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In an unassuming building on a quiet street, not far from the bustle of Florence's Santa Maria Novella train station, stands what is probably the world's oldest pharmacy and cosmetic shop. It's easy to walk right past the Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, and I nearly do. The rather plain entrance gives no inkling of the ar...

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Andare a vivere in un posto molto lontano da casa porta con sé una serie sforzi, tra cui quello di adattarsi alla cultura del paese ospitante. È di certo una cosa messa in conto, ma anche in un posto noto per la pizza, la moda e la tendenza a gesticolare eccessivamente può risultare un ostacolo difficile da superare.   Quell'ostacolo viene c...

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By Rosa Mariotti   The holiday season is here. With that, fond memories of the many great times spent in Italy with my family. Decorating the tree: year after year, using the same ornaments and the same short, beaten-up artificial tree from which we couldn't depart such we loved him so much. During my childhood, dad would also decorate a hu...

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The waiter delivers our bottle of chilled Grillo with aplomb. We sip slowly, gazing at the caramel- and vanilla-colored canyons of an abandoned-quarry-turned-upscale-hotel. And then he reappears, serving caprese salad, bruschetta with various olive tapenades and warmed spicy chips.   "No, no," we say, "We didn't order these." "Madam," h...

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As part of our move into the travel guide direction, we will begin with a literary/ memoir style guide to driving in Italy. Pitstops, Pitfalls and Olive Pits is a literary license to enjoy driving escapades throughout scenic Italy. John Tabellione takes you up and down the boot sharing his experiences and providing great tips at the end of each cha...

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By Flavia Amabile Il 2016 è stato l'anno dei nuovi musei tra polemiche, spinte in avanti e i tentativi più vari di cambiare un sistema da sempre restio nei confronti delle novità. Le ultime cifre sui visitatori e sugli incassi però sono ancora una volta molto positive. Un successo, insomma, come rivendica il ministro dei Beni culturali Dario Franc...

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This September the officers and members of The Pannese Society of Providence, Rhode Island will visit Mayor Pasquale Ciruolo, Deputy Mayor Amedeo De Cotiis, and members of their administration in Panni, Foggia for an Official Cultural Exchange between the USA and Italy, joining together Sister Cities. For more info visit www.pannese-society.org &n...

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The southern Calabria region has been listed by the New York Times as one of 52 places to visit in 2017. The online travel section of the Times included Calabria among its selection of must-see locations, noting that "some of the best meals in Italy aren't found in Rome or Tuscany", but can be savored in the southern region of Calabria. "The...

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The Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership announced today that Dale Buuck, vice president of business development, will be traveling to Germany, Switzerland and Italy later this month.   The trip is intended to promote Northeast Indiana to European companies who have an interest in establishing operations in the Midwest and introducing Nort...

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Parte la XIV edizione del Premio New York che per la prima volta, da quest'anno, oltre alla partecipazione della Farnesina, dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura a New York e dell'Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, vede anche l'adesione del Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo – Direzione Generale Arte e Architettur...

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