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What's On in Italy - June 2014

by John Bensalhia | Thu, 05/29/2014 - 02:30

Summer kicks into gear with a variety of festivals for the mind, eyes and ears. John Bensalhia finds out what's coming up in June. The better the weather, the…

Food & Drink

Italians and Bread: A Love Affair (Part 1)

by Barry Lillie | Wed, 05/28/2014 - 04:43

A staple of the Italian diet, bread is something you can be sure to find during every Italian meal. Below is part 1 of a two-part series dedicated to "il pane…

Culture

What's On in Italy - May 2014

by John Bensalhia | Wed, 04/30/2014 - 06:41

Spring hots up with a slew of events and festivals taking place this May. John Bensalhia looks at some of the most notable. If April showed signs of warming…

Culture

The Florentine Art of the Flag Lives On

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 04/30/2014 - 03:00

Piazza della Signoria in Florence will be taken over by a flurry of colors and flags tomorrow, when the 21st edition of the Trofeo Marzocco is held. The event…

Culture

Feast of Saint George

by Katia Amore | Wed, 04/23/2014 - 01:30

On 23 April, several Italian towns celebrate the Festa di San Giorgio. Born in Lydda, Roman Palestine, he was a soldier in the Roman army…

Lifestyle

Ischia Celebrates Easter with Traditional Angel's Run

by Anonymous (not verified) | Sun, 04/20/2014 - 01:00

One of the most picturesque Easter processions in Italy takes place on the beautiful island of Ischia. Every year on Easter Sunday, along the main street of…

Culture

Palummeddi: Traditional Sicilian Easter Egg Bread

by Katia Amore | Thu, 04/17/2014 - 14:33

Scarcelle in Apulia, Scarceddi in Basilicata, Palummeddi in Sicily. There is no Easter without the traditional egg bread shaped in all sorts of ways containing…

Lifestyle

Traditional Via Crucis at the Colosseum in Rome 2014

by Katia Amore | Tue, 04/15/2014 - 20:00

The Via Crucis devotion (Stations of the Cross or Way of the Cross) has been practiced by Roman Catholics for many centuries. It commemorates the passion and…

Culture

The Holy Week in Sicily

by Katia Amore | Tue, 04/15/2014 - 11:40

The Holy Week traditions in Sicily are an incredible combination of religious festivals with archaic celebrations of the rebirth of nature, of spring over…

Lifestyle

Mimosa Blossom on Women’s Day - Festa della Donna

by Barry Lillie | Sat, 03/08/2014 - 02:15

The 8th of March is International Women’s Day or, as it’s more commonly called in Italy, la Festa della Donna, where the importance of women is celebrated by…