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From Tuscany to the United States, with some special events in San Francisco: the celebrations for the 950th anniversary since the first stone of the Pisa Cathedral was laid and the 450th anniversary of the birth of Galileo Galilei got …

More than a cafe, better than a bookstore: the Caffè Letterario tradition started four centuries ago in Europe when artists and writers used to meet in a public place, to exchange experiences, comments, and ideas on their work. The “Caffè …

Venice, the beautiful city which turned to be a cliché due to the million tourists’ shots: that’s the metaphor behind Renato D’Agostin’s exhibition, which opened at Leica Gallery in San Francisco in October. Renato, born in 1983, started as photographer …

It all started back in 2013, when Italians and Americans dedicated an entire year to the Italian Culture in the United States. San Francisco and the Bay Area have also been part of the celebrations, with a variety of events …

If you meet Michelle for the first time, you can’t help but be impressed from her beautiful brown eyes as well as her big smile. Michelle is only 8 years old, but the way she introduces herself makes of her …

An unexplored world once connected with the one above: Napoli sotterranea, the underground city, is a hundred-thirty feet underneath the sea level and used to have all the features of today’s one. With its lively and noisy streets, it was …

“If this is the price you have to pay, it’s not as bad as it looks, it’s a very small price”: Edoardo Ponti, son of actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti, has never been scared by the figlio d’arte …

Christmas day is less than a month away but, two weeks ago in San Francisco, people could get a first ‘taste’ of the holiday spirit, thanks to the Mercato di Natale at Fort Mason Center.   The Christmas Market has …

Twelve years in action, hundred-sixty students, a staff made of thirty people, two different locations: what La Scuola – Italian International School – represents today for Italians, Americans, and other communities in San Francisco is much more than what these …

2014 has been a long and full year for the Italian community in the Bay Area. As moments and people marked the last twelve months, the end of the year is the time when people look back to find what …