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Vita di Paese: il panino
March 2023 | Marcello Mellino
As I was preparing a smoked turkey and provolone panino for lunch a few days ago, I began thinking about the interesting story of this simple Italian meal, which I remember being served as a snack to us hungry children (fig. 1) back in the old...
Italian Countryside
February 2023 | Marcello Mellino
Wandering around the countryside anywhere in Italy can be a wonderful experience given the incredible variety of scenery and landscapes encountered throughout the many Italian regions. From the majestic Alps to the dry, sun-soaked lands of Sicily,...
Church Confessionals
January 2023 | Diana Lucarino-Diekmann
Last month I wrote about the history of the Sacrament of Confession and the Boromeo confessional box and its evolution. Here is a collection of pictures of confessionals that I took while traveling in Italy in...
Paesi Preferiti di Italia
December 2022 | Marcello Mellino
If I could go back to Italy tomorrow, where would I go? This is such an impossible question to answer since there is so much beauty to see that a lifetime would probably not be enough! However, I think I would likely land in Venezia.
In...
Italian Fountains
November 2022 | Marcello Mellino
Italy is surrounded by water, and perhaps its centuries-old architectural creativity was somehow influenced by this as Italy is filled with innumerable fountains. Some magnificent and world-renowned and others simple and serving a local...
Shopping Nostrano
October 2022 | Marcello Mellino
Italians love shopping, and even though the internet and all varieties of social media are now an integral part of Italian daily life, nothing can be better than walking around busy streets al centro for a true appreciation of the current and...
Un Matrimonio…all’Italiana!
September 2022 | Marcello Mellino
We were fortunate a few years ago to be in Italy to attend the wedding of family friends. Matrimony in Italy remains mostly traditional; more so if officiated in small towns, whereas weddings in Rome, Milan or similar large cities have gradually...
Il vicolo
August 2022 | Marcello Mellino
If you have ever wandered around Italy’s ancient Italian villages and small towns (fig. 1), you may have noticed that navigating these paesi is often difficult. Many of these old towns were built on remote hills or mountains, often for...
Incontri di Campagna
July 2022 | Marcello Mellino
It is still rather easy, as one wanders around in the Italian countryside, to run into all kinds of animals, mostly being kept by the farmers for agricultural or commercial purposes.
I have seen and photographed several breeds of cows (figs....