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…polished, they are very different materials, particularly when it comes to their hardness and mineral content. Alabaster is a fine-grained form of gypsum, a sedimentary rock made from tiny crystals…

…in such a state of disrepair, could Mayor Raggi’s decision, bound to come into effect in April, actually be the most sensible? Every year the Fontana di Trevi attracts millions…

…artistic discoveries made on both sides of the Atlantic seem to strongly point to it. Did they settle there? Did they entertain commercial relationships with local people? How far did…

…them ‘Crostoli’, and their name changes throughout Italy. The recipe remains more or less the same, the only real difference I noticed was that some people don’t add butter or…

…ancient type; the triticum dicoccum, the most common because of its high yield and ease of growth; the triticum spelta. In English, the term spelt usually indicates both the dicoccum…

…of the Lagoon. Murina glass in used to make jewelry among other things © Dimbar76 | Dreamstime.com Murano is a place where magic exists, it’s the home of glass making,…

…content to serve humbly as secretary to the bishop of Rome (John Paul II) without any other fuss and ceremony. This did not mean that he was just another of…

…onion, diced •4 cloves garlic, diced •2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, olive oil packed •Salt •Freshly ground black pepper •Zest from ½ lemon •Large handful fresh parsley leaves, chopped •Extra…

…discovered a molecule able to stop the advancing of Alzheimers. The ground breaking discovery became possible also thanks to the collaboration of CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) and the Biology…

…island’s beautifully wild inland, or to the interesting features of its dialect. But Sardinia is more, Sardinia is a heaven for the historian and the archaeologist, in a way only…