Region of italy

That Kaleidoscopic Rural Life of Nino, an Assisi Artist

September 2017 |
“I won’t paint subjects guaranteed to earn me money: I have to paint the memories of my rural childhood,” Nino told me with a grin as he held up the painting of his Nonna brandishing a small hoe over her head like a banner of victory, chasing her...

Basilica di San Francesco: A Sublime Set for Sublime Music

September 2017 |
La basilica di San Francesco ad Assisi, è il luogo che dal 1230 conserva e custodisce le spoglie mortali del santo serafico. Lo scorso novembre questo magnifico luogo dal significato religioso inestimabile ha fatto da scena ad un concerto di Frate...

Global Steel Giant Purchases Polluting Plant in Taranto

August 2017 |
In ancient times, the city of Taranto, Italy was founded as a Greek colony, established by the Spartans. The ancient city was situated on a peninsula and the modern city was built directly on top of it. In fact, part of the city wall is ruins from...

Italians Are Taking Unemployment Into Their Own Hands

June 2017 |
Se da un lato il tasso di disoccupazione in Italia - particolarmente tra i giovani - continua ad essere preoccupante e molti stanno quindi cercando opportunità di inserimento all’estero, alcuni sono riusciti a sfruttare l’immenso...

Italy’s Economy

June 2017 |
I dati economici italiani del primo trimestre 2017 sono tutti molto buoni, a cominciare dalla produzione industriale che segna un incremento dell’1% confermando così il trend in ascesa degli ultimi mesi. Le misure di sostegno alla...

Blessed Easter Abundance in Umbria

April 2017 |
Driving through the Umbrian countryside during the week prior to Easter, you’d note whiffs of smoke drifting up from the outdoor, stone bread ovens fired up by the farmwomen. Holy Week for the Umbrian farmwomen is a busy one, an exhausting...

The "other" Pisa

January 2017 |
“The trouble with Italy,” an Australian tourist said to me recently, “is that there are too many museums and churches.” Of course, she was right, in a way, but can you have too much of a good thing? Certainly, if you travel...

The Christmas Market of Rome's Piazza Navona

December 2016 |
Come ogni anno, con il Natale alle porte la capitale si veste di addobbi natalizi e colora di artisti di strada, saltimbanchi, giocolieri, artigiani e commercianti radunati nella suggestiva cornice di piazza Navona, uno dei luoghi più noti...

The grand tour exhibition at the Villa Pisani

December 2016 |
Dr. Johnson was of the opinion that a man who had not seen Italy was is some way lacking culture. Certainly, in his day anyone with a classical education did “The Grand Tour” and a recent exhibition at the Villa Pisani demonstrates...
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