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…to the spiritual needs of the Italian-speaking faithful wherever they lived in the city.  Mount Virgin was established in 1911 on the site of an older church called St. Boniface,…

…fine cashmere combed from these goats. Nora employs several local professional hand-knitters to create these exquisite cashmere products on display in her shop – each one is unique, a piece…

…the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites within its borders.   Since 1972, UNESCO has listed 1001 sites in 161 Countries all over the globe, which represent an invaluable…

…was built on a pre-Christian site established in the 4th century BC. While restoring the church during the mid-20th century, archaeologists found “grotta-cella,” tombs containing human skeletons and funerary objects,…

…last act of defiance against a ruler they did not choose nor approve of. Norba’s archaeological site (Photo: Gmac84/Dreamstime)  It was between the years 80 and 81 BC, that the…

…currently resides there. Alessandrini is known for her complex site-specific installations which use controlled environments to explore the relationship of light to space. She sometimes adds video, music or computerized…

…who undertook an enormous amount of labor.  Pontremoli, in Lunigiana. Photo Sigeric When the first Bagnonesi arrived between 1890 and 1910, the area was a giant construction site: roads, railways,…

…Italy’s Chamber of Commerce. The Locali Storici d’Italia, in particular, created an excellent guide and a website to lead the curious tourist to some true national treasures, symbols of the…

…ceiling of Cagli’s Teatro Communale (community theater) built in 1878, and an adjoining flat marble slab representing Torrione Martiniano, a 15th-century tower, now a visitor site, all that remains of an ancient fortress. …

…uncle and went on to create a mighty city on the very site where their basket had touched shore. *** Proverbs help to foster interest in our culture and traditions. We…