Photo Exhibit
Italia, My Way
September 2023 | Marcello Mellino
As I looked back to several years of my "Vita di paese" articles written for this publication, I selected a number of images worth publishing again, all of them reflective of an unusual Italian experience, such as the Pinocchio store (fig. 1) near...
Vita di Paese: Hidden Venezia
August 2023 | Marcello Mellino
Venezia remains my favorite place in the world, and, as I was recently looking back at some of the images from a prior trip, I again marveled at its beauty even when far away from the better-known historic locations.
Venezia is divided into six...
Incontri di Campagna
July 2023 | 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....
Venditori Ambulanti
June 2023 | Marcello Mellino
You might have noticed, whenever traveling throughout Italy, the ever-common presence of venditori ambulanti. These are the people trying to sell you anything imaginable as they frequently wander tourist areas offering often counterfeit and usually...
Al paese
May 2023 | Marcello Mellino
I try to visit Leonessa (fig. 1), a one thousand-years-old village near the Umbrian mountains, any time I am back in Italy. My family has had a small apartment just outside the historic part of the town and getting back there even for a couple of...
Fiumicino
April 2023 | Marcello Mellino
Most everyone who has traveled to Rome has arrived to Fiumicino International Airport, to then be transported by car or train to the Eternal City. Many do not realize that Fiumicino is a small fishing town, located at the outlet of the Tiber River...
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...