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Gubbio’s Good Friday Living Medieval Street Theater
April 2021 | Anne Robichaud
Easter liturgies have incorporated early forms of performances and role-playing, varying from short text passages to long presentations, since the 10th century.
In the 15th and 16th centuries, Passion plays grew into elaborate performances. ...
Street Art in Florence
April 2021 | Lee Laurino
A compact city known for renowned artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo, Florence offers many famous paintings, frescos and sculptures in its countless churches, museums and palaces. However, less notable art also exists...
Assisi’s Monastero di San Quirico: A WWII Refuge
March 2021 | Anne Robichaud
Ironically, just steps away from Assisi’s Museo della Memoria, 1943-1944 which recounts the story of the salvation of Jewish refugees in Assisi in WWII, you will pass the entrance to one of the convents where many of the Holocaust survivors were...
The Vera da Pozzo in Venice
March 2021 | Lee Laurino
Away from the tourist sites in Venice, one finds the neighborhoods where locals work, shop and raise their families. Roam the calle that lead you to a campi or corti where children play and seniors sit and chat with their neighbors. Often the route...
The Symbolic Frescoes of Spello
March 2021 | Anne Robichaud
Una chiesa Umbra, in provincia Perugia, è un sito sacro molto bello. Anche se la data della costruzione della chiesa non sia certa, si crede sia del tredicesimo secolo. Un pittore, Pinturicchio, è conosciuto per le scene bibliche e storie sulle...
Calabria Treasures
March 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Offering Vintage Home Goods to Revive Memories and Help South Italy’s Struggling Economy
Calabria Treasures is the brainchild of Barbara Aiello and Lidia Cosentino, two Calabrian women who are dedicated to helping their own Italian village...
Molise: A Region of Special Beauty and Undiscovered Richness
February 2021 | Elia Iafelice
In his book “The History of Molise & Abruzzo Italy,” Giuseppe Ferrone describes Molise as “a sanctuary of peace and natural beauty, a land of unspoiled nature, stunningly diverse landscapes, amazing history and traditions, delicious local wine...
Terni: The “Love City” of Umbria
February 2021 | Anne Robichaud
Terni è la “Città dell'Amore” nella regione Umbria. Ha preso questo soprannome perché il vescovo Valentino fu martirizzato a Terni. Valentino è conosciuto come il santo patrono dell’amore perché aiutò un soldato pagano e una ragazza cattolica con...
52 Things to See and Do in Basilicata
February 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Travel to the “other Italy” – the one without crowds, tourist-trap restaurants, or smog-chugging tour buses. The southern region of Basilicata is one of Italy’s least-known, but is a place of natural splendor, unchanged hill towns,...