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Since Airbnb, the popular stay and homesharing booking site, introduced “Categories” in 2022, millions of unique accommodations around the world have been discovered by travelers, and some of the most popular are those in “vineyards,” with more than 33,000 listings in Italy alone. Nights spent there increased by 400% in 2023 compared to 2022, and h...

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A team of researchers from the University of Padua has discovered the presence of i-Motifs (iMs) structures in human cells capable of controlling the expression of cellular genes. The results of the study, published in Nucleic Acid Research, lay the groundwork for new therapeutic targets for cancer, infectious and neurodegenerative diseases. “In ou...

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The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia) got underway this week, unofficially signaling the end of summer and the first murmurings of il rientro. The festival kicked off with the premiere of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to director Tim Burton’s campy cult classic, bri...

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From October 18-20, 2024, the Veneto region is preparing to host the third edition of Venetian and Friulian Villas Day, an event that celebrates the cultural, artistic and historical heritage of the magnificent Venetian and Friulian villas. After the great success of the last edition, which attracted more than 20,000 visitors, the event promises to...

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Venetian gondoliers are in short supply, and La Serenissima is looking for new recruits to instill fresh blood into a dying but emblematic profession.  On the other end of “the Boot”, is Naples, where tailoring has been a revered profession for centuries. They too are looking to rescue a part of the historical tradition before exquisite craftsmansh...

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WeDo Academy is the Italian association for youth entrepreneurship education, and as many as three editions of the original and innovative Summer Camp for girls and boys aged 10 to 19 who want to learn about, acquire and experience the entrepreneurial spirit and mindset, better known as Entrepreneurial Mindset, have been planned for 2024. The first...

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It is one of the most famous Italian city in the world and one of the most visited every year, this is Verona with its elegant city center, the superb Arena and the famous balcony of Juliet's house, the main character of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece Romeo and Juliet. Located in the north of Italy and well connected by train, by car and even by...

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Known as the Queen of the Dolomites – the mountain range was declared a United Nations World Heritage Site in 2009 – Cortina d’Ampezzo has a thousand-year history and began welcoming intrepid mountaineers and affluent tourists in the second half of the 19th century. Already well-known among winter tourists in the first half of the 20th century, the...

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With the wine market showing few encouraging signals for export and out-of-home consumption, but that certainly doesn’t run at full speed, when considering volumes, with a quite precocious 2024 harvest, that, starting in Sicily, is now beginning in many other territories of Central-Southern Italy (from the Tuscan Maremma to Apulia) with the compani...

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Between the Little Dolomites and Mount Pasubio, Val Leogra with its colors and ancient places is a valley positioned in the province of Vicenza, on the border with Trentino. Its main characteristic is a landscape that features hills and forests with historical-naturalistic routes, such as the Water Route and its scenic trail. The territory of the v...

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