Pasta, a gift from the Mediterranean melting pot
Nothing is more classic Italian than a plate of spaghetti with tomato sauce sprinkled with parmesan cheese. It is the premier Italian dish, especially in the eyes of foreigners who don’t know many other Italian recipes. In general, pasta is a culinary symbol par excellence of Italian identity. Eating pasta is the number one Italian experience that...
Monte San Giorgio: UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2010
Get ready to discover an ancient and exciting place that will make you feel like a child in a short time. You will go on an adventure searching for dinosaur fossils, discover paths, lagoons from the Tarsus era, magmatic rocks, limestone quarries and abandoned mines. This article will tell you the story of Monte San Giorgio, how it became a UNESCO W...
Adriano Ducati & Fabio Taglioni. The creative foundation of Italian motorcycling
This is the story of Ducati, a legendary brand in Italian motorcycling, which started in the 1920s from the work of the radio pioneer Adriano Cavalieri Ducati and developed after the war with the creative design of visionary engineer Fabio Taglioni. So how did the greatest Italian manufacturer of radio parts become the most important producer of mo...
5 traditional Epiphany desserts and where to try them
An Italian motto says, the Epiphany takes all holidays away. Unfortunately, it doesn't wipe out the typical Italian appetite! Below, we reveal 5 traditional Italian regional desserts recipes for Epiphany. Do you know them? The Pinza de la Marantega (Veneto) Pinza is a typical cake from Veneto, although the tradition to make it for Epiphany has move...
Siena, Italy: The Embodiment of a Medieval Cityscape in Tuscany
Without a doubt, Tuscany is the best-known and most revered region in Italy. Every year, millions of people flock here to see the famous landscapes and art treasures that Tuscany is known for. While Florence is the region’s Renaissance epicenter, Siena is its best-preserved medieval city, and has made UNESCO’s World Heritage List as the embodiment...
VoloCity: The Fiumicino Airport Just 15 Minutes Away From The Center Of Rome
VoloCity is the sustainable future that is so discussed these days. In addition to addressing the traffic problem in the city of Rome, this air-taxi is battery-powered, meaning that it doesn’t emit harmful gases into the environment. The conference entitled “Urban mobility of the future”, which took place in the Roman airport, was the occasion to o...
The Museum of the Cilentano Emigrant finds a home in San Severino di Centola
After being housed for several years at the School Institute of San Severino, the "Museo Casa dell’Emigrante Cilentano" (Museum House of the Cilentano Emigrant) has finally found its natural home, in a house in the old village of San Severino di Centola, a place symbolic of the abandonment of the Cilentan land by thousands and thousands of Cilento...
The news stories that defined Italy in 2021
As 2021 comes to an end, we look back on the powerful and pivotal stories that have shaped life in Italy this year. From a new government to a successful vaccination campaign, Italy has seen some huge changes this year. We might still be living through the pandemic, but 2021 was an outstanding year for Italy. Sweeping successes in music, football a...
Italian president thanks citizens for sense of responsibility in New Year speech
In what was due to be his last New Year speech as the country's president, Sergio Mattarella on Friday thanked Italians for their "maturity and sense of responsibility" during the two years of the coronavirus pandemic. Mattarella, 80, was elected Italy's 12th president on Jan. 31, 2015, and his seven-year mandate will end in January. He repeatedly...
Valcamonica, where 8000 years of art meet breathtaking sceneries
The name Valcamonica derives from the pre-Indoeuropean people named Camunni, who were conquered by Rome in 16 BC. Today it indicates the narrow, north/south trending valley in the Lombardy Alps, bounded on the south by Lago d’Iseo and cut in all its length by the river Oglio. This area not only boasts one of the world’s richest collections of prehi...
“House of Menander” in Pompeii Showcases Ancient Greek Themes
The House of Menander is one of the most spectacular of all of the many historical treasures of Pompeii. Owing its name to the Ancient Greek comedic playwright, it is one of the many splendid structures in the city by the sea that is renowned for the lavish lifestyle its residents enjoyed before the cataclysmic eruption of the nearby volcano Vesuvi...
The Druso barracks of Silandro: from fascist barracks to community space
In a land of borders and clashing identity, there are many sites, symbols, and written traces of fascist heritage that are still perceived as controversial and divisive in South Tyrol, the autonomous alpine region that sits between Italy and Austria. One is the Italian name itself, Alto Adige. But these traces also include the barracks that recall...