10 Beautiful Italian Cities To Add To Your 2024 Bucket List
Italy, a country immersed in a tapestry of history, art, culture, and pristine natural landscapes, has maintained its status as a top-tier destination for global travelers. With its rolling vineyards, stunning coastlines, and a history that spans millennia, it offers a unique invitation to those in pursuit of unforgettable adventures. In this mosai...
Italian Food & Heritage Celebrated at Old Labor Hall in Barre
Last Tuesday, Nov. 21, Robert Campo handed a visitor a small paper plate holding two perfect ravioli covered in a bright, fresh red sauce. The co-owner of Campo di Vino in South Barre said by the end of the holiday season, he’d be making 50,000 more of those raviolis, many filled with a nugget of local sausage, made from a recipe originating with h...
Sardinia: Why You Should Visit Europe’s Best Island In 2023
These are the nominations for the Readers’ Choice Award for the Best Island in Europe… and the winner is: Sardinia. That was the verdict given by Condé Nast Traveller in early October 2023. Many people reading this may never have considered Sardinia for a holiday, with all the other fantastic islands available in the Mediterranean and beyond. To ov...
Spacca Napoli ranked among world’s best pizzerias
A beloved Chicago pizzeria was recently ranked among the 100 best in the world by the Italian culinary website 50 Top Pizza. Spacca Napoli (1769 W. Sunnyside Ave., Chicago) came in at No. 93 on a list that included pizzerias from France, the Philippines, Spain, Japan, Denmark and more. Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria in Naples and I Masanielli in Caserta...
An itinerary in Florence following Michelangelo’s footsteps
Michelangelo Buonarroti, a Tuscan by birth who grew up in Florence, left in the Cradle of the Renaissance a deep mark witnessed by his works that we still find in museums and squares around the city. Therefore, we will follow an ideal itinerary in Florence among Michelangelo's masterpieces, starting with his most famous work – David – and going on...
Borghi più belli d’Italia (Most beautiful villages in Italy): 7 new municipalities made the list
The most beautiful villages in Italy are a series of municipalities under 15,000 inhabitants, all chosen for their splendor and distinctiveness. The goal of the initiative is to tell a different Italy, bringing hitherto considered marginal villages out of isolation. In the last few days, 7 new municipalities have entered the rankings: there are now...
Puglia's sustainable diet triumphs in New York
Puglia in the Big Apple has just delivered a culinary spectacle during the eighth annual week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, now a UNESCO 2023 candidate. The meticulously curated event by Puglia in Rosé, in collaboration with the Puglia Region, not only showcased the authentic flavors and top-notch quality of Apulian products but also undersc...
The Verrazzano Bridge in New York: A Tribute to Italy
Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485-1528), one of the greatest explorers of his time, was the first to set foot on the Atlantic coast of North America. The Verrazzano Bridge in New York, inaugurated in 1964, is an imposing tribute to him. Let’s explore the feats of our hero from Greve in Chianti (Florence) that have made his name unforgettable beyond the...
20 Pilgrimage Sites To Discover on the Via Francigena
While it doesn’t have the same name recognition as Spain’s Camino de Santiago, the Via Francigena is considered to have some of Europe’s most iconic pilgrimage sites. The 1100-mile journey traces the route Archbishop Sigeric the Serious took in 990 A.D. as he traveled from Canterbury to Rome. Because the full journey requires a hefty time commitmen...
Familiar downtown Italian market and deli coming to Village of West Greenville
It started with the need for storage, but also a want for more products. That’s how Bergamo West began, but the new Italian market and deli has grown into something even more than owners Kathy and Gian Pietro Ferro imagined. The two, who also own Ristorante Bergamo in downtown Greenville, will open Bergamo West at 1278 Pendleton St. in the heart of...
Are You a Sicilian Noble? Sicilian Noble Families and Their Surnames
In the heart of the Mediterranean lies Sicily, an island where the past lingers in the sun-drenched landscapes and the names of noble families echo through the ages. Here, ancient bloodlines and storied surnames weave a rich tapestry of history and power. This is a place where being a noble meant being a patron of the arts, a leader in commerce, an...
South Village Italian Americans’ Support for the Arts
From the late nineteenth through the twentieth century, the South Village was a tale of two communities: Italian immigrants and American-born artists, authors, and performers. This illustrated Zoom lecture explores the Italians’ reactions to their neighbors. Sometimes the Italians provided inspiration for artists; sometimes they became part of the...