This Chiusi museum features ancient collections. It’s the past of Tuscany. A place worth visiting. The Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Chiusi has great significance for the area, which is known as ancient Etruria. The town of Chiusi, together with eleven more Tuscan locations, features Etruscan history. It dates back to the […]
Piero Chiambretti. Ph. ProgettoIMMaginario on flickr (flic.kr/p/fNFxnG) Piero Chiambretti is one of the most bizarre characters on Italian television, as his comedy style has distinguished him as a very “out of the box” host, upfront and at times quite graphic. In recent years, his style has morphed into a […]
The region of Liguria is also known as the Italian Riviera and is well known as a major tourist spot with famous resort towns sprinkled among fishing villages and rocky coastline. Liguria occupies a thin stretch of the coast from Italy’s western border with France stretching south and east to the region’s border with Tuscany. […]
Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. John Updike I was on vacation with my mother in Florence, Italy in 1997 when she suggested we hop on a city bus, “…just to see where it takes us.” That fortuitous moment […]
Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo Italian cinema has been always labeled as intellectual and artistic, deep in its content and a benchmark for many filmmakers. Masters like De Sica and Rossellini created the neorealism that became worshipped by Hollywood and studied in every single film school in the world. Despite this claim […]
Cesare Borgia was born in 1475. He was the son of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, who would become Pope Alexander VI, and his mistress Vannozza de Cattani. He was also the older brother of Lucrezia Borgia. However, Cesare was probably the most infamous of all the Borgia’s. He is remembered for great […]
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There are certain people who, even with success and money, don’t really change or deviate from their original nature. These people seem to consider being a public figure an honor, so they respectfully steer their careers toward a positive image, somehow refined and respectful of their audiences. Fabrizio Frizzi is […]
Milly Carlucci (Photo Beatrix on wikipedia.com) Classy, elegant, and always within the lines of propriety, Milly Carlucci is a true lady of the screen. Carlucci started as an actress in films, but soon revealed a special skill for television, one that led her to become one of the most important […]
Italian words of wisdom! Ne ammazza più la gola che la spada. Gluttony kills more than the sword. Greed kills more than the sword. Né di Venere né di Marte, non si sposa né si parte! Never get married or travel on Fridays and Tuesdays. Nessuna nuova, buona nuova. No news is good news. […]
