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The Lame Rosse ("Red Blades") are mountains and badlands in Marche, part of the Sibillini Mountains massif. Usually, travel guides describe the local landscape saying it looks like a place on Mars, Colorado's Grand Canyon, or some Saharan region. Those are indeed the closest comparisons.   The red hue of the badlands and mountaintops, w...

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In the year of Expo the University of Urbino has created a new course that will train students for a profession that is directly linked to the Italian tradition of food, well-being and storytelling. The new figure, presented during the Expo, is called "Narratore del gusto e della cultura, Comunicatore del benessere, Selezionatore delle tipicità ita...

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Si chiama Silvia Trobbiani, fa l'hair stylist, ha 30 anni ed è originaria di Corridonia: Silvia è arrivata a New York il 6 febbraio 2012 con il sogno di fare l'hair stylist delle star.   La sua avventura e il suo percorso vengono raccontati sul portale www.scoprinewyork.it.   Silvia "ha iniziato a lavorare come acconciatrice a 13 anni...

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  For the fourth time in recent years, a student from Bryn Mawr's Italian and Italian Studies department has been awarded a chance to study in Italy over the summer. Haverford student Natalie Giovino '17 has been awarded a scholarship to study at the Universitià di Camerino in Italy this summer.   Natalie received the scholarship throu...

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The International Festival of art held in Arcevia, in the province of Ancona, will devote nearly two months to art and culture from 2nd August to 28th September. The former Rocca Contrada located between the Apennines and the Adriatic Sea, is home to the seventh edition of AR [t] CEVIA, which presents a full calendar of events scattered throughout...

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by Andrea Carli   Understanding Italy through its literary gems, starting off from the places inhabited by its poets and writers. Florence, Arquà, Certaldo Alto, Recanati, Milan, Gardone Rivera: all essential pins on the map to discover the home-museums, sources of literary inspiration. Let's begin with "the Supreme Poet," Dante Alighieri (...

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by Francesco Prisco It's not often mentioned, but there is some movement down there. Despite the number of visitors having fallen for the past two years, Italian cave tourism is enjoying good health and, according to estimates by professionals, 2015's performance should show a 5% growth.   The Bel Paese is rich with attractions in this...

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April 10, 6:30 pm — 9:30 pmWestchester Italian Cultural CenterOne Generoso Pope Place , Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States This is a multimedia presentation that will explore the region of the Marche. Tucked away in a remote corner between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennine mountains, Marche is an enchanting rural patchwork of old towns, unspoiled h...

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The University of South Florida is pleased to announce this 4 weeks program of summer study in Italy (June 2015).   The San Severino Marche program, directed by Prof. Federica Colleoni and Arnaldo Ciccotelli, is a four-week, 2 courses/6 or 7 credits experience conducted in the region Marche, an ideal setting for the courses offered because o...

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  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : Unioncamere      Translation by:   In the summer of 1325, the process for the canonisation of St. Nicholas of Tolentino took place in some towns in the Marche. 371 witnesses from various socila backgrounds were invited to testify in the presence of the papal legates, who were to receive news and testim...

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