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In this column we share the cuisine and recipes of Italy and our Italian American communities. Each month we feature recipes curated from our research and those shared by LGI readers. Food and cooking are important aspects of our cultural...

On September 8, Festa della Nativita’ della Beata Vergine Maria (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin), the locals of the area of upper Assisi (near the Cathedral of San Rufino) join together in a procession as the Beata Vergine is carried on the...

The Festa dell’Uva in late September in Panicale offers far more than top wines from the celebrated grapes in three days of enticing events.SUBSCRIBE NOW! online + newspaper This section of the article is only available for our subscribers....

Ogni anno il 30 aprile, la città di Assisi si anima quando i residenti si radunano davanti alla storica Chiesa Nuova in attesa del Calendimaggio, uno dei più suggestivi festival medievali d’Italia. L’evento inizia con la presentazione delle...

Easter Sunday in Bevagna: A Dashing Christ Every Easter Sunday morning, members of the Confraternita della Misericordia (the Confraternity of Mercy or Compassion), a lay brotherhood initiated in Bevagna in the 18th century, in tunics and...

With a Burst of Yellow, Italy Celebrates International Women’s Day Italy has feted International Women’s Day with mimosa since 1946 following a proposal by Teresa Mattei, a combatting partigiana (partisan) in WWII and later one of the...

Every winter, Pino and I head to Orvieto for Umbria Jazz Winter which was held from December 30, 2025 to January 3, 2026.  We had tickets for a jazz concert for the afternoon of January 3 and were hoping to have lunch prior at our favorite...

Time passes quickly as you wait in line for fresh seafood at Claudio’s stand in Palermo. Pino, his longtime friend, Nino, and I joined the waiting customers there on an early December day. Everyone takes a number and lines up for Pescheria di...

La Festa di Santa Lucia is celebrated in Palermo on December 13, the shortest day of the year. In fact, the name of the 3rd century martyr saint of Siracusa in Sicily signifies a “promise of light”. Our recent visit to Palermo concluded on...

Ogni anno ad Assisi, il 4 ottobre si celebra la Festa di San Francesco. Sebbene questo giorno sia una festa, il giorno dopo è più noto per la grande fiera. Questo mercato ha una grande varietà di prodotti locali e unici venduti. Ci sono molte...