories for generations of Italians. Manufactured by Pavia's Balma, Capoduri & C. since 1927, the "while, solid office glue" is an amazing "madeleine", known to evoke distant childhood days with its unique almond smell. In one of his novels, Italian politician and author Walter Velt...
Italy opens up 250 historic homes and gardens
Palazzo Cellamare in Naples, Caravaggio's last home prior to leaving for Tuscany as well as being at different points home to both Casanova and Goethe, will be open to the public as part of the Association of Italian Historic Houses (ADSI) Days on Saturday and Sunday. The non-museum areas of Rome's Palazzo Ruspoli will also be open, as will Villa d...
Pantelleria dreams of becoming a Smart Island by 2020
A sweeping project being planned on the tiny Italian island of Pantelleria envisions electric power plants fueled with renewables, cells to store energy, and an electric transformation of public and private transportation. The project, which aims to improve energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions, would turn the picturesque Pantelleria into...
The Palace with a Thousand and One Coats of Arms: Exploring the Archiginnasio of Bologna
Let's say you are a curious traveler who finds him or herself dawdling under the ever-present portici of Bologna on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Let's also say that you are passionate about Italian art and culture and that you want to know more about this beautiful city's past and present lifestyle. If so, there is a place you should absolute...
Shaking Up Italy’s Most Popular Museum
By Rachel Donadio Eike Schmidt, the new director of the Uffizi Gallery here and the first non-Italian to hold the job, took what seemed a logical step. In the spring, he set up loudspeakers warning visitors about scalpers and pickpockets who target tourists waiting in the perennially long lines outside Italy's most-visited museum, famous for its m...