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Margherita Cassano has made history in Italy after she was elected the supreme court’s president on Wednesday. Cassano, the former president of the Florence court of appeal, replaces Pietro Curzio, who retiring. She had been Curzio’s deputy. Cassano’s appointment comes on the heels of Premier Giorgia Meloni becoming Italy’s first woman head of gove...

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Boom of walkers in 2022, +26% compared to last year. There were 4,203 walkers from 57 nations who reached the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi alone, in groups or in the company of their four-legged friends. Data collected by the Statio Peregrinorum, an office of the Basilica of St. Francis, show that the majority of pilgrims, who arrived in Assis...

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ITA Airways announced today that from June 1, it is increasing its flights from Rome's Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City. ITA will offer three daily flights between Rome and the Big Apple during its peak summer schedule. Increased frequency to New YorkItaly's flag carrier, ITA Airways, is invest...

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If you’ve noticed some police cabins around the city have been painted with vibrant colors and unique designs, you might be wondering who did this or why … This project, known as Cabin Art, was created by the Office of Purpose Youth Policies to show how urban art and social inclusion can become one. It brings life to the streets, reminding people o...

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Students come to John Cabot University for new experiences in a city that offers an abundance of culture, art, beauty, and fun, but they also benefit from our academic programs. Whether you’re considering earning a degree or pursuing a study abroad program for a semester, the knowledge you’ll gain at JCU will stick with you well beyond your time in...

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Rome Fiumicino will be American Airlines' second most-served European airport this summer, based on the latest Cirium data. It has increased peak season flights from New York JFK to the Italian capital to double daily. It adds to Norse Atlantic's recently announced new Rome to JFK service. American's JFK frequency increase builds on Dallas-Rome gro...

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Contrary to popular misconception, ancient Roman cuisine bore little resemblance to modern Italian cuisine. I’m starting a series of articles on ancient Roman cooking. And we begin with sweets. The Italian pastry art is famous for such delicacies as: cannoli, tiramisu, napoleone, sfogliatelle, etc. However, these dishes are relatively modern invent...

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Can you imagine still using roads that were built centuries ago? Can you imagine the changes they brought about in society and the magnitude of their construction? The roads of ancient Rome, named viae Romanae in Latin, were first constructed around 300 B.C. to connect and consolidate the Roman Republic and the expanding Roman empire. They provided...

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Cinema Troisi is an art movie house in central Rome. Its stark, white, minimalist façade contrasts with the ornate 19th-century buildings nearby. It was built in the 1930s as the headquarters of the Fascist Youth Organization — the GIL. But there is no plaque explaining its link to the dictatorship. Italian rap music plays in the background as youn...

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I first visited Rome in 1992, and my love for the city has only grown since. I wrote my first book about the city in college, and rarely does a year go by since then when I don’t visit my favorite piazza (Navona), enjoy my favorite gelato (cioccolato e limone con panna) or gaze upon my favorite art (Raphael’s Stanze…among many others). Rome can see...

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