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Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, wedding planners stopped working for a year. There has been no ‘stop and go’: they had to postpone the weddings scheduled for 2020 to 2021. Now they risk to lose this season as well. The Coronavirus pandemic has canceled marriages and with them the turnover of many Italian companies. Already 30-40% of...

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Sometimes it’s the thinnest of membranes that separate us from each other.  This came to mind when I was contemplating our dramatic change of shopping habits over the last four years. For most of my life, I have shopped for food in supermarkets and for clothing in department stores. This is, indeed, the predominant behavior pattern in most of North...

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Italy is to invest €435 million in a "new form of railway tourism" - including vintage steam engines - to let visitors discover the art, landscape, food and wine of the country's lesser-known destinations. The news was announced by culture minister Dario Franceschini who said that in addition to historic railway lines, the funds would be used to de...

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Urban trekking was born from the union of "walking" or "hiking" and the wonders that each Italian town or village offers. Urban trekking is an expression born in Siena in 2003 and a proposal of slow tourism to live the Italian cities intensely. It is not suitable for those who choose "hit and run" tourism. The birth of this expression "urban trekk...

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Itching to Travel? We are too. It looks like there will be a silver lining in 2021 after all. Stay up-to-date with all the latest news and regulations regarding non-essential travel starting as early as summer 2021.  Over the past few weeks the European Union has been swiftly working to devise a plan to begin re-opening up the bloc for free movemen...

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There are said to be over 300 shapes of pasta, each of which has a history and a story to tell.  These shapes have evolved alongside the flavours of local ingredients, and the perfect combination can turn an ordinary dish into something sublime. The Geometry of Pasta pairs over 100 authentic recipes from critically acclaimed chef Jacob Kenedy – co-...

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The Giro d’Italia 2021 is just a few weeks away and we’re set for a thrilling first Grand Tour of the season – here’s how you can live stream all the racing from where you are. This year the Giro returns to its regular spot on the calendar in May, after it was shifted to October last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 2021 the Italian Grand T...

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Monopoli is a beautiful Apulian town in Bari province, on the southern Adriatic coast. There are various theories concerning the origin of the town's name. Some refer to the term “Manopoli” (mano meaning hand) because of the 'hand shape' of the promontories and indentations of the urban coastline. This word had already been used by the Piedmontese...

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A project to build a high-tech, lightweight stage inside the Roman Colosseum will allow visitors a central viewpoint from within the ancient structure “to see the majesty of the monument," Italy’s culture minister said Sunday. Dario Franceschini announced a 18.5 million euro ($22 million) contract to build and install the retractable structure that...

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Tour through Star Wars filming locations, the most loved science fiction saga of all time. Trip to the Dolomites, Lake Como, Caserta Royal Palace, and the Mount Etna. Star wars is a famous saga by George Lucas, the US film director, screenwriter, and producer, which was released in 1977. Belonging to the subgenre of science fiction called space ope...

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“When I watch a movie,” says Stefano Sollima, “if I see a gruesome detail, if it makes sense to be brutal, if it's honest and done in good faith—it makes everything more real.” And few mainstream action filmmakers working are quite as willing to get as brutal as Sollima. Blunt, visceral, unexpected violence—with guns, bombs, and, in one memorable i...

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Siena has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995 when it was recognized for its extraordinary ability to preserve and its historical authenticity, which allows those who visit it to almost take a journey through time and Italian history. It is a city that has fixed its medieval soul in time infinitely and indelibly, preserving architecture, c...

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