Photo Exhibit
La Passione dei Fiori
December 2021 | Marcello Mellino
Italians love flowers and nature. You can tell by the variety and number of floral displays often seen whenever wandering around towns and villages throughout Italy. I finally made it back "home" in September, after a long two-year absence. I...
L'Aperitivo
November 2021 | Marcello Mellino
L'ora dell'aperitivo, the time for an aperitivo, is the Italian version of our happy hour. I believe, however, that the aperitivo ritual has been an Italian tradition for a much longer time since drinks like Campari and Aperol have been very...
La Piazza
October 2021 | Marcello Mellino
La piazza (the square) has been the center of town since the Romans and the Greeks before them. The ancient Italian villages were built traditionally around a main square where most activities took place such as the daily market, most political...
Colori della notte
September 2021 | Marcello Mellino
Photographing the night can be difficult, however the results bring out a different atmosphere and often a very romantic, soothing mood. I personally love visiting small, mostly unknown villages (figs. 1,2) and borghi away from the big cities where...
Pizza Day!
August 2021 | Marcello Mellino
Ask any child in Italy what they would like for lunch. Not surprisingly, the answer will usually be pizza or pasta! Interestingly enough, we probably would get the same answer from most American children these days. Italian food has conquered the...
Sapore di Sale
July 2021 | Marcello Mellino
"Sapore di sale, sapore di mare..." (figs. 1,2) was a popular summer tune. I remember it well as I spent many of my teenage years in the south of Italy, luckily always near the sea. The song talked about happy summer days by the beach (fig. 3) in...
Le Finestre d'Italia
June 2021 | Marcello Mellino
Italian windows are quite different from the ones we are used to in the U.S. They are actually open at all times, weather permitting, and they serve multiple purposes.
Perhaps because of the rather universal lack of air conditioning, windows in...
Un Bel Gelato
May 2021 | Marcello Mellino
I am not sure if this event (fig. 1) happens regularly in Italy, but it did a few years ago! Imagine a three-day extravaganza where any possible flavor of gelato can be tasted bringing total happiness to children and adults alike. A gathering of...
Al Mercato
April 2021 | Marcello Mellino
Shopping at a mercato all'aperto, open market, in Italy is an incredible experience well worth enjoying. They are typically found in most residential areas. The mercatino are set up early in the morning from well-equipped vans. While some return on...
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