Rosa Di Grottole

Contributing writer

Colors and Sounds of Two Magical Worlds

August 2018
Many years ago, people left Italy behind and arrived in America in search of fortune. For many it was a departure that did not have a precise return date while for some it was only an adventure and quest to search for opportunity. Familiar colors...


Discovering your roots

November 2017
I’m Rosa, I’m 32 and I’m Italian. I moved to the U.S. in February 2016. None of my direct ancestors were here before me. My grandmother vaguely remembers that some uncles moved here when she was very young, but she never knew anything about them....


A New Discovery in Pompeii: An Italy That Keeps Surprising

September 2017
A large gravestone in the popular and beautiful Pompeii archaeological area was recently discovered. In the San Paolino area, during the excavations in a building’s foundation, a monumental marble tomb which, most probably, belonged to an ancient...


Lucca

May 2017
Tuscany is one of the regions most loved by Italians and foreigners. It boasts a splendid and fascinating hilly area, Val d'Orcia, many sunny cities overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and beautiful, ancient villages in the hinterland. And, with these...


Statue of Liberty

March 2017
When I think about immigration, my mind goes to the whistle of the vessels, the smell of freedom and to the emotion that the Statue of Liberty bestowed on those who saw it for the first time. I’m too young to know what really happened many...


Antonio Tabucchi's Viaggi e altri viaggi

February 2017
Antonio Tabucchi is one of the greatest Italian writers of the 20th Century. The winner of many prestigious awards, he is very well-known for his masterpiece Sostiene Pereira, a top-selling Italian novel of 1994. The discovery, in a bookstall in...


Tiramisù: the Best Italian Dessert!

January 2017
Tiramisu is certainly one of the best cakes representing Italy to the world. It is a dessert, al cucchiaio, with Savoiardi biscuits, originating in the Savoia, dunked in coffee and covered with a cream made with mascarpone cheese, eggs and sugar....


The Biggest Christmas Tree in the World, Gubbio, Umbria

December 2016
This year marks the 36th anniversary of the Gubbio Christmas tree lighting. Since 1981, this wonderful Tree on Mount Ingino revives the small Umbrian town. In the province of Perugia, Gubbio is a small town situated in the heart of Umbria. The...