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by Barry Lillie | Sat, 02/22/2014 - 03:00

Opera dei Pupi (Puppet Theatre) is a traditional form of Sicilian entertainment and it seems that almost every souvenir shop in Palermo sells marionettes. But…

Travel

Discovering Lombardy: Valtellina, the Heart of the Alps

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/31/2014 - 02:00

Often overshadowed by neighboring Trentino with its famous Dolomites, Valtellina, a vast area extending for 200 kilometers within the northern region of…

Culture

Giant Horn in Front of Caserta's Royal Palace Removed

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/31/2014 - 01:30

Last December, a 13-meter-high red horn appeared in front of Caserta’s Royal Palace. The sculpture, titled Good Luck Caserta, sparked an outcry, as we reported…

Culture

Musei Di Strada Nuova: Genoa’s Street Of Palatial Museums

by Carol King | Sat, 01/25/2014 - 01:30

Genoa is famous for its home-grown seafarers like Christopher Columbus, however, the merchant class that funded ventures to the New World and grew wealthy…

Culture

Horn Installed in Front of Caserta's Royal Palace Sparks Outcry

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 12/19/2013 - 04:00

The red horn of discord. The giant installation in the shape of a horn placed in front of Caserta’s Royal Palace has caused an outcry. The 70,000-euro horn…

Culture

UNESCO Honors Four Italian Religious Processions

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 12/10/2013 - 05:00

Religious processions in four Italian communities each featuring volunteers bearing an enormous structure on their shoulders have been added to the United…

Lifestyle

Italy’s Sesia-Val Grande Enters UNESCO List Of Global Geoparks

by Carol King | Mon, 10/28/2013 - 06:00

The Sesia-Val Grande in northwest Italy has been included in the UNESCO list of Global Geoparks. Italy has nine Global Geoparks. The recent addition means…

Culture

Italy's Treasures: The Vatican

by Magda Lauer | Tue, 10/15/2013 - 07:30

The signing of The Lateran Treaty established Vatican City as an independent state in 1929. With little more than 400 citizens including Swiss guards,…

Culture

Italian Company Piacenti Restores Church Marking Where Jesus Was Born

by Carol King | Thu, 09/26/2013 - 06:00

Italian company Piacenti Spa, based in Prato, Tuscany, is to restore Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, reports the ‘Vatican Insider’. The Church of the…

Lifestyle

Why Venice Residents Say "No" to Big Ships in The Lagoon

by Myra Robinson | Sat, 09/21/2013 - 09:18

How could you not love Venice! Many of us at ITALY Magazine have lived in or close to Venice, some of us still do. And it breaks our heart when we hear people…