Not even the pandemic had managed to tame it, but where the virus had failed, bad weather had struck. Trieste's most beloved regatta had been canceled in 2020 under the threat of the bora, then wind gusts had struck in the next edition, putting the racers to the test, while the shadow of the Covid had decimated the visitors. Yesterday, Oct. 9, 2022...

Refining Prosecco Doc Trieste in its Gulf, using the experience of a large group such as Serena Wines 1881 and the inspiration of a company from Karst such as Parovel 1898: it is the dream, that came true, by two families of friends historically dedicated to wine production. It is called “Audace”, and it is a journey that from the hills of the Kars...

The Dolomites are one of the best places in the world to go hiking. But what if you don’t want to go hiking. Is it still worth visiting the Dolomites if you never plan to set foot on a hiking trail? Yes!! In this guide, we coverthe best things to do in the Dolomites that involve little to no hiking. What do we mean by little to no hiking? Most thin...

In celebration of Italian American Heritage Month, A Fish Called Avalon will host an exhibition of Italian American Icons, featuring 14 award-winning mosaic portraits from Italy’s internationally renowned Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli.  Founded in 1922 in the small town of Spilimbergo in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in Northeast Italy, the missi...

When: October 5, 2022 at 6:30 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco @INNOVIT, 710 Sansome Street, San Francisco - In cooperation with Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia and Association El Fogolar Furlan SF Under the auspices of Comune di Udine, Fondazione Friuli and of the Consiglio Regionale del Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The documentary...

Venice is often thought of as the be all and end all of Italy. Yes: the Amalfi Coast might be pretty, Positano might be photogenic, and Rome might be home to some famous old dude. But Venice is iconic. For that reason, it has been its own worst enemy, with its attraction proving fatal to any hopes you might have had of a laid-back holiday. Some arg...

Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of Dolomites’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new calming music masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. The Dolomites are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. Th...

As the Italian wine industry is largely defined by indigenous varietals, the country’s most important wines are all about distinctiveness. Brunello di Montalcino from Tuscany is 100% Sangiovese, Barolo and Barbaresco are produced exclusively from Nebbiolo in Piedmont, while Soave, the famed Venetian white, is crafted primarily from Garganega.  Thes...

A member of the U.S. Air Force is facing criminal charges in Italy after authorities there said that she struck and killed a teenage boy with her vehicle while she was impaired. The servicewoman, Julia Bravo, was involved in the crash in northern Pordenone on Sunday that killed 15-year-old Giovanni Zanier. Italian authorities said Bravo had a blood...

Since 2009, when the Prosecco world found its new formula, with the establishment of the Prosecco Doc, the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Docg and the Colli Asolani Prosecco or Asolo Prosecco Docg (as per the decree of July 17, 2009), the large Veneto territory, enlarged to Friuli Venezia Giulia to include the hamlet of Prosecco in the municipal...