Culture

Sicily is a beautiful land, rich in vineyards producing fine quality wines highly appreciated across the globe. And yet, those vineyards can also hide other treasures that are of a different nature but as much emblematic of Italy’s heritage.   …

On May 9th the vibrant city of Ravenna, located in the Piadina region of Northeast Italy famous for its gastronomy and wines, marked the annual Europe Day celebrations with concerts, exhibitions, and more.   Europe Day commemorates the presentation in …

Hollywood is considered as the cradle of world cinema, but Italy also has its own small version of it: the Cinecittà Studios. Located just a few miles from the center of Rome, they are the largest film studios in Europe …

It has been over ninety years since the death of the man known as the “greatest tenor of the century:” and to this day, fourteen years into the next century, the title still invokes the name Enrico Caruso. Every tenor …

The United States have football, baseball, basketball. Italy has soccer. Not merely a game, but a symbol of our country worldwide, despite the natural ups and downs in major competitions. In Italy, soccer is one of the most common subjects …

Dear Readers, Looking back “Anniversario numero 36” coming up for the Museo ItaloAmericano in San Francisco, reminds me that actor Charlton Heston and his wife Lydia Heston were Charter Members of the Museo ItaloAmericano when it first opened its doors …

Ever since the Burger King opened on Via Nazionale, teenagers have come to Piazza Pasquino to eat French fries and to place paper crowns on my head. These coronations never last long. A stray breeze or a conscientious tour guide …

On a recent trip through North America with a fellow Italian senator, he made an interesting observation. “People still look you in the eye here,” he told me. I thought about it, and he is right. There seems to be …

In the 7th century BC, the Sicilian city of Syracuse was one of the gems of Magna Graecia, the coastal area of Southern Italy that was colonized by the ancient Greeks and influenced by their rich and vibrant culture. Hellenic …

Mysteries to solve and ancient texts to decrypt are always fascinating, aren’t they? And even more so when the stake is $1,000. In 2007, the University of Chicago Library received a rare 1504 Venetian edition of Homer’s Odyssey as a …