The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast, thanks to its consolidated expertise in the wine sector, will be collaborating with the IEEM (International Event & Exhibition Management) for the organization of B2B meetings with 7 producers of Consorzio Vini d’Abruzzo, representing the excellence of regional signature wines as Montepulciano d’Abru...

As every year since 2012, World Snow Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of January. Sponsored by the International Ski Federation, the event aims to promote skiing and snowboarding, which have declined among all winter sports in recent years. Therefore, the initiative is aimed at reversing this negative trend and bringing people closer to snow-r...

One may not be able to live in the past but by going back to where your ancestors came from you can evoke it in ways that will stay with you forever. In the case of my family, both sides had emigrated from small Italian hill towns in the late 19th century—my father’s side from Abruzzo, my mother’s from Campania—at a time when leaving Italy was an o...

If you’re craving a trip around the world – or even just outside of Rome, you may be experiencing “travel fever” along with thousands of other expats, nomads, and free spirits internationally. While any and all jet-setting plans may need to be put on the backburner for the time being; what better way to look forward to future travelling than to lea...

We begin the eleventh year of We the Italians interviews with a true excellence in the divulgation of Italian culture in the United States. Carla Gambescia's name is known to many Americans who have the good fortune to have Italian origins and others who do not, and it is synonymous with Dolce Vita: it is precisely to Dolce Vita that Carla turns wh...

An Italian motto says, the Epiphany takes all holidays away. Unfortunately, it doesn't wipe out the typical Italian appetite! Below, we reveal 5 traditional Italian regional desserts recipes for Epiphany. Do you know them? The Pinza de la Marantega (Veneto) Pinza is a typical cake from Veneto, although the tradition to make it for Epiphany has move...

The official release came out on December 21, 2021: "NASA Volunteer Crew Soon to Begin Simulated Journey to a Mars Moon." Photos of the four volunteers and individual biographies followed. Among these bios was one of Pietro Di Tillio, originally from Pescara, who resides in Metuchen, New Jersey together with his life partner, Angela Rapino (from Fr...

One of the most famous Abruzzo desserts, born in Pescara in the early 1920s from the creativity of pastry chef Luigi D’Amico is parrozzo. The name is inspired by the terms “pane rozzo,” (a rustic corn-based loaf that the peasants used to bring to the fields. Corn flour was less valuable and therefore more accessible even to less well-off families)....

Spectacular ski runs and engaging trails, where to devote yourself to ski as well as to freeriding, cross-country skiing, snow-kiting or take on an exciting off-track ride: in central and southern Italy there are many (sensational) destinations where to enjoy snow sports. The most renowned destinations include Gran Sasso and Mount Etna, Aspromonte...

With remote work becoming the norm the thought of owning a home in Italy is becoming ever more plausible. While it can be tempting to bow down to city life in Rome, Milan, and Florence we suggest diving a little deeper and discovering one of Italy's more hidden corners. For those looking for a true escape from their daily life, might we suggest exp...