This Underrated Region in Italy Is a Less-crowded Alternative to Cinque Terre — Here's How to Plan the Perfect Visit
"Where to Go Next" articles come and go, but America's love affair with Italy endures, verified by the sheer number of magazine covers, television series (buongiorno, Stanley Tucci), and Instagram feeds featuring its cities and landmarks. Up-and-comers like Sicily and Puglia are gaining tourist ground, but the classics (think Rome, Florence, Venic...
Italian Fashion Brand Intimissimi Opening Flatiron Outpost
Italian fashion retailer Calzedonia will open an outpost of its Intimissimi lingerie brand in the Flatiron District, Commercial Observer has learned. Calzedonia signed a 10-year lease for 5,500 square feet — 2,500 square feet on the ground floor and 3,000 square feet in the basement — at 97 Fifth Avenue, according to a source with knowledge of the...
Melandro: Italy's most painted valley is in Basilicata
With over 400 murals, Melandro is the "most painted valley in Italy". We are in Basilicata, specifically in the province of Potenza, and the municipalities that make it up are Satriano di Lucania, Sant'Angelo Le Fratte and Savoia di Lucania. Getting to know the Melandro Valley better Valle del Melandro takes its name from the river of the same name...
Ferrero breaks ground on new chocolate processing facility in Bloomington, Illinois, its first ever in North America
Ferrero North America, part of the global confectionery company the Ferrero Group, today broke ground on a new chocolate processing facility in Bloomington, Illinois. It will be the Ferrero Group's third facility that processes chocolate, and its first outside of Europe. State and local leaders joined Ferrero at a ceremony to celebrate the occasion...
Italy, a Land of Witches!
What a beautiful day to write. Despite being the first month that truly brings cold to the country – September seems to be every year more summery – October still has some spectacularly bright days, with colors and scents so vivid they easily rival those of our bella stagione. Take today, for instance: it’s chilly but sunny, and the sky is the co...
Italian Association of Arizona to debut pizza, wine festival on Nov. 6
Italian Association of Arizona will present its first Italian Pizza & Wine Festival from 12 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6 at Scottsdale City Hall. Delivering authentic pizzas with imported Italian wines, imported beer and non-stop entertainment for the whole family, according to a press release the event is designed to celebrate popular Italian cul...
33 (Mostly Culinary!) Things to Do in Italy
Narrowing down a list of mostly culinary activities in cities across Italy to 30 33 is no easy feat! There are just simply too many beautiful cities and towns with stunning art and architecture and unique cuisines to choose from. We’ve managed, however, to come up with a list of smaller and larger inland and coastal cities from north to south, whic...
Italy’s Pastificio Felicetti comes in the Forbes top-100 list of sustainable companies
There is also the “Dolomites pasta factory” in the ranking of the 100 most sustainable Italian companies published by Forbes on the occasion of the Sustainability Award 2021. The selection is based on score and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings. The Italian company Pastificio Felicetti has been carrying on a specialized production...
Torre del Lago Puccini Travel Guide
Torre del Lago, a small town between Lake Massaciuccoli and the sea, is famous as the place where Puccini had a villa and for the Puccini festival held in summer in the outdoor theater overlooking the lake. Puccini called this area by Lake Massaciuccoli paradise and it’s still a very peaceful place for a relaxing vacation or a short day trip from n...
ViacomCBS International Studios Partners With Italy’s Minerva on ‘Miss Fallaci Takes America’ TV Series (EXCLUSIVE)
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) and Italy’s expanding Minerva Pictures have teamed up on “Miss Fallaci Takes America,” a high-profile TV series about the 1958 journey to the U.S. of iconic Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci. The show, which is the first Italian original produced for Paramount Plus, will portray Fallaci’s early years in Hollywo...
Extra Virgin Olive Oil and its production phases
Today we will learn about the production stages of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, the techniques and the process for its production, having Italian Tradition given you a little introduction about its main characteristics and nutritional properties just last week. Stage 1: olive harvest The chemical and compositional features of the olive change sensibly d...
Unesco sites in Italy: here is the ranking of the most popular on Google
In 2021 rose to 58 the number of Italian sites that are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Now the ranking of the 10 most famous and visited has come out, thanks to the analysis of reviews on Google. All categories have been evaluated: cultural sites, natural sites (5) and cultural landscapes (8) that are part of the 58 UNESCO wonders. However...