After stops in Munich and Paris, the Milano Cortina 2026 International Roadshow made its way to New York. The American event provided an opportunity to further strengthen the bond between the United States and Italy ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The event, held on March 31 at the prestigious Consulate General of Italy in Ma...

Having recently visited the South Tyrol region in Northern Italy, I found myself captivated by a place unlike any other I have seen in Italy.Situated at the meeting point of Austria and Italy, the region of South Tyrol possesses a distinct and varied cultural character shaped by its complex past, where the blending of languages, traditions, and his...

Bolzano, nestled in the heart of South Tyrol, Italy, is renowned for its enchanting Christmas celebrations, blending Italian charm with Austrian traditions. Known as the Christmas capital of Italy, the city comes alive during the festive season, offering a magical experience for visitors from around the globe. The Bolzano Christmas Market is a high...

It's OK to plan an entire trip around the fact that a place is particularly beautiful, photogenic, or heck, just downright Instagrammable. It's OK to want to appreciate gorgeous things and places and want to share them with your friends, family, and the world at large on social media. And this holiday season, you can make all that happen by heading...

There was good news for the north Italian province of Milan in this year's Quality of Life in Italy report, carried out by ItaliaOggi in collaboration with Rome's La Sapienza University. The 26th edition of the annual survey puts Milan at the top of the rankings, followed by Bolzano in second place and Monza and Brianza joint third in 2024. The rep...

The Shanghai Global ranking of academic subjects rewards our universities, which achieve several excellent rankings. The absolute best is that of the Federico II in Naples, which is third in the world for Pharmacy. It is followed by the European University Institute of Fiesole in the Florence province, Tuscany, which gets sixth in the world ranking...

Getting to Tires is like entering a postcard from another time: this small town is located just 17 km from Bolzano and lies at an altitude of one thousand meters in a green landscape of pastures and woods, surrounded by the majestic profile of the Catinaccio, one of the most iconic and famous landscape of the Dolomites, kingdom of the legendary Kin...

Italy is in a demographic winter, with a birth rate considerably below the 2.1 rate needed for a stable population. In fact, the birth rate in Italy has fallen for the 15th year in a row and now sits at 1.20 children per woman. That is, except for Balzano and the Alto Adige-South Tyrol area surrounding it. There, the birth rate has stayed stable fo...

In a municipal building in the heart of the Alpine city of Bolzano, Stefano Baldo left work early to take a break to breastfeed. “It’s clear that I don’t breastfeed,” said Baldo, a 38-year-old transportation administrator, in his office decorated with photographs of his wife and six children. But with his wife at home with a newborn, a parent ha...

In the world of Italian wine, a “cooperative” winery can be a dirty word. Not that there’s anything wrong with a group of area grapegrowers banding together to make, sell and market wine. It’s just that many a big cooperative (cantine sociale) is known for making cheap, commoditized wines on an industrial scale. But it’s not always like that. Some...