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Generations of people have taken the leap that many of us only dream of by moving to Italy and immersing themselves into a completely new culture and way of life. The books below are the literary mirror to the experiences of those who did take the plunge and decided to […]
A fun video about Italians habits vs Europeans.
Police violence in Italy, US and the world This is an article I am not happy to write, but discussing police violence seems to be almost a necessity, considering what’s been happening in the US these past few weeks. In a world where human and economic priorities have been shifting […]
Let’s take a look at some Italian conventional habits for a first date, to make sure you can enjoy yours to the full. Every date and every love story is different, but there are certain habits, certain quirks, that seem to be so deeply rooted into the cultural background of people […]
Taking a journey into Italian falsi d’autore will take us back a few decades. In 1998, the world of art admired for the first time “La Bella Principessa,” known in English as Portrait of a Young Fiancée, an unknown portrait attributed by many experts to the genius of Leonardo da Vinci. […]
Let’s introduce our ten types of Italian men speaking a bit about cinema: A few years ago, Italian cinema developed a trend: that of representing on screen stereotypical figures, characteristic of our country: the average Italian, with all his idiosyncrasies and peculiarities, comes in several forms and the silver screen exploited this creative line […]
Briscola, along with Scopa, is one of those card games that almost everyone knows in Italy: in fact, it is known in most Mediterranean countries. Italian cards used in Briscola Briscola is easy to learn, but becoming a pro, it’s not an easy task: it’s a trick game, and its goal is […]
Italy is famous for its wonderful food and wine, its luxurious sports cars (Lamborghini, Ferrari), its innovative artists (Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Marinetti), its sophisticated fashion (Armani, Gucci), its poetry and music and, let’s not forget, beautiful cities like Florence, Venice, Pisa, Rome, and Milan, no wonder there are millions of quotes […]
Sampietrini in Rome is the peculiar, dark cube-shaped stones that pave the roads of the capital. The Roman cobblestoned streets are unmissable. And they are not hard to spot, as most of the main roads as well are being covered by them in the city center. Cobblestones in Rome are […]
Fun and curious fats about Italy. Pizza will unite the world: “Pizza is one of the very few words which is understood all over the world” 🙂