The fingerprints of Italian-Americans can be seen all over Hollywood’s greatest modern masterpieces. They are actors, producers, screenwriters and, quite notably, directors. Names like Scorsese, Coppola and Tarantino come easily to mind when speaking about the greatest directors of their generations and all are of Italian heritage. Following in the footsteps of […]
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National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise
The National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise is one of the largest and most important parks in Italy. Founded in 1923, the park is often known as the National Park of Abruzzo, mostly because most of the land is part of the Abruzzo region. The headquarters of the park is […]
Neive
Neive, Piedmont Neive is a small comune and town located in the Piedmont region of Italy in the province of Cuneo. The town is located close to the cities of Cuneo and Turin. Neive is spread over an area of 21.2 sq km and has a population of approximately 3000. […]
Sutri
Sutri is a small town located in the region of Lazio in Italy. Sutri is located in the province of Viterbo and is located close to Rome and Viterbo. The town is located on the narrow tuff rock and is located on the famous Via Cassia road. The history of Sutri […]
Volterra
Volterra. Ph. Giuseppe Milo on flickr (flic.kr/p/JaEYVU) Volterra is a commune and town located in the province of Pisa in Tuscany. The town has been inhabited since Neolithic times and was an important Etruscan settlement. During the rule of the Romans, the town became a municipium and gained much […]
Famous Italian American Architects
Many of America’s most beautiful buildings are a result of the creativity and tireless efforts of Italian American architects. Who can forget the influence that Mario Joseph Ciampi had on buildings and public spaces in the San Francisco’s Bay area? Or the genius of Romaldo Giurgola, instrumental in the designs […]
Leonessa
Leonessa is a town located in the Lazio region of Italy in the province of Rieti. The town is located in a plain at the foot of Mount Terminillo. Leonessa is spread over an area of 205 sq km and has a population of close to 2500. Let’s discover together […]
Cinque Terre National Park
In the Liguria region of Italy, along the rugged coast of the Italian Riviera, one will find the Cinque Terre. The Cinque Terre National Park includes the coastline, the villages of Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore, as well as the hills that surround them. A popular tourist destination […]
Caprera
The blue sea of Caprera – Punta Palma Ph. flickr/The One Caprera is a small and beautiful island located along the Maddalena archipelago, just away from the coast of Sardinia in Italy. It has been declared a nature reserve due to the variety of rare species found on this island. […]
Open Air Markets in Rome: Porta Portese
Chestnuts in Porta Portese. Ph. Giorgio M. on flickr (flic.kr/p/76ypp) Flea markets, thrift shops, farmers’ markets—they have them in every city. You may have already discovered the rush of finding a diamond in the rough, of bargaining for a hidden gem, yet if you haven’t visited the Porta Portese market […]