[caption id="attachment_597" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Pompeii[/caption] Few countries can claim as extensive a heritage of artistic expression. To experience Italy's art firsthand is to touch the soul of the country. From…

The standard Italian language is spoken by Italy's 60+ million residents. It is also a minority language in Austria and Switzerland, as well as in Libya, Somalia, and Ethiopia, which…

About Monte Amiata In these days of wild and violent volcanic eruptions - Etna, Stromboli, and (who knows when?) Vesuvius - it is reassuring to come across a tame, almost…

[caption id="attachment_376" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Naples[/caption] Yes it has its glamour and glitz, but for the temporary visitor, there is no need to put on a show. Naples has all types,…

Vacation Villas in Italy are the Perfect Cure for Bedroom Blues [caption id="attachment_370" align="alignleft" width="300"] Il Sogno on the Amalfi Coast, Italy[/caption] When the old bedroom blues have you feeling…

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[caption id="attachment_3237" align="alignnone" width="787"] Grotte Frasassi, Le Marche[/caption] Lying between the Apennines and the Adriatic, Marche (sometimes anglicized as The Marches) is a varied region, and one you could spend…

Interactive map of Italy and Europe This map of Italy allows you to view the country in several ways including satellite view, street view, and standard road map view.

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Italian schools to learn the language, cooking, and other skills on location in Italy Accademia Europea di Firenze AEF is an Italian Language, Music, Arts and Culture school situated in…

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Giornali italiani online This is a list of Italian newspapers and news agencies online. Questa è una lista di quotidiani italiani e agenzie di stampa online, radio e televisone italiana…

[caption id="attachment_86" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Dante Alighieri[/caption] Before the 13th century the literary language of Italy was Latin, which served for the writing of chronicles, historical poems, heroic legends, lives of…

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[caption id="attachment_574" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Luigi Pirandello[/caption] The founder of futurism, the poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, used language stripped to essentials. Insisting that 20th-century literature should express the characteristic dynamism of…

[caption id="attachment_571" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi[/caption] A reaction against classicism and romanticism as unrealistic marked the second half of the 19th century. It was a revolt against a…

[caption id="attachment_568" align="alignnone" width="800"] Alessandro Manzoni[/caption] Liberation and unification had been a hope of Italian writers since the 13th century. At that time nationalism had been manifested, among other ways,…

[caption id="attachment_565" align="aligncenter" width="800"] A play by Carlo Goldoni[/caption] Italy, beginning in the late 15th century, was exhausted by constant wars as rival Spanish, French, and Austrian rulers made the…

[caption id="attachment_562" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Niccolò Machiavelli[/caption] The Renaissance reached its fulfillment in the 16th century. Italian, long eclipsed by the humanists’ preoccupation with Greek and Latin, rose to a new…

[caption id="attachment_559" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Young women and men tell the 100 tales of The Decameron by Boccaccio[/caption] The Renaissance in Italy was a period of expanding economic, political, and cultural…

A new food trend in traditional Abruzzo Who knew that in the middle of the Adriatic Coast, between Ortona and Vasto, rises a beautiful road called Coast of Trabocchi (trabocco…

The Italian artichoke, il carciofo COMPOSITAE: The Composite Family Herbs or shrubs with alternate or opposite leaves. Flowers or florets collected several together into a Head surrounded by an involucre…

Click on IMDB (Internet Movie Database) to read about the movie Academy Awards - Oscars 1957 - Winner: La Strada (IMDB) 1958 - Winner: Le Notti di Cabiria (Nights of…

[caption id="attachment_633" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Paolo Pasolini[/caption] Confined to mental health facilities. Expelled from their country. Alienated. Imprisoned. Often insulted and ridiculed like funny movie characters. For…

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Organizations and groups of Italians in the World NIAF, National Italian American Foundation - The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is a non-profit organization serving as a major advocate in…

Amedeo Modigliani was born in Italy in the Livorno ghetto in 1884. His father, a ruined banker, died young and his mother, a descendant of the Dutch philosopher, Spinoza, encouraged…

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[caption id="attachment_577" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Dario Fo[/caption] Other notable postwar novelists are Dino Buzzati, Elsa Morante, Natalia Ginzburg, Primo Levi, and Italo Calvino. Buzzati's allegorical writings, which owe a debt to…

Italian culture at the Heart of the World Although it lacks a large amount of political power, culturally Italy is much more prominent, and its art & architecture, literature, music,…

What Italian delicacies regions have to offer Veneto Veneto is one of the most famous parts of Italy and many people travel here to see the stunning sights of its…

The town crowded round its small harbour is considered to be among the most beautiful Mediterranean ports. According to Pliny the Elder, Portofino was founded by the Romans and named…

Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian peninsula, where the river Aniene joins the Tiber. According to legend, the city of Rome was founded by the twins…

Tuscany was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, and its artistic heritage includes architecture, painting and sculpture, collected in dozens of museums, the best-known of which is the Uffizi and…

Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). The city is included, with Padua (Padova), in…

Capri is an Italian island off the Sorrentine Peninsula. On the south side of the Gulf of Naples, Capri has been a celebrated beauty spot and resort since the time…

Assisi is a town in Italy in Perugia province, Italy, in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Mt. Subasio. It is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded…

The towns lying on the Amalfi Coast are Vietri sul Mare, Cetara, Maiori, Minori, Ravello, Atrani, Amalfi, Praiano, Scala and Positano. The area is known for its rugged terrain, scenic…

Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the…

Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. It was destroyed, and completely buried, during…

Authentic Regional Italian Cuisine or American-Italian Cuisine? You Decide! When thinking of Italian cuisine, one may think of hearty soups and even heartier plates of pasta. However, the varying regions…

[caption id="attachment_451" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Ponte Vecchio in Florence[/caption] What is more, you can book your own seats on the trains from home, on the Internet, and, with Eurostar, move comfortably…

Michelangelo Buonarroti Born in Caprese, near Florence, in 1475, this magnificent artist and sculptor transformed blocks of marble into figures full of life. His immortal works include the Sistine Chapel…

Italia Fashion and fast cars are other fine Italian traditions. Ferrari, Lamborghini and Alfa Romeo are all born of the Latin spirit while nothing compares to the atmosphere of watching…

This article is provided by booked.net Moreover, Italy will surprise you with the variety of sightseeing's, starting from ancient ruins in Rome and ending with the luxurious boutiques in Milan.…

The Awards American magazine Condé Nast has released the results of its readers' poll on the most popular European cities to visit, with three Italian cities featuring in the top…

Carmelina migrated to Perth, Australia and returned to Sant'Ambrogio, Sicily. Sant' Ambrogio, a small village in northern Sicily sits comfortably on a steep slope of the coastal Madonie Mountains. Below…