Italian intelligence on how the news about terrorist attacks is fake
The headline in Bild News yesterday’s edition was quite clear. “Terror an unseren Ferien-Sträden geplant”, i.e.terror planned on our holiday beaches. The German outlet…
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Tie the knot with Michelangelo
Good news for the many who are looking for a stunning place to celebrate their wedding. Italy, one of the most sought after destinations…
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The queen of Italy celebrates her birthday: Rome turns 2769 year old today
April 21 is not only Her Majesty’s anniversary. There is another worldwide popular celebrity whose anniversary is exactly on this day, and that is…
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Shakespeare lives in Italy. The Italian celebrations of the bard
Italy is the most important backdrop for William Shakespeare’s plays and the country of Romeo and Juliet is ready to honour the 400th anniversary…
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Zaha Hadid and her precious gift to Rome
The world of arts and design looks very different today, after the loss of Zaha Hadid, the first woman architect to win the Pritzer…
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Venice Ghetto’s 500th birthday. The story of the first closed enclave
The world ghetto was born in Venice in 13th century. When all the Jews, persecuted in Europe, settled in Venice. In March 1516 the…
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5 things you should know about Easter in Italy
No, Italians do not organise any egg hunt and they do not decorate eggs, even though these typical English habits fascinate some of us as well. However, there…
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’21st century. Design after Design’. The Triennale of the future in Milan
Twenty exhibitions, twelve different places and two Expo pavilions which will be reopened for the occasion. If you want to keep yourself busy and…
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Portrait of a cabbage and other vegetables
Call it the vegetarian’s paradise. The exhibition on display in Turin, at Palazzo Madama, will please vegans, greengrocers and nature’s lovers alike. But will…
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Once a year you are allowed to get crazy. The 5 things you have to know about the Italian Carnivals
Nowadays Carnival is mainstream but probably its etymology is unknown. The word comes from Latin “carnem levare“, which means “getting rid of the meat”….
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Want to fall in love in Italy? Go to ‘Verona in Love’
Where is the best place to spend Valentine’s Day this year? Verona, of course, the city that has been awarded World Heritage Site status…
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A brand new museum to rebuilt L’Aquila from its ashes
In 2009 a terrible earthquake destroyed all the historical city center of L’Aquila, the capital city of Abruzzo, and its suburbs. After almost seven…
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