NAS Sigonella Donates over $500,000 in Supplies to Aid Sicilian COVID-19 Response
In coordination with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Humanitarian Assistance Program and the U.S. Mission to Italy, Naval Air Station Sigonella provided the second of three donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) to local hospitals in Catania on behalf of the U.S. Navy.“Italy and the United States have a long, shared histo...
Rome’s Colosseum to get $12M stage upgrade with retractable floor
The Roman Colosseum could be getting a makeover into the 21st century. Almost 2,000 years after the amphitheater was built, Italian officials are looking for an architect to remake its stage floor, according to recent reports. The project, which is being financed by the Italian culture ministry for 10 million euros (about $12.1 million), is expecte...
Santa’s ‘grandchildren’ spread joy in Italian nursing homes
Emotions are running high this holiday season at the Martino Zanchi Foundation nursing home in northern Italy near Bergamo after months of near-total isolation for its residents. Long-time resident Celestina Comotti was disbelieving as a staff member read aloud a Christmas greeting from a family peering at her expectantly over a video call. “Damn!’...
Rome children's hospital makes Christmas wishes come true with hug curtain
"Dear Santa Claus, all I want for Christmas is to hug Papà" - Rome hospital lets children hug their parents thanks to anti-covid curtain. Rome's S. Raffaele hospital has made the wishes of its little patients come true after the children had asked Santa Claus to help them to hug their parents, following months of separation due to the coronavirus p...
The eight best Pininfarina road cars
The era of the bespoke car, where the chassis and mechanicals would be bought from a manufacturer and then furnished with a body and interior by a separate firm of master craftspeople, is long gone. The ubiquity of monocoque construction put paid to that but from it, we gained some of the most famous names in car designs; the Italian carrozzeria (l...
Made in Italy agri-food, exports hold up to Covid-19
The agri-food sector has shown greater resilience in international trade than other sectors, more affected by the restrictions and the consequent economic crisis. The 2019 Report on the foreign trade of agri-food products has been published, created by Crea Politiche and Bioeconomy. Now in its 28th edition, this year is enriched by an in-depth anal...
Electric Motorcycles Speak Performance with a Sexy Italian Accent
When Soriano Motorcycles’ line of hand-crafted, electric ballistic vehicles enters production in the spring of 2021, their strong performance, unique technical features, and passionate styling may finally make e-bikes sexy—in the same way the Tesla Roadster did for EVs. Even the company itself is unique, a "re-startup" of Soriano Motori, a family-o...
Sicily’s Viviana Vizzini is Miss Universe Italy 2020, crowned in Rome
Viviana Vizzini, 27, has been crowned as Miss Universe Italy 2020. She is a model, a social media influencer and a presenter from Sicily, Italy. Hosted by Vladimir Luxuria and Simone Di Pasquale, the Miss Universe Italy 2020 Studi Televisivi Gold in Via Giacomo Peroni 150 in Rome, Italy on December 21, 2020. Including Vizzini, 36 candidates compete...
Azimut Benetti - The world's leading superyacht builder
For the 21st year running, the highly reputed Global Order Book 2021 confirms that Paolo and Giovanna Vitelli’s Azimut|Benetti Group is the world’s leading builder of superyachts, beating the other players by a large margin and reporting a total length of 3,521 metres and 100 projects. The Global Order Book 2021, the ranking published each year by...
Architecture in Ischia: the historical villas
Called "green island" for its wonderful and lush flora, Ischia is the largest island of the Campania Archipelago, unanimously recognized among the most beautiful and characteristic in the world. The charm of the island is lost in the mists of time, countless would be the stories that can be told about it. Even now it is one of the most popular tour...
Mozzarella di Gioia del Colle obtains PDO recognition
A new Italian Geographical Indication enters the European register. It is the Mozzarella di Gioia del Colle PDO. The registration of the new denomination brings Italy to 312 GI food specialties recognized in the EU. This kind of mozzarella is a fresh cheese made from spun paste, produced only from whole cow’s milk with the addition of whey. It come...
How An Innovative Website Is Changing The Market For Independent Italian Winemakers
Based on the premise that there’s strength in numbers, a group of independent Italian winemakers decided to make the best out of a terrible situation, banding together to create an innovative sales tool. Launched in June 2020, the virtual Mercato dei Vignaioli (Winemakers’ Market) was born, of course, from a lock down idea, but the winemakers didn’...