Italy's Best

Culture
by Silvia Donati |
On January 1, 2016, Italian scientist Fabiola Gianotti took the helm as the new director-general at CERN, thus becoming the first woman to lead the prestigious…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
Culture
by Barry Lillie |
Photo: Renata Scotto, Wikimedia Commons Italy has always been considered to be the home of opera and because of this has produced many great singers, tenors…
Food & Drink
by Barry Lillie |
The Romans were familiar with the secrets of producing a fine ham; they knew that the low humidity, gentle breeze and the climate near the Northern Italian…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
I praise the recent European Union's decision to grant piadina Protected Geographic Indication status (IGP in Italian or PGI in English) to safeguard it from…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati |
As we near Sophia Loren's 80th birthday, this Friday September 20, we celebrate the great Italian actress, icon of beauty and elegance, with a gallery of…
Lifestyle
by Julie Burns |
Italy's best-loved screen and style icon, Sophia Loren, will celebrate a significant anniversary this week. Set to turn 80 years old on September 20th,…
Food & Drink
by Barry Lillie |
Welcome to a new series called Take Five, where we take a look at five of Italy’s celebrated people, be it sports people, novelists, inventors, or other…