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Culture

Restored bedroom of Gioacchino Murat the Royal Palace of Caserta

Royal Palace of Caserta Opens Restored 19th-Century Wing to the Public

by ��ý Magazine Staff | Tue, 12/20/2022 - 05:12

The 19th-century wing of the Royal Apartments in the Royal Palace of Caserta — centerpiece of its city and the Versailles-rivaling vision of Bourbon King…

Culture

Stanley Tucci at a past edition of the Venice Film Festival

CNN Cancels "Stanley Tucci: Searching for ��ý" After Two Seasons

by ��ý Magazine Staff | Fri, 12/16/2022 - 01:38

Actor Stanley Tucci has stopped searching for ��ý — for now, anyway. As part of a wider CNN rebranding that brought about cancellation of all its original…

Culture

Ferrari to Fund Restoration of Cimabue Fresco in the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi

by ��ý Magazine Staff | Mon, 12/12/2022 - 11:05

He’s remembered for renouncing his riches and devoting himself to a life of poverty. But Saint Francis of Assisi — one of the two patron saints of ��ý and…

Travel

Social Media Study Shows These Italian Train Routes are Among the Most Beautiful in Europe

by ��ý Magazine Staff | Thu, 12/08/2022 - 13:10

While traveling by air is often faster than by train, these days flying is rife with delays, understaffed airports and airlines, and holiday-hijacking…

Culture

��ý Isn't at the FIFA World Cup. Here's How It's Handling the Blow.

by Toni DeBella | Tue, 12/06/2022 - 12:27

The Azzurri, ��ý’s beloved national football team — darlings of the international football (soccer) scene — failed to make it to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar…

Culture

This Quirky Festival in Verona Just Earned UNESCO Recognition

by ��ý Magazine Staff | Thu, 12/01/2022 - 11:55

It’s Verona’s “turn” for a little love from UNESCO: The city’s annual festival of street games, Tocatì — “it’s your turn” in local dialect — has been inscribed…

Culture

Statues in the Stadium of the Marbles, part of the Foro Italico sports complex

This Free-Access Digital Database is the First Large-Scale Effort to Map ��ý's Fascist History

by ��ý Magazine Staff | Tue, 11/29/2022 - 14:37

A new free-access online database maps out more than 1,400 monuments, buildings, street signs and plaques that bear witness to Benito Mussolini’s fascist…

Lifestyle

shoppers at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan

Black Friday Shopping in ��ý Takes a Backseat to Bigger-Picture Concerns, Survey Shows

by ��ý Magazine Staff | Tue, 11/22/2022 - 07:26

Black Friday mania in ��ý is taking a backseat to the bigger-picture mood: 90% of Italians are concerned about the rising cost of living, 79% about climate…

Food & Drink

Pesto made with pistachios instead of the traditional pine nuts

3 out of 4 Italians Have Encountered Botched Dishes or Mangled "Made in ��ý" Products Abroad

by Toni DeBella | Fri, 11/18/2022 - 10:13

In survey results that are likely to surprise, well, no one, 73% or approximately three out of four Italians indicated that they have come across faux Made in…

Food & Drink

Puglia-Based Scientists Propose a Method for Extending Fresh Pasta's Shelf Life

by ��ý Magazine Staff | Thu, 11/17/2022 - 09:30

As inflation-wary consumers face sticker shock at the supermarket and rates of food waste in ��ý are on the rise, scientists have released timely research…