The best places to retire in Italy in 2025
Is Italy a good place to retire? For many, the answer is a resounding yes. Known for its rich history, stunning landscapes, and world-renowned cuisine, Italy has long been a dream destination for retirees. But beyond the romantic allure of the country, it’s also recognised as one of the best places to retire in the world, offering a fulfilling and...
A Local's Guide to Cremona
The 70,000-large, Lombard city of Cremona hums with a musical legacy. Best known as the birthplace of Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe Guarneri, and Andrea Amati, who invented the violin, it remains the global heart of violin-making, where luthiers (stringed instrument craftsmen) continue to handcraft instruments as they did in the 17th century. The ci...
In Puglia, there’s a bar where it still feels like the 1960s
Travelling through time is a dream we have all had at least once in our lives. However, it is comforting to know that, in a way, we can do so through flavours, music, fashion, and stories. This is exactly what happens in a small town in Puglia, Carovigno, in the province of Brindisi, where there is a bar where time seems to have stopped in the 1960...
Spiritual retreat in Italy, 5 trends of a growing fascinating phenomenon
Traveling to rediscover yourself, traveling to cultivate your faith in a new and original way, or more simply traveling to disconnect from the frenzy of work and cities, finally giving yourself a break for wellness and inner peace. All these experiences are connotations, different yet profoundly similar, of an interesting new branch of the world of...
Green is trendy in the Italian spring kitchen!
We all know that Italian cooking likes to follow the seasons, and rather than relying on the same fruits and vegetables year-round, we just choose what’s naturally at its best. Spring is a key moment in this cycle: nature awakens, the air gets light and fragrant, just like the way we cook. We move from the rich, hearty dishes of winter to the light...
Puglia's growing aerospace sector
The aerospace district in Puglia is experiencing significant growth, supported by the Polytechnic University of Bari and the BINP startup incubator, which hosts innovative companies like Astradyne. The latter has created an ultralight solar panel for the Cubesat satellite, which opens on its own thanks to a durable fabric substrate similar to that...
Revitalizing Italy's cultural heritage: challenges and opportunities
Here in Italy, we live on an immense cultural heritage, often abandoned and underutilized. It is a treasure made up of thousands of cultural assets that, despite their historical and artistic value, remain in a state of decay. The Italian Ministry of Culture has recently launched a census to map these assets. Currently, 2,918 locations across Italy...
My family and I moved from California to Italy. Living here has made me a better mom
When my husband and I moved our family to Italy last year, I knew life would be different — a new culture, language, and surroundings — but what I didn't expect was how much it would change my parenting. Moving to Italy sounded glamorous, but the reality of it has been different. It's tested and pushed me to grow in ways I never expected. Even in t...
The origin and diversification of blood oranges, Sicily's red gold, unveiled
Thanks to the sequencing of the genomes of 20 varieties of Sicilian oranges, mutations have been identified that reveal the origin, evolution, and differentiation of the oranges, which are useful for the genetic traceability of red-fleshed oranges. The study was published in the international journal The Plant Genome. The study allows for a clearer...
Italy is one of the most sustainable economies in the G20 and the European Union. The virtuous examples of Abruzzo and Tuscany.
In 2023, the carbon intensity of the Italian economy was 0.12 kg CO₂e per dollar of GDP, almost a third lower than the G20 average. The United States, despite being one of the world’s most advanced economies, has an intensity of 0.24 kg CO₂e/$, twice that of Italy. Despite being the second largest manufacturer in the European Union, Italy ranks onl...
Brignone claims World Cup overall title after downhill cancelled
Italy's Federica Brignone was crowned this season's women's World Cup overall champion on Saturday after the cancellation of the downhill races in Sun Valley, Idaho, due to strong winds. Brignone secured her second overall crown at the age of 34 and became the oldest skier - male or female - to claim an overall World Cup title in alpine skiing. She...
Italy's Herculaneum unveils restored houses and new app
Herculaneum, the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, reopened two of its most magnificent residences on Wednesday after 25 years. The frescoed House of the Tuscan Colonnade and the House of the Wooden Sacello were restored as part of a public-private conservation partnership between the Packard Humanities Institute...
