What happened in Italy during World War II? A quick historic overview of Italy World War 2 events and facts Like many other people in Italy and around the world, I was grown up by my grandparents. They were all born between 1913 and 1918, they lived – and fought – […]
Author: Francesca Bezzone
The history of Italian aperitivo
Common in Roman times, modern aperitivo was born in Turin
Italy cancer survival rates are the best in Europe
Research presented in Bari two weeks ago shows that Italy’s cancer survival rates are better than in the rest of Europe. At least for some types of cancer. Italy’s cancer survival rates An European study stated Italy has higher cancer survival rates. The study is the State of Health in […]
Is the Presepe Tradition Still Relevant in Italy?
The art of Presepe making is quintessentially tied to Italy. Saint Francis of Assisi, the country’s patron saint, is said to have been the first one to recreate the Nativity at Christmastime, as a way to honor the birth of Christ and to give people a visual, tangible instrument to […]
“Smart working:” Italy can’t get her head around it
2020 brought about many new habits, but Italy just seems to have some problems with one of them, smart working. Also known as “working from home,” and a fairly normal occurrence in many a country, especially in some sectors and among the younger generations, smart working is something Italians just […]
…Italian nonne doing what?!
Let’s be honest, we all love Italian nonne. Whether you actually have one or you’d simply enjoy how iconic they are in Italian and Italian-American culture, grandparents are a real treasure. Let’s talk about Italian grandmother now! As many of our most faithful readers may know — I tend to […]
Inspiration
Inspiration, in these pictures, lies in the landscape. Inspiration, in this pictures, is in the land. Sicily, which is backdrop to the happiness of all these couples, just can’t quite stay in the background.
The best marinas in Italy
Why, you may wonder, we write about the best marinas in Italy? Well, sailing has become a bit of a hot trend in recent years and, let’s be honest, after the pandemic and the dangers related to our old way of traveling, it may be among the safest options to […]
Panis quadratus: let’s bake like the Romans!
Panis quadratus is known as one of the most common types of bread in Ancient Rome. Thanks to archaeology — and Pompeii — we can still make it today. If you enjoy history and archaeology — or the history of food — you may have come across images of large, […]
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone. One of the most prolific Italian Composer of movies soundtracks