Italian little Italies: Cefalù, Land of Myths
The cathedral is still the hub around which the entire old town of Cefalù revolves, placed in a fascinating setting between the vast horizon of the sea and the broad mountain rising above it. The Rock towering over the city, called the "promontory of Hercules" by the Phoenicians, is a limestone hill 270 m high, from the summit of which there is a s...
Italian design: Salone del Mobile, Ambassador of Italian design around the world
The furniture sector is a strong point and a flagship of the Italian Design system. The most recent available data, processed by the FederlegnoArredo Study Center based on Istat data, confirm the resilience and stability of the sector. In 2024, the sector closed with a production turnover of 51.6 billion euros, showing a decline of 3.1%, a decrease...
Italian historical trademarks: Morgante
Our story begins in the second half of the 19th century with Luigi Morgante, a cured meat merchant selling his products in the markets of Upper Friuli. Later, Cesare opened a butcher shop in Tarcento, and his son Olvino began producing cured meats and aging prosciutto. Skilled in commerce, he became a supplier for Wagon Lits—one could say that the...
Italian healthcare: Radiotherapy, Italian excellence at the service of healthcare
Italian healthcare has a long history of great tradition: the School of Medicine in Salerno and the University of Padua are but two examples of history and excellence. Recently, it has evolved, and Italians have produced 6 Nobel prizes in medicine. Newsweek published its annual ranking of the 250 best hospitals in the world in 2025; 13 were Italian...
ICA: Applying for Italian Passport at an Italian consulate in the US
For Italians living abroad in the United States, there’s often a time when you will want to apply for an Italian passport or renew an expired Italian passport. Whether you are an Italian citizen by birth or acquired Italian citizenship by descent or by marriage, the process to apply for passports occurs at your local Italian consulate. This article...
Italian culture and history: Potenza, the vertical city of Basilicata
Although Matera is more famous, Potenza is the capital city of the Basilicata region: it is the highest provincial capital in Italy, with an altitude of 819 meters above sea level. Despite being the capital of Basilicata, Potenza is certainly not the largest city; in terms of surface area, the municipality of Potenza is even the eleventh largest in...
Italian street food: Arrosticini
Arrosticini (also known as rustelle or arrustelle in the local dialects) are a typical dish from Abruzzo. They consist of skewers made from small cubes of lamb meat, 1-2 cm on each side, seasoned with a pinch of salt and grilled over an open flame on a rustellara, a special long and narrow grill designed to cook them over the fire while preserving...
Italian art: Lombardy offers to host Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa
The Lombardy region is applying to bring Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa back to Italy. Following an alarm about the condition of the Louvre, the Parisian museum where the artwork is displayed, raised by President Laurence Des Cars, Lombardy has stated its readiness to temporarily host the painting, possibly in conjunction with the 2026 Winter Olympi...
ICA: What is citizenship through residency for people with Italian ancestry?
There are many pathways to Italian citizenship, whether through ancestry, marriage, or residency. You may have considered your eligibility to claim Italian citizenship by descent by assessing your lineage against the criteria and the citizenship law, but found you are ineligible to apply. Alternatively, another avenue for those with Italian ancestr...
Italian territories: Piceno
The Piceno is a strip of central Italy, bordered by the Apennines to the west and the Adriatic Sea to the east. The Piceno territory once encompassed what is now the Marche region and the northern part of Abruzzo. The area takes its name from the Piceni or Picenti, an ancient Italic people who lived there from the 9th to the 3rd century BC. The Pic...
Italian healthcare: Mini Integrated Hospital
Mini Integrated Hospital (MIH) is a project created by Claudio Paccanaro, who currently holds its copyright. The entrepreneur who brought medical tourism to Italy has worked in hospital management and maintenance for nearly his entire career. Not only has he worked on land hospitals, but he also worked with the navy in the building of operation roo...
Italian design: Rome calls Hollywood, Pieroni's Hats
In Rome there is a deeply cultured, extremely deep-rooted, too hidden, almost secret Design. It is the Design of the theatrical and film tailors of the Urbe, who for decades have been producing garments of extraordinary beauty for the productions of the national and international audiovisual industry. One reality that represents a flagship of this...
