Who said that gold is only a Christmassy color? It is also the color of sunsets, of the wheat fields of Tuscany, and of the sun-kissed sand of the Italian beaches - just for a few examples.
Reflections after the recent Summer Program in Italy by By A. J. Valentini, Adjunct professor of Italian at Utica College, Director of IACE Summer Program in Italy
Reflections after the recent Summer Program in Italy by By A. J. Valentini, Adjunct professor of Italian at Utica College, Director of IACE Summer Program in Italy.
Joy and enthusiasm let us know we’re heading toward more life, more joy, and more of what we were created to be doing; in other words, success.
With the Ferragosto holiday Italians are relaxing into vacation mode on beaches and in the mountains, but also at home -- and indeed especially at home. As the research institute Dempolis statistics show, one out of five Italians is vacating, so to speak, at home, while at least half are going no farther afield than their own region. Resorts and even big city parks are jam packed, and not only with the multitude of foreign tourists who prefer holidaying in Italy to some of its more turbulent neighbors.
Un premio letterario per un grande scrittore italo-americano. Un personaggio “cult” transgenerazionale, che racconta un mondo fatto di cadute e risalite, di dolori e speranze.
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On this page we offer four short poems by Joseph Tusiani, the “Poet of Two Lands” renowned worldwide for writing in four languages – English, Italian, Latin and Pugliese dialect. Recently honored as New York State Poet Laureate Emeritus by Governor Andrew Cuomo, “in recognition of contributions to the international literary community,” Joseph is above all someone I am enormously proud to call a friend (L.A.)
For some years now, Gargano has striven to become a superior tourist destination. Its historical centers have been restored, giving rise to popular hotels and unique B&Bs. Talented chefs have introduced a cuisine that blends tradition with innovation, and small restaurants are opening or being renovated on every street corner. Finally, handicraft is being reintroduced with all the charm it once had. Here we propose just a few places to stay and eat that will get your mouth watering.
Robert De Niro and Massimo Bottura are teaming up to bring a food refectory to the Bronx to fight food waste in the United States.
With funding assistance from a group of secret Japanese donors, the spectacular Villa Giulia has been restored to its original beauty.
More than ever before, Italy is a summer festival, with programs on offer from Sicily to the Val d'Aosta, from the Maremma to the Alta Irpinia. Topics range from communications to creativity, to how humanism can confront the terrible wave of terrorism.