From the Editor

On one hand, we celebrate major successes like the widespread promotion of Italy’s beaches through the Blue Flag awards. On the other, we face a pressing issue: overtourism, and the urgent need to protect sites of cultural and environmental value …

The spotlight belongs to her alone: Beauty. When Fuorisalone takes the stage — with its distinctive approach of involving the entire city and flooding it with the creative energy of the furniture and design markets—all of Milan steps into the …

Archaeology is a source of wealth. Setting aside its immeasurable cultural value, which is beyond price, it has a significant economic impact on tourism, employment, local economies, and regional development. While the historical understanding and beauty of artifacts — patiently …

The art of homemade pasta, a vegetable garden in the backyard, baking a cake with the kids, the aroma of cookies filling the kitchen, breakfast shared at the table, basil leaves on the windowsill, Sunday lunch at the grandparents’. In …

If there’s one thing Italians hold dear, it’s their local traditions. Whether you live in a tiny village or a major city, there are customs, rituals, and habits that feel impossible to give up. Secularization has, in many cases, erased …

It is no coincidence that Italy is often described as “the land of a hundred bell towers.” While this expression is sometimes used to highlight divisiveness, suggesting that everyone looks out for themselves at the expense of unity and common …

The wounds left by the wildfires are still fresh, but the film industry does not stop. Soon, the most photographed and anticipated red carpet of the year will cover the dust left behind by the flames, especially in areas such …

Discovering — or simply knowing — that you have a relative living on another continent, in a country different from your own, and that your ancestors came from somewhere else, inevitably sparks a touch of curiosity. That faraway place becomes …

From mutual aid societies to communities, the step is short. Not in words, perhaps, but in reality, the transition has certainly taken place. Excluding churches and religious organizations, mutual aid networks have historically been the most widespread form of voluntary …

For the Catholic Church, this is a spiritually significant year, but the Jubilee also has inevitable repercussions on customs, traditions, society, art, and public works, making it an opportunity to discover much about Italy. Put simply, it can be a …