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On the Tuscan-Umbrian Border, Building a Home from Scratch

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/22/2021 - 00:00

[The lot Erin Lewis bought on the border between Tuscany and Umbria where she's building her dream home. This is how it looked before construction began.]…

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Interview with Elena Markova, Founder of the COMO LAKE Today online magazine

by Anonymous (not verified) | Wed, 01/13/2021 - 00:08

A great way to see life in a specific place is to listen to the people who live in that place share their experiences and feelings; thanks to the COMO LAKE…

Language

An Interview with the Producers of Easy Italian

by james.appleton | Tue, 01/05/2021 - 04:04

Katie Harris and Matteo Alabisi are the smiling faces behind Easy Italian, a YouTube channel dedicated to giving viewers an authentic language-learning…

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Italians talking in the street wearing a face mask

"The Italian Art of Living": An Inspiring Author Interview

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 12/04/2020 - 00:00

Given the year we’ve gone through, a book like "The Italian Art of Living: Your Passport to Hope, Happiness and Your Personal Renaissance" is just what we need…

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Rainbow over Venice with Redentore Church in the background

Is There a Better Future for Venice? A Book Tries to Answer

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/20/2020 - 00:00

The best way to learn what life is really like in a certain place is to listen to the people who live in the place, sharing their experiences and feelings;…

Culture

Anita Garibaldi: The Heroine of Two Worlds (Author Interview)

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/15/2020 - 00:46

While the figure of Giuseppe Garibaldi is widely known and often admired for his fierce personality and his role in the unification of Italy, another figure,…

Lifestyle

'Italy Stay Strong': What The Coronavirus Emergency Means for a Leather Designer in Florence

by Georgette Jupe | Tue, 03/24/2020 - 06:47

Our philosophy from the beginning has been based on a challenge: to defeat any limits ... Those of religion, of colour, ethnicity and, why not, even those of…

Food & Drink

Author Interview: Learn How to Make Great Gluten-Free Pizza At Home

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 03/05/2020 - 04:27

[Photo: the Bronski family in a Neapolitan pizzeria.] Having been diagnosed with celiac disease in 2007, Peter Bronski didn’t want to lose the beloved food…

Lifestyle

Buying a Property in Italy: What to Consider (With the Help of an Expert)

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/29/2019 - 00:00

For our series on buying property in Italy, today we feature the professional advice of an Italy-based architect who assists clients with their renovation…

Lifestyle

Talking To: Novelist Nicky Pellegrino

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/25/2019 - 00:00

Raised in Liverpool by an Italian father and a British mother, novelist Nicky Pellegrino has been immersed into Italian culture and lifestyle since she was a…