"Pescaria": the ancient fish market of Rialto
The Rialto Market, one of the most ancient and important markets in Italy, is certainly one of the must-see places in Venice. Located near the Rialto Bridge, it covers the area between Campo San Giacomo di Rialto and Campo della Pescaria and it hosts the famous fish market, indeed called Pescaria, with many fish counters located under the Loggia, a...
Italy's oldest bell-making shop turns to online overseas sales to keep ancient craft alive
It's difficult to imagine an Italian town or city without a skyline of turreted church towers or an hourly clamour of bells pealing and chiming in the air. With the Vatican nestled in the heart of the country, the large bronze instruments have made Christianity literally resonate throughout Italy for centuries But just as the multitudes called to d...
Empty Italy: The Tower Of Chia Is A Trove Of Meditation
At the brink of an early sunset, the horizon commands full attention. The orange rays light up the army of green and orange-colored trees that envelops around the historical land of Etruscans. The atmosphere seems romantic, but the crawling sensation of harmony triumphs over. The sight means to be relished by a lone soul rather than a couple or a s...
The Art of Murano Glass Bead Making Added to Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage
The art of glass bead making is the latest Italian addition to Unesco’s prestigious list of of intangible cultural heritage (other additions in recent years include the art of Neapolitan pizzaiuolo and transhumance. The art of glass bead making was awarded to both Italy and France. In Italy, the center of this art has been Venice, and Murano in par...
The classic Vespa Piaggio bike from 1946 goes electric with modern, angular design aesthetics!
Vespa is a brand name that immediately brings an exact image to mind. All it takes is the word and we see Audrey Hepburn smiling from behind the handlebars of an original Vespa, cruising through the streets of Rome. Patented on April 23, 1946, the original Piaggio Vespa has sold over 18 million units in various editions and models up to the present...
Protection of Italian restaurants abroad: here’s the law
Italian sounding is not something to be ascribed exclusively to industry, but even to the horeca, i.e. with food retailers such as Vapiano, bankrupted some months ago. For this reason, various projects have been launched in recent months such as the “digital identity card” for Italian restaurants abroad, as well as an app to help identify them. An...
Ponte dei Trepponti (Trepponti Bridge)
THE CITY OF COMACCHIO IS located on a branch of the Po river. Inhabited since ancient times, this town has always been one of the major cultural centers in the region. Contested by many local powers for centuries, Comacchio was governed by the Papal States in the 16th-century. During this time, an urban renovation project managed by architect Luca...
The Logic of Italian Women
What do Matilda of Canossa, Tullia d’Aragona and Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia have in common? Each left an indelible mark on the history of Italy. In 1076, Matilda, widowed at 30, inherited the Tuscan properties of her paternal grandfather, the first Count of Canossa, and the lands of her husband, the Duke of Lower Lorraine. Her ancestors had be...
How pasta sparked a debate on Italy's colonial past and cancel culture
La Molisana recently launched a new line of products resurfacing some historic pasta formats, named to celebrate Italy's colonies in Africa: "Abissine" (celebrating the occupation of Ethiopia), "Tripoline" (celebrating the occupation of Tripolitania, now part of Lybia), "Assabesi" (from the city of Assab in Eritrea) and "Bengasini" are some of the...
Italian Study Suggests Espresso Can Help Fend Off Death
The past four years have brought a wealth of good news for coffee drinkers seeking to fend off the cold specter of death. This new research fully Italianizes this concept, focusing specifically on consumption of Italian-style short coffee, known the world over as espresso, and its relationship to all-cause mortality in humans. Published in the Jour...
The 6 best Piedmont's wines: origins, characteristics and combinations
"Life is too short to drink mediocre wines", said the great German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 2020 has taught us above all to enjoy the small daily joys, so we are glad to talk about an Italian excellence to be enjoyed by sips: the wine of Piedmont. And, doing things even better, we will tell you about the best 6 Piedmontese wines, their or...
Swing to USA: una grande opportunità per giovani golfisti italiani
Il comitato Regionale Lazio della Federazione Italiana Golf e College Life Italia presentano “Swing to USA”. Il progetto prevede la creazione di un canale preferenziale che permetterà a giovani golfisti italiani di studiare, laurearsi e fare sport nei più prestigiosi college americani grazie all’ottenimento di borse di studio sportive. “Siamo molt...