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From the North to the South, Italy boasts an ancient tradition in making excellent artisanal chocolate and all the chocoholics amongst you will be glad to know that the so-called Bel Paese has plenty of shops where you can taste and buy the most high quality sweet products. If you are travelling to Italy and you are looking for some hints on where...

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Grande interessa ha suscitato ieri a Sant'Anna Pelago l'anteprima dei video del recente viaggio-reportage di Paolo Battaglia "Italian American Country": 35 giorni negli Stati Uniti per intervistare gli italoamericani discendenti di coloro che sono emigrati ad inizio '900 per trovare fortuna.   Tanti sono quelli che hanno fatto rotta sull'Ame...

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In Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, there are the most-refined and best-preserved mosaics from they Byzantine age in Italy. So, which other place could have host the headquarters of Sicis, the world leader in decorative mosaic art and design?   Founded in 1989 by Maurizio Leo Placuzzi, in 25 years the Sicis mosaics have been placed in the most promi...

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di Diodato Pirone   Nell'universo Fiat c'è una grande fabbrica (oltre 1.200 dipendenti) che lavora anche la domenica. E persino il giorno del santo patrono. Accade a Cento, in provincia di Ferrara, dove i reparti dello stabilimento VM Motori – la terza fabbrica italiana di motori dopo Termoli e Pratola Serra – hanno marciato a pieno vapore a...

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There is something to be said for being in the right place at the right time. During our visit to Bologna in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, we looked out our window and discovered we were almost sitting on top of MortadellaBo, a one-of-a-kind, four-day festival celebrating mortadella.   Much of Piazza Maggiore, the public square in the...

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Food producers in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy are worried that cheap imitations of their famous Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and Prosciutto di Parma ham from other parts of the world could ruin the reputation of their refined products.   The original Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese is made from raw cow's milk according to an 800-yea...

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  WTI Magazine #76    2016 February 15Author : Giuseppe Verde      Translation by: Giulia Carletti   Giuseppe Verdi was one of the greatest Italian composers of all time. He produced some of the most successful operas known today around the world. Verdi was born in province of Parma, on the 10th of October, 1813. Studying and developing his extr...

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Cibus Tec-Food Pack is a new exhibiting section dedicated to food&bev packing and packaging technologies aimed at becoming the landmark exhibition for this sector.   Scheduled for October 28th-31st, 2014, and organized by Fiere di Parma and UCIMA(Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association, the National Trade Association for t...

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by Tom Winter The warm scents of the Mediterranean followed us as we turned inland from Italy's Mediterranean coast and headed toward the mountains. We could see through the early spring haze that there was snow up there; an unlikely rumor from under the palms that dotted the promenades of the coastal fishing villages.   With daylight fadin...

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by Claudia Baroncelli   From the North to the South, Italy boasts many lesser-known yet wonderful small towns where you can breathe a fairy tale atmosphere and enjoy breathtaking landscapes. Let Swide lead into a unique journey through the most beautiful little towns you can find in Italy.   Travelling around Italy, you'll be surprise...

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