Photo Exhibit
Sagra delle Ciliegie
August 2017 | Marcello Mellino
A visit to Palombara Sabina a few years ago led to a very “sweet” surprise…the “Sagra delle Ciliegie!” As many of you might know, many paesi and villages have managed, over the years, to keep alive old local traditions which continue to attract...
An Italian Wedding Destination
July 2017 | Marcello Mellino
Destination weddings have become popular in recent years, with unusual and often very distant locations being chosen by adventurous couples perhaps looking for a little more excitement on their big day. Consequently, a new “cottage...
The Eternal City
June 2017 | Marcello Mellino
“Vita di Paese” has been focusing, for the last five years, on stories related to little, often remote Italian villages and towns, their lifestyles and traditions as well as their people. However, with this month’s topic of...
Farfa
May 2017 | Marcello Mellino
Often friends will ask suggestions about places to see on their next trip to Italy. The choices are infinite and the recommendations will vary depending on the friends’ knowledge of the country, its culture and their prior trips there, if...
Italy's living theatres
April 2017 | Marcello Mellino
Art is seen all over Italy; a country with an immense reservoir of works, often of unusual value, carefully preserved in museums, churches, privately owned palaces, and grandiose villas. Likely, because of such ubiquitous and pervasive influence,...
Italy's loss is America's gain
March 2017 | Marcello Mellino
America has historically seen intermittent waves of immigrants (fig. 1: Ellis Island) arriving to its shores since the original European expeditions. The Italians have greatly contributed to this process not only with manpower but also with skills...
Villa Pulcini: small yet strong
February 2017 | Marcello Mellino
Last October I wrote about the devastating earthquake which suddenly destroyed Amatrice and several other small Lazio and Umbria villages on August 24, with a subsequent event on October 30 causing extensive damage in Norcia and the nearby...
Italy is Art
November 2016 | Marcello Mellino
Art IS Italy! As one travels throughout its many regions, it is apparent that the arts have been and remain prominent in the Italian culture and way of life. The grand architectural masterpieces found all over Rome (fig. 1) are well known to most,...
Christmas
December 2016 | Marcello Mellino
Art IS Italy! As one travels throughout its many regions, it is apparent that the arts have been and remain prominent in the Italian culture and way of life. The grand architectural masterpieces found all over Rome (fig. 1) are well known to most,...
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