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The ‘Made in Italy’ is for many people a guarantee. Several consumers want to buy Italian products because their quality, design and reliability is certified by a long tradition in the field of textile. Several Italian brands have become famous worldwide because they are the symbol of the ‘Made in […]
Unforgettable Novels set in Italy Italy has provided an unsurpassed backdrop for many memorable novels. The art and culture of cities like Florence and Rome, the lagos of the North, the Tuscan countryside and the splendors of Venice-Italy conjures up a picture of life as only its spectacular regions can. […]
Parents may be the most important people in our lives, but certainly grandparents are no less so. Grandparents are a family’s history, and through them a family’s origins are handed down to new generations. Cakes cooked together, experiences and stories told near a fireplace, holidays together… these are only some of […]
Surnames and their Meanings Delving into the research of surnames, also known as last names or family names, is an exciting way to learn more about your family history. When researching Italian surnames, you will quickly find that each family name in Italy was formed for a particular purpose. Italy […]
Italy is by many considered a very romantic country, where people decide to spend time with their partner. Some Italian towns and cities are truly special for those in love, also because they have been the backdrop to some of the most famous historic, literary and legendary love stories of all times. Whether […]
Every country has certain cultural patterns making it unique. Of course, habits and customs between cultures and countries tend to overlap: the popularity of social media, for instance, ignores borders and breaks down cultural differences. Technology has made the world a much smaller and culturally homogenous place however, when looking […]
The Health Care System is a thorny subject in every country of the world: often tied dangerously to the political agendas of its creators, it is known to be one of those matters that could make a government capitulate. Health care in Italy and the US: is there […]
Flowers are often appreciated in several parts of the world and so are in Italy. Given on birthday, anniversaries, special events, graduations, births or simply on a romantic dinner, there are some suitable for each occasion! However, the message flowers symbolically send may differ from one culture to another so […]
Acciaroli is a little hydillic hamlet in the Salerno province, about 85 miles from Naples, in the southern Italian area of Cilento. To some, “Cilento” may sound quite familiar, as it is not only a beautiful area of Campania, but had been also named, as early as the 1950s, as the one […]
Every culture is a world of its own. Verbal communication and day to day way of life are the true expression of what the culture of a certain place is like. However, some behaviors could be misunderstood and considered inappropriate, as we tend to view them through the lenses of […]