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While Paris is the City of Lights and Los Angeles is the City of Angels, Rome has a nickname that dates back more than two thousand years: The Eternal City. Though the original moniker alluded to the strength of the empire—something that is no longer relevant in our modern society—there is an element of truth to the idea of Rome being an everlastin...

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Pinsa was on the menu when we visited Da Tino e Marco, a small family-run restaurant beside a hotel in Laigueglia, a seaside resort in Liguria. I fell in love with it at first bite. It might have been the setting… But, admittedly, I’m one of those inveterate pizza lovers who could eat pizza for lunch or dinner several times a week—if my waistline w...

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The Domus Tiberiana is now open to the public after nearly 50 years. Visitors who wish to explore more of Rome’s archaeological treasures can now follow the ancient path that the emperor and his court used to reach the private residence on the Palatine Hill, which gave rise to the modern word palazzo. The opening of the Domus Tiberiana restores the...

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November 6 2023 Roma, Italy

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A new kind of tourism is catching on in recent years: visiting Monumental Cemeteries, ancient burial grounds where time is suspended and one breathes tranquility, silence and peace. Italy, being a country of art and history par excellence, offers Monumental Cemeteries worth visiting, in which it is possible to admire important funerary sculptures, ...

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During the annual assembly of the Rome Chapter of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA), Andrea Pietrini was elected President. Pietrini succeeds Massimo Cicatiello. Claudio Frasca, MBA SDA Bocconi and Immediate Past President of the Chapter, was appointed Vice President of the Rome Chapter."I am honored," Andrea Pietrini declare...

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Flyover Zone, a pioneer in the emerging field of virtual tourism, has released a remastered version of its virtual aerial tour of ancient Rome. Rome Reborn 4.0 updates the graphics used in earlier versions of the virtual tour developed by leading digital archaeologist Professor Bernard Frischer. The narrated tour in English, available as an app or...

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The relationship between the United States and Italy spans centuries, and today, more than 20 million Americans—including our President General—proudly claim their Italian heritage. During the American Revolution, while there was no unified Italian nation, Italian citizens aided and supported the fight for Independence. Daughters participating in t...

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Rome's papal Archbasilica of St John Lateran, or San Giovanni in Laterano, will mark its 1,700th anniversary with a year of special events starting with a Mass on 9 November. Consecrated by Pope Sylvester in 324 AD, the church is the oldest of the four main basilicas of the Eternal City, serving as the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome and the offic...

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October 28 2023 Roma, Italy

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