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Dear friends, We the Italians is spending October, the Italian Heritage Month, back and forth between New York, Rome and Washington DC. This is the busiest month of the year for us, and for several friends in the Italian American community. October began with a very special moment for me. As you may know, I have the honor of being the representativ...

Pienza – the City of Pius. This pleasant city, situated in Val D'Orcia's heart (near Siena, in Tuscany), is considered to be the incarnation of a Renaissance utopia and an ideal city. Having obtained recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, today it continues to show off to the world its refined and sophisticated Renaissance urban plan....

October is Italian American heritage month and National Pasta Month in the United States. When you think about, what food does a better job of representing Italy than delicious and nourishing pasta? This recipe is a perfect vegetarian first course made from good quality olives and olive oil. Tapenade is an olive paste which originally hails from Ro...

Italian Design spans the centuries, evolves in the spirit of the times and today also translates into innovative forms of cultural design. La Grande Brera is the project to expand Milan's Pinacoteca of the same name by restoring, adapting and fitting out the adjacent Palazzo Citterio as an exhibition space, where modern art collections can be house...

Italy is known for many things around the world. Its history, for example, the cuisine, the art. However, Italians have many other qualities which, sometimes, people don’t immediately think about. Italians are inventors, engineers, architects, and entrepreneurs, who can look at the future and build based on their visions. Mr. Claudio Paccanaro fell...

Culture and beauty in Italy are identity traits rooted in society and the economy. Hence the title of the Io sono cultura report, and thanks to their strong relationship with manufacturing, they have given rise to one of the world's strongest manufacturing identities, Made in Italy. Today, the cultural and creative industries are among the most str...

The emotions that sport can offer are most often unattainable, because sport is synonymous with challenge, with oneself and especially with others. A basket, a goal, a point scored at the last second of a match, or an athlete's victory by a hundredth of a second in an athletic or swimming race, a sprint victory in cycling or an overtaking pass at t...

On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the Florence American Cemetery hosted a unique event to honor the 80th anniversary of the Northern Italian Campaign during World War II. This solemn ceremony, organized by Be the Difference – Never Again, in partnership with the American Battle Monuments Commission and the U.S. Consulate General of Florence, stood as...

Italy, with its 7500 km (4,660 mi) of coastline, practically overflowing with indentations, gulfs and coves, natural landfalls and touristic ports, stands out as a cruise destination, and is one of the primary cruise departure points in Europe. Ever higher numbers of tourists are choosing a cruise as an all-inclusive vacation that combines fun, rel...

Hanging between the peaks of Gran Sasso and Tirino Valley, a miracle of stone takes its form right before our eyes: it is Castel del Monte, represented by a big bell tower. Here, the time of memory is sweeter then elsewhere and it materializes itself immediately after entering the village in admirable pieces of popular architecture such as old port...

If the brand is the tool through which customer loyalty occurs, Ekaf Industria nazionale del Caffè, among the founding members of the Associazione Marchi Storici d'Italia, has behind it a history of excellence that has made the brand a synonym for all-Italian quality. Indeed, the “Columbia” roasting company, opened in Livorno (Tuscany) in 1946, imm...

Imagine opening your eyes in the morning in a room with frescoed ceilings or strolling through the gardens of a villa that looks like something out of a historical novel. Now, this dream can become a reality thanks to a new platform that allows you to book stays in Italy's most charming historic mansions. The new portal, promoted by the Associazion...