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There are many municipalities looking for residents in 2023. For years, in fact, there have been several boroughs, north and south, paying citizens to incentivize relocation and try to reverse trends that see them increasingly deserted. For some time now, there have been various tax incentives to encourage housing resettlement and repopulation of s...

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Totally blind for 30 years, he recovered his sight after an extraordinary surgery. It happened at the Molinette hospital in Turin where an 83-year-old underwent an autotransplantation of the entire ocular surface (cornea, part of the sclera and the conjunctiva) from one of his eyes. The elderly man had first lost sight in his left eye – due to irre...

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For the three days leading up to Fat Tuesday, the men, women, and children participate in the largest organized food fight in Italy – the Battle of the Oranges. The origins of the fight are a little murky but seem to date back to a medieval revolt. In the 1100s, Ivrea was ruled by an evil tyrannical duke. Legend has it that the duke tried to attack...

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The Bosco delle Sorti Safeguard Zone extends into a hilly environment with a viticultural vocation that lies between 118 and 311 meters above sea level, in a transition zone between the floodplain and the slopes, which rise gradually towards the Apennine belt. Its objective is to integrate and define the conservation and management of natural and l...

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Us Italians have truly taken this Italian proverb to heart, both during carnevale and anytime we throw a festa–chaos-filled days celebrated with cheese chases and food fights and a sport somehow more violent than rugby. Though it may seem like chucking oranges at your neighbor’s head is ruthlessness for the sake of ruthlessness, there actually is s...

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A delegation of Duncanville travelers and friends are planning a trip to Italy in June. They will enjoy an event-packed visit to their Sister City, Monasterolo di Savigliano, in northern Italy. The trip marks the 26th anniversary of the Sister City relationship and cultural exchange program between these two small cities over 5,000 miles apart. Del...

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A wild place, far from mass tourism and considered one of the most beautiful places in Piedmont: the Ossola Valley is the perfect place for lovers of mountains, hiking and trekking and, more generally, wild nature. The area, in addition to the incredible natural landscape, also offers the opportunity to visit charming villages and villages. But let...

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If you want to explore places rich in history or relax, do not miss these Trips out of town with Italian destinations. Winter opens the cold and leads to a routine that can be broken by visiting some exceptional places. A trip out of town to a place full of treasures to explore or a relaxing weekend can regenerate and make the arrival of winter enj...

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Between Monferrato and the hills of Langhe is Costigliole d’Asti, a village that reserves pleasant surprises for lovers of culture and food and wine lovers. When to visit this Piedmontese village? Always, even if it is in autumn that Costigliole d’Asti looks at its best. Discovering the village of Costigliole d’Asti and its medieval castle Costigli...

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Netflix's new period drama, The Law According to Lidia Poët, follows Lidia Poët (Matilda De Angelis), the first woman attorney in Italy. Did Lidia Poët really exist? Is the Italian show a true story? The answers: Yes and kinda! Poët was born in 1855 in Traverse, Italy, the youngest of four brothers and three sisters. She attended the University of...

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