Traditions

The Palio del Daino is an event held in Mondaino at the end of August. This year, it will happen between August 20 and August 23, when the whole town relives the Middle Ages. For four days, the local districts …

The Assumption Day, the Italian national holiday celebrated on August 15, is held all around in Italy when businesses and shopsare closed. Most museums and tourist sites are open on August 15. Many Italians spend the day at the beach …

Old Italian barber shops in the United States are on the verge of extinction. For much of the 20th century, most big cities had many Italian barber shops. These barber shops and their trademark red, blue and white helical stripes …

You probably know about Bologna’s rich culinary traditions, miles of porticoes, terracotta medieval buildings and the oldest university of the Western World; but did you know about the time the great  Michelangelo lived and worked in Bologna? Could you have …

Traveling around Italy is a special experience not only for the heartbreaking landscape and the gorgeous art you can find on your way. Italy’s uniqueness is also related to the chance of finding history and culture in some remote places. …

Today, the Selva contrada won the Siena Palio, which has run a day late because of bad weather.   Selva, meaning wood, is the most successful postwar contrada with 16 wins: the winning horse, Polonski, was brought home in the …

Italians are portrayed as authorities in a wide variety of occupations and vocations, including artists, designers, entrepreneurs of all types, chefs, and any number of other colorful occupations, including farmer.  You know the word, contadino. If we take a look …

History, art, cuisine, tradition: you don’t always have to head to a major tourist town to experience these classic treasures we associate with Italy.  Head to one of the country’s “borghi” instead: ancient, tiny villages retaining the atmosphere of times …

After a quite disastrous 2014, a time when most wine producers in Italy lamented very poor harvests due to the inclement weather, it seems like 2015 will be the complete opposite: thanks to perfect weather conditions and high temperatures, the …

Before theaters existed, plays were conducted in the courtyards of inns, open spaces and on common land. In Italy, the Greeks and Romans left an indelible mark with great amphitheaters, but in other parts of Europe, like England, the idea …