Heritage

Pompeii is without a doubt one of the most exceptional archaeological sites in the world, probably the most relevant, for the wealth of findings and their very nature, related to the world of Imperial Rome. A lot of what we …

Secondo Raduno del Battaglione Alpini “L’Aquila”, l’eroico reparto che dalla sua costituzione ha visto passare tra le sue file decine di migliaia di alpini abruzzesi e d’ogni altra regione, in guerra come in pace. Che sia stato in Grecia o …

In verità è poca cosa parlare di ‘europeismo’ del costume ciociaro, riferendoci solamente alla sua componente artistica! Dalle ultime decadi del 1700 -ma documenti evidenti ancora prima- la creatura in costume ciociaro rappresentava agli occhi degli artisti la visione materializzata …

Anthony F. Marcozzi, eroico paracadutista americano caduto durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, era di origini teramane. Morì, dopo essersi offerto volontario, nella storica “Battle of Carentan” riprodotta anche nel celebre film “Salvate il soldato Ryan”.  Anthony F. Marcozzi nacque a …

Being one of the most celebrated artists of all times, as well as a leading figure of the Italian Renaissance, the great Michelangelo Buonarroti surely needs no introduction either as a sculptor,  a painter or an architect. But even though …

Author’s note: This is the first installment of a serialized story that recounts my return to Italy and my grandfather’s journey to the U.S.    My grandparents poured into me all the Italy they couldn’t fit into their children.  To …

There was a time when the Italian Peninsula had yet to become the “Cradle of Western Civilization,” a distant era in which Roman and even Etruscan culture did not exist at all. But even in those far-away days, the land …

It’s easy to understand why, every year, there’s so much interest around UNESCO’s selection of new World Heritage entries – and the associated possibility to withdraw the honor from any of those  already on the list. It means finding and …

Whether you choose to drive through the heel of Italy, from Lecce to Otranto, or from the Ionian to the Adriatic coast, the breathtaking town of Poggiardo – delicately hued, simply yet uniquely elegant – is a pleasant stop for …

2018 will be a special year for Italy. 2018 will be the year of Italian food, as announced by Dario Franceschini, minister of Culture and Tourism, and Maurizio Martina, minister of Agriculture. The initiative has been received positively worldwide, with …