LIFE & PEOPLE

Italian celebrations for International Women’s Day are, usually, rather cliché: journalists and TV hosts become experts of women history and sociology, bringing out their customary speeches for the occasion, only to forget it all the following day, when they focus …

Living on an island presents a number of challenges. The first priorities are food, shelter and a reliable source of drinking water. The earliest settlers of the Venetian saltwater lagoon, however,  only had two out of three as freshwater was …

The Easter celebrations of Sicily are as numerous as petals on daisy chains, with an endless procession of Holy Week festivities to choose from. Every small town has its Via Crucis which reenacts the final moments of Jesus Christ’s life …

The Alba White Truffle  is an old acquaintance of mine. Actually, is much more than that, is a real childhood friend. Born and bred on the luscious hills of Piemonte, with the silvery peaks of Monviso and Bisalta just outside …

Italy is known all over the world for its ceramics. Indeed, handmade and hand painted pottery is common all over the country, from north to south: colorful and bold or understated and elegant, you can find almost everything made of …

On March 8, the Italian Cultural Institute observed International Women’s Day with best-selling author, Dianne Hales. Ms. Hales’ revealing presentation about the life and achievements of Luisa Spagnoli was a perfect complement to International Women’s Day. This story is actually …

On the occasion of Italian Design Day, March 2, 2018, the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, in collaboration with DZINE, presented architect and designer Aldo Cibic at the DZINE Showroom, in San Francisco.   …

Exploring the relationship between design and sustainability with an exhibit and a round table among design experts. This was the Italian Design Day in the World’s goal, an initiative created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Cooperation (MAECI), …

Springtime is on the way in Zafferana Etnea, the pearl of Etna. Buds on the cherry trees are plumping up and soon the first will burst, starting a spectacular floral extravaganza of fields speckled with wild flowers: The Mount Etna …

Easter is a very important moment for the people of Italy: for those still actively practicing, it is a time of meditation and prayer, steeped in profound spiritual meaning; for everybody else, it remains deeply tied to memories of traditions, …