The home of ‘The Leopard’ closes for 50 cents loss
The Sicilian novelist that wrote The Leopard (Il gattopardo), one of the most famous novels of the world, was inspired by the landscape he could…
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A garlic kiss? No more. The aglione saves the taste and the breath
If you love Italian food but at the same time love… making love, fear no more: your spaghetti aglio e olio or your bruschetta…
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Films and books to understand 25 April in Italy
It’s not easy to explain Resistenza, Italian resistance movement that fought against Nazi-Fascism, in a few words. Resistenza is an umbrella term for resistance groups that opposed German forces…
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The Vespa turns 70
It was 23 April 1946 when Enrico Piaggio unveiled an invention that would change the Italian style: the Vespa (whose name was invented by…
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There is more in Sicily than the British Museum. Six places you should visit
The British Museum has opened the first exhibition in the UK to explore over 4000 years of history in Sicily. The largest island in…
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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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