Heritage

Dear Readers, February is named after Februs, Roman god of purification.  February was his sacred month and the Latin Februa means “feast of purification”.  February is the shortest month of the year, only 28 days this year, but Febbraio is …

On February 11, a new production of ‘Il Barberie di Siviglia’ by Davide Livermore and the orchestra directed by Donato Renzetti went on stage at Teatro dell’Opera in Rome in order to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first representation. …

Wherever you go in Italy, it’s amazing to see how ancient donkey paths have been lovingly and beautifully maintained over the course of history. They are still used on a daily basis–a necessity, since most of the towns throughout Italy …

Millions of Sicilians and Italians left for the “promised land” at the end of the 19th and beginning of 20th century. Today many have a yearning to return. On this Episode of “You, Me & Sicily” we travel to the …

The ‘ Via dell’Amore ‘, the famous path overlooking the sea in the Cinque Terre Park connecting Riomaggiore and Manarola, has been nominated part of the cultural heritage by Minister Dario Franceschini. While the document emphasizes the beauty of the trail …

As announced by the Economic Developement Ministry and reported by Italian Press Agency, ANSA, a new project aimed at preserving the Hadrian’s Villa archaeological complex in Tivoli will use drones and satellite data to monitor the area around the UNESCO …

“He who is a monk, only looks to God, only desires God, devotes himself only to God, chooses to serve God alone and, living in peace with God, becomes author of peace for others” (Theodore the Studite) Grey afternoon skies …

On March 17, 1861 Victor Emmanuel II became the first King of a unified Italy. As the Risorgimento movement got at its peak, people were fighting for independence and try to free the country from foreign rule and unite several …

Preservation and innovation: that’s the philosophy behind the work carried out by the brother-sister team at Antica Stamperia Artigiana Marchi, an artisan workshop in Sant’Arcangelo di Romagna dating to the 17th century. From the outside, it could easily pass for …

During the past ten years, Los Angeles-born rock guitarist, Dweezil Zappa (September 5, 1969), has put aside his own songwriting. Instead, perhaps also responding to a primordial impulse inscribed into his Sicilian DNA, he has been zealously honoring his father, …