Travel
Perugia’s Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo: “The Best Media Event in the World”
May 2019 | Anne Robichaud
The 13th edition of Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo (the International Journalism Festival) was held in Perugia last month.
Over 600 journalists, photographers, professors, and intellectuals and more than 100 volunteers, students and...
Lispida: a Castle, a King and a Mermaid
April 2019 | Myra Robinson
Il castello di Lispida sorge sulle pendici dell’omonimo colle nel Comune di Monselici, in Veneto ed è un complesso di edifici risalenti alla fine del XVIII secolo. La proprietà è circondata da un paesaggio idilliaco che comprende una vasta tenuta...
Altamura Man
April 2019 | Joanna Lucarino
There is a limestone plateau in the city of Altamura in southeastern Italy in the province of Bari in the Puglia region. This is a territory known as the Alta Murgia. The limestone rock that is found here allows water to trickle through slowly,...
Cefalu, Sicily
April 2019 | Francesca Mignosa
Cefalu è una pittoresca cittadina in provincia di Palermo, sulla costa settentrionale della Sicilia. Sorge su un promontorio roccioso, un vero e proprio gioiello della natura caratterizzato da spiagge sabbiose, tanto sole e ottimo cibo: tutti...
The Villa Giustiniani: a Family Home for Over 400 Years
March 2019 | Myra Robinson
When you drive through the small agricultural villages of the Veneto, south of Venice, it all seems a little flat and uninteresting. However, this is an area rich in history and there are hidden gems to be discovered.
If you blink while you’re...
IAMLA: the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles
March 2019 | Diana Lucarino-Diekmann
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) accomplishes its mission of exploring and spotlighting the history and continuing contributions of Italian Americans in multi-ethnic Los Angeles and the U.S. through research, historic...
Valle d'Aosta and Its Sights and Flavors
March 2019 | Ilaria Massacesi
The Valle d’Aosta region is arguably the best representation of the beauty of the Italian Alps. Within this region, visitors are graced with spectacular views of the “giants of the Alps:” the tallest mountain in the Alps, Mont Blanc, rising 15,777...
An Italian Landing in America
March 2019 | Elia Iafelice
Before coming to the U.S. some 30 years ago, I had studied English in high school. Learning it was relatively easy as it was one of my favorite subjects. So, I packed my suitcases with a good amount of confidence anticipating no major issues. I did...
La Città Sotterranea
March 2019 | Joanna Lucarino
It was a stroke of luck when the crazy WWOOFing adventure that my sister Diana and I were on in Cancellara was suddenly cut short. We needed to find lodging quickly as the B&B in Salento, our next destination, wasn’t available yet. Luckily,...