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Filming for the documentary film “Le vie Aleramiche and Normanno Sveve”, which tells the story of the Norman and Swabian dynasties, is now almost completed. Fabrizio Di Salvo, its creator and director, chaired an online meeting with the key European partners in this ambitious cultural project. The Aleramici brought their culture to Sicily, where it...

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Monferrato is a geographical area characteristic of Piedmont between the provinces of Alessandria and Asti. Famous all over the world as one of the Italian excellences in wine, since 2018 is considered UNESCO World Heritage along with the nearby Langhe and Roero. Barbera, Bonarda and Moscato d'Asti are the stars of an internationally renowned wine...

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A four-year-old Italian boy has regained the use of a hand that was irreparably damaged in a car accident thanks to the transplant of a toe. The toe has replaced the finger that was lost in the crash. The pioneering surgery was led by Bruno Battiston at Turin's Regina Margherita Hospital. The op used innovative robot technology. Doctors said the ne...

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Castello di Rivoli, near Turin, will open its vast galleries as a Covid-19 vaccination center, becoming the first museum in Italy to do so. The institution is partnering with Rivoli city health authorities in support of Italy’s organized effort to vaccinate its citizens against the virus that to date has sickened 2.3 million and killed 80,000 in th...

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Quale sarà la Capitale italiana della cultura 2022? A chi passerà il testimone Parma, che, causa pandemia, terrà  in mano il titolo un anno in più del previsto? La corsa è vicina al traguardo: oggi e domani si tengono le audizioni delle 10 città finaliste e lunedì dovrebbe arrivare la decisione del Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali e per...

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Among Italy’s Unesco World Heritage Sites aren’t just artworks, castles, cities and monuments; there are also entire areas, such as the vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato in the north-western region of Piedmont; this landscape constitute, according to Unesco, “an outstanding example of man’s interaction with his natural environment,”...

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Val di Susa, between Piedmont and France, is an area full of tourist and cultural attractions. There are a lot of scattered villages, archaeological sites, monuments, nature trails and abbeys, such as the famous Sacra di San Michele, not far from Turin. The valley is so rich in places of interest, that it should be explored little by little, with d...

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Those looking for ideas and inspiration for the top resorts for skiing in Italy have a wide interesting range of options in front of them: along the Alpine range there are some of the top-end ski slopes in the world, many glamourous ski resorts, high-end hotels and spa facilities, gourmet lodges and every kind of outdoor activity for grown-ups and...

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The prized Italian white truffle continues to shatter records. This precious fungus—nicknamed, white gold—has long been a symbol of gastronomic decadence, ranking, gram for gram, as one of the most expensive foods in the world—up there with Iranian beluga caviar and saffron.   This year is no different. A collapse in restaurant dining, worldwide tr...

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Traditions… Many talk about them and many remind us that they must be protected in any way and at any cost. But why? Before embarking on this journey with Piedmont Delights, we too struggled to understand the true meaning of why traditions need to be protected. It is the past history, the teachings that can help us face the future in the best possi...

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