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With the heady fragrance of fresh truffle wafting from the kitchen, my mouth waters as I await the plate of handmade tagliolini pasta that will soon be coming my way, while sunlight filters onto the patio. It’s easy to think that this is the perfect Italian hill town. But then, there are so many to choose from. I’m in Umbria, the region that lies b...

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When it comes to scenery and dramatic picturesque settings, it is difficult to find any place in the world more spectacular than Ravello  Italy. Even the worst photographer in the world becomes Ansel Adams in Ravello because there is a photo op in every direction. Ravello is not a destination for first-time travelers in the sense that it makes a go...

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Sono 34.894 gli studenti americani che, solo nel 2016, hanno scelto l'Italia per un periodo di studi; il numero, altissimo, è praticamente l'11% della loro popolazione totale. Il dato è stato diffuso dall'Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti a Roma in occasione della International Education Week, che, promossa dall'IIE o The Power of International Educatio...

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Ferrara: oh, the tragedy of having overlooked this beauty of an Italian city for so many years! But we’re in the good company of a whole lot of other folks, it seems, with their heads in the Italian sand. Thankfully, this egregious error was corrected on a trip my husband and I shared recently.  Strategically located on the expansive Po River delta...

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On 7-Nov-2017 Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker told the CAPA Asia Aviation Summit that Meridiana would be rebranded after its subsidiary Air Italy and aim to become "the flag carrier of Italy". He predicted robust growth for Meridiana, after an extended period of contraction. An important first step will be to secure the appointment of a new CEO fo...

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Indeed, at the times of the Empire, all roads led to Rome, especially when you think the Romans are behind the creation of the first Italian and European communication arteries in history. Don’t we all know about the Via Aurelia, the Via Salaria or the Via Appia? Aren’t we all more or less familiar with  their names and the people they were christe...

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Positano is imposing a permit fee of €1,000 (£880, $1,160) to people taking photos for commercial purposes. Tourists and journalists are exempt from the fee.  The town’s mayor said: “Not everyone can be allowed to link their brand to Positano.”The idyllic fishing village of Positano, perched on the Amalfi coast, has to be one of the most Instagramm...

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Within minutes of tickets going on sale, they were gone. That's the way it is when the Rolling Stones comes to town. The band was heading to the historic Italian town of Lucca just as we were. We had no hope of securing tickets but we were there in the lead up. We witnessed the preparation for the concert, a heck of a big deal. The Stones were to p...

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Let us introduce the Italian region of Emilia Romagna. Not only does it produce some of our favorite culinary delights (balsamic vinegar, Parma ham and Parmigiano, to name a few) but it’s also the birthplace of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati; and that’s quite a claim to fame. Taking you from the chic streets of Milano, into Parma via a pitstop a...

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Una rete di sentieri, percorsi, tratturi, strade asfaltate che attraversa l’Italia come fosse un sistema venoso. E’ l’Atlante dei Cammini che dal 4 novembre è online sul sito del ministero dei Beni culturali (www.camminiditalia.it). Un modo nuovo per incentivare il turismo lento e far conoscere una parte del Belpaese che sta ai margini dei classici...

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