I must admit I never thought of following a cooking course: in part, because I was lucky enough to have amazing teachers in the figures of my grandmothers (and my own dad, too), in part because, well… it never really occured to me to do it. A few years ago, however, […]
There are legends stronger than history. Legends tied to a place more powerfully than the factual events that happened there throughout the centuries. This is the story of one of such legends, the story of a girl forgotten by history, but dearly remembered by the people of her village, Fosdinovo, […]
Rome is truly a city full of surprises. When you think you know all about its beauties, something magnificent and enchanting, something you ignored the existence of crosses your path. Really, there’s no end to the charmes of Rome: I remember how a close friend, who at the time had been […]
Food and wine are among Italy’s most relevant sources of income. Internationally renowned, the excellence attached to the “made in Italy” tag is immense; just as big, it goes without saying, is the quality of true “made in Italy” products. We’ve learnt how to decipher Italian wine labels and recognise Italian food […]
How much of a difference can ten years make: even though the idea was bound to be successful, not even the most positive among its creators may have fathomed how immensely popular Eataly was to become all over the world. Eataly brings the excellence of authentic made in Italy around […]
The tragedy of the Holocaust in Italy had smaller proportions than in other countries in Europe, as we discussed in our article dedicated to the Italian Jewish community during the Fascist era. However, it touched the lives of thousands of people and changed the history of the Jewish community in the country: […]
In occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 27th of January, anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, we decided to dedicate an article to the history of the Italian Jewish community during the “Ventennio,” before and after the promulgation, in 1938, of the Leggi Razziali, Mussolini’s racial laws against the Italian Jews. […]
Symbol of Rome, of the Vatican and of the Renaissance, the Sistine Chapel is without a doubt one of our capital’s most beautiful treasures. Known for being one of Michelangelo’s masterpieces and for hosting in secrecy and mystery papal elections – it’s called “conclave,” for those not into Vatican news! – […]
Trentino Alto-Adige is not the only region in Italy to embody the ideal Winter wonderland. Westward, enclosed within Piedmont, Switzerland and France, lays Valle d’Aosta, Italy’s smallest region. An entirely Alpine region, Valle d’Aosta has a long and amazing history dating back to Roman times, of which its capital, Aosta, […]
American tv series that became iconic in Italy The first time I’ve visited the US, I found everything so new, yet utterly familiar at the same time. You see, as pretty much everyone of my generation, I grew up watching american tv shows on the telly. Rigorously dubbed into Italian, […]