Welcomed by the Italian national anthem, the Amerigo Vespucci ship (which turned 94 years old last February 22) arrived last Saturday at the port of Trieste, in Friuli Venezia Giulia, after two years of sailing around the world, during which it visited 30 countries, five continents, 35 ports, and covered 46,000 nautical miles. The salute of the Fre...
READ MORECiao and Vespa, icons of Italian scooters, return in electric format to keep Italian design alive Italians and smart working: 60% appreciate it Homicides down in last 10 years, Italy is among safest countries in Europe Italy’s cultural tourism continues to thrive with growing global interest Pope Francis signs decree recognizing Salvo D'Acquisto's...
READ MOREAlthough he was hospitalized, Pope Francis made a decision yesterday regarding an Italian hero who is little known abroad but deserves to be recognized and remembered, especially in these difficult times: Salvo D'Acquisto. Pope Francis signed the document authorizing the Vatican's Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to issue the decree recogn...
READ MOREAfter a series of investigations conducted by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection and Heritage TPC and the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Rome, the work entitled “The Oracle of Delphi” painted by Neapolitan artist Camillo Miola in 1880, has finally been returned to the city of Naples. Investigations have traced the oil on canvas that was stor...
READ MOREEarlier today, the Belleville NJ Police Department welcomed the Italian National Police, known as the Carabinieri, to New Jersey. The Italian officers traveled from Italy to participate in Italian Heritage Month celebrations in the region. The Carabinieri are scheduled to attend several local events. These include the Belleville-Nutley Columbus Day...
READ MOREOn May 3, 1969, the General Command of the Italian Carabinieri established a highly specialized unit to protect the cultural patrimony of Italy. This elite unit is known today as Il Comando Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale (TPC)- The Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. The unit was headquartered in a beautiful Rococ...
READ MOREItaly's Carabinieri military police on Tuesday unveiled Saetta, a remote-controlled robotic dog which initially will be assigned to the bomb squad in Rome. The four-legged robot can be operated to a maximum distance of 150 metres and will be used for high-risk reconnaissance activities and hostile operational situations. Saetta can traverse rough t...
READ MOREFor me, the Carabinieri Corps has always been a symbol of the respect owed to the Italian institutions: and I am not the only one in Italy to believe so. It is always a pleasure, therefore, to be able to host a Carabiniere on We the Italians. This very welcome occasion is thanks to an exhibition that will be hosted by the UN Secretariate building i...
READ MOREThe FBI’s Italian counterparts, known as the Carabinieri, recovered two missing 16th century Italian tapestries in Florida. According to the FBI, Carabinieri’s Tutela Patrimonio Culturale (which translates to “Protection of Cultural Heritage”) discovered the tapestries, believed to have been lost forever. The first of the 16th century tapestries wa...
READ MOREItaly’s art squad police said Tuesday they have thwarted the potential illegal sale by a Vienna auction house of a 17th-century painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, a celebrated Baroque artist. Carabinieri police said that art merchants had allegedly described the work as being painted by a follower of Gentileschi, and not the artist herself, to frau...
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