Welcome to Castelmuzio, a small village along the road that from Trequanda leads to Pienza, in the Orcia Valley. Everything here seems suspended in time, in the moment when grace and kindness discovered the pleasure of Italy’s “buon vivere”. The town center is made up of narrow streets that converge into the main square, dominated by the Casa Torre...

An Italian puffed his way up the narrow road literally. His hands clutched his handlebars, leveraging them for power as he cycled uphill. That left only one place for his cigarette: between his lips. He smiled in greeting as we passed. Headed in the opposite direction, I had just crested the hill and my speed was picking up. On this sunny Sat...

Ciao from Rome to all the friends of We the Italians! What a month! It has been full of wonderful opportunities to show and testify how great the relationship between Italy and the US is! On September 22nd I had the honor and the pleasure of giving the welcoming remarks at the National Italian American Bar Association, welcoming old and new friends...

Bathed in olive groves and Chianti vineyards to the north and the Brunello wine region to the south, picturesque Siena is a great base to discover Tuscany’s hidden secrets. Siena’s surrounding three hills ensure steep alleyways and cascading steps down to splendid monuments, expansive piazzas and intimate arches, which make for exceptional images t...

October 12 2019 Siena, ItalyThanks to Marco Alberti, Angelo Argento, Arturo Artom, Edoardo Colombo, Paolo Messa, Umberto Mucci

Ciao from Rome to all the friends of We the Italians! On September 22nd I will have the pleasure of making on behalf of We the Italians a little welcoming remarks to the friends of NIABA who gather here in Rome. As you may recall, We the Italians and NIABA have signed a partnership, of which we are very happy. We will also have the opportunity to i...

Il celebre pavimento a commesso marmoreo è unico per la tecnica utilizzata e per il messaggio delle figurazioni, un invito costante alla Sapienza. Secondo il Vasari si tratterebbe del pavimento “più bello…, grande e magnifico” che mai fosse stato fatto. Il risultato di un complesso programma iconografico realizzato attraverso i secoli, a partire da...

Thursday, August 8, 2019. 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CDT. American Italian Cultural Center, 537 South Peters Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. With no clear textual or physical proof of an ancient Roman settlement, Siena faced considerable challenges to its assumed antiquity in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Far more than a point of pride, an associat...

Piazza del Campo, or simply the Campo, is Siena’s main square. With its unique shell shape and architectural integrity, it’s considered one of Europe’s greatest medieval squares and has become the symbol of this Tuscan city. Piazza del Campo is also the location for the thrilling Palio di Siena, which takes place twice a year. The space that would...

Dagli Stati Uniti d'America in Italia per formarsi sull'assistenza infermieristica di livello avanzato. E' stata una delle esperienze formative e di interscambio culturale più importanti nel nostro Paese, che ha visto protagonisti Infermieri Italiani ed Americani. Lo comunica la direzione infermieristica e generale del Policlinico "Santa Maria alle...