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Italy Advances to Euro Cup Final Beating Germany 2-1

by Gabi Logan | Fri, 06/29/2012 - 04:49

The Azzurri defeated Germany, who had won all four of their previous games, 2-1 last night in Warsaw, Poland, in a game that will mark a decisive turning point…

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Toronto, Canada Hosts Festival Dedicated to Italian Contemporary Film This Week

by Gabi Logan | Tue, 06/26/2012 - 04:27

From today through the first of July, Claudio de Florentiis and Maurizio Magnifico will host the inaugural Italian Contemporary Film Festival in Toronto,…

Two-Month Torino Young City Celebrates DJs, Skateboarding, Graffitti and Aperitivi

by Gabi Logan | Mon, 06/25/2012 - 04:34

Through the 5th of August, the 2012 Torino Young City combines 47 previously separate festivals, camps, and workshops into a summer promoting the issues and…

Calcio Fiorentino Finals and Film Opening This Weekend

by Gabi Logan | Fri, 06/22/2012 - 04:54

After last weekend's semi-final matches, the Bianchi and the Azzurri will face off in the calcio fiorentino (Florentine soccer) championship in Piazza Santa…

Culture

90th Season of Arena di Verona Summer Opera Festival Begins Friday

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 06/21/2012 - 06:12

Verona's nearly 2,000-year-old amphitheater, the Arena di Verona, will open the 90th season of its internationally-renowned Lyric Festival this Friday the the…

Italy Advances to the Quarter Finals of the European Football Championship

by Gabi Logan | Wed, 06/20/2012 - 04:25

After a 2-0 victory over Ireland Monday, Cesare Prandelli's Italian squad qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship.Both…

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The Diamond Jubilee & Queen Elizabeth II's Special Affinity with Italy

by Julie Burns | Mon, 06/18/2012 - 08:45

Queen Elizabeth II is the second longest serving current head of state in the world. In her long and continuous reign as Queen of the UK and Commonwealth, her…

In Rome Street Art Takes Centre Stage in Summer Festival

by ITALY | Thu, 06/14/2012 - 09:34

Through the 10th of August, Rome invites the best street artists, writers, and wall painters from around Italy to create their work live in Piazzale del Verano…

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U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama Honorarily Gifted 1,400-year-old Lecce Olive Tree

by Gabi Logan | Mon, 06/04/2012 - 05:03

At the Med-Italian Diet Festival last weekend, the Province of Lecce in Puglia dedicated a 1,400-year-old, 46-foot-diameter olive oil tree to the First Lady of…

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“Americans in Florence” Exhibit Celebrates Italian-American Connections At Palazzo Strozzi

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 05/31/2012 - 04:40

On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the death of Amerigo Vespucci, Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi Foundation celebrates the connections between Italy and…