Italy in Brief

Food & Drink

Meet the 2022 Premio del Gusto Winners: 4 Italian Food and Wine World Players to Watch

by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 10/05/2022 - 06:58

Gusto, the Italian word for taste, carries multiple connotations, much like its English counterpart. First, there’s the physical sense, or the senso del gusto…

Culture

Italy's Own "AstroSamantha" Reaches New Heights at International Space Station

by Italy Magazine Staff | Fri, 09/30/2022 - 12:38

Milan-born Samantha Cristoforetti made history this week by becoming the first European woman to command the International Space Station (ISS), a project…

Lifestyle

Ferrari Purosangue Revs Up for Suburban Roads — But Don't Call it an "SUV"

by Anonymous (not verified) | Wed, 09/28/2022 - 08:24

The world's most famous Italian sports car company is getting into the suburban roadster game with a sassy, super-lusso (luxury) crossover designed for —…

Culture

Ballot for September 25 Italian election

A Beginner's Guide to Understanding Italy's September 25 Elections

by Alexa Ahern | Mon, 09/26/2022 - 03:08

Exit polls in Italy’s September 25 elections showed a clear majority for the right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni, all but guaranteeing that she will…

Culture

The Race to Preserve Italy's “Places of the Heart” is On

by Italy Magazine Staff | Mon, 09/19/2022 - 07:56

As Italy’s general election looms, the public is asked to go to the polls for another national campaign: I Luoghi del Cuore (or "Places of the Heart"). The…

Culture

Interior of the Church of Carminiello in Toledo, Naples

An Architectural Jewel in Naples Has Reopened (With a Blockbuster Exhibition to Match)

by Italy Magazine Staff | Thu, 09/15/2022 - 08:52

In the heart of Naples' beloved Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish Quarter), near Piazza Trieste and Trento, a Baroque gem has reopened its doors. After an…

Food & Drink

Italian Nobel Prize Winner in Hot Water Over Cooking Tip

by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 09/13/2022 - 11:54

After offering (ostensibly) helpful cooking advice for those concerned about Europe's looming energy crisis, and the home-hitting consequences of inflation,…

Culture

Italian Tennis Stars Make Their Marks at the US Open

by Italy Magazine Staff | Thu, 09/08/2022 - 08:16

For the first time since 1881, two Italian men reached the quarter-finals of the US Open tennis tournament in the same year. Causing a stir around…

Culture

Need a New Gig? The Pontifical Swiss Guard is Hiring

by Italy Magazine Staff | Mon, 09/05/2022 - 16:09

Calling all young men: The world’s smallest army charged with “protecting and serving” the Pope and the Holy See wants you. Watching over the Pontiff…

Culture

Trophies and...Turtles? Two Music-Related Firsts for Italy

by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 08/31/2022 - 11:25

In two separate events this weekend, Italian supergroup Måneskin and longtime pop-rap icon Jovanotti set tongues wagging — but for entirely different reasons…