Italy in Brief

Lifestyle
by Toni DeBella | Thu, 11/10/2022 - 06:34
Rome has long been recognized for its vibrant and gritty urban artworks. Full-fledged murals by internationally renowned artists co-exist with guerrilla-style…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 11/09/2022 - 12:44
A team of archaeologists announced on Tuesday the discovery of more than two dozen bronze statues believed to date back some 2,300 years. The extraordinary…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 11/02/2022 - 08:18
On this day in history — or rather, in dark and nebulously defined hours between November 1 and 2, 1975 — the polarizing Italian intellectual Pier Paolo…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff | Fri, 10/28/2022 - 07:06
For the first time in its nearly 700-year history, Florence’s Ponte Vecchio is set to undergo a major restoration. After the City of Florence announced a…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 10/26/2022 - 12:09
In last week’s edition of The Economist, the London-based weekly published a cover story drawing parallels between Britain’s recent political upheaval and…
Food & Drink
by Alexa Ahern | Mon, 10/24/2022 - 02:40
The ancient trees of the Piana degli Ulivi Monumentali line a flat stretch of land along the Adriatic sea between Ostuni and Monopoli, in Puglia. They’re…
Food & Drink
by Italy Magazine Staff | Thu, 10/20/2022 - 04:14
A new report from the Bologna-based economic research institute Nomisma found that in the first half of 2022, the export value of Italian spirit grappa in the…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 10/18/2022 - 10:06
An ambitious, nearly three-year restoration and consolidation plan for Florence’s Accademia Gallery — “plagued” by myriad pandemic-related interruptions — is…
Food & Drink
by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 10/11/2022 - 11:24
“The World’s 50 Best Bars” ranking was recently announced for 2022 and Italy, lauded land of the aperitivo hour, has four spots that made the cut. An annual…
Travel
by Italy Magazine Staff | Fri, 10/07/2022 - 06:21
After a brief end-of-summer hiatus, Il Roseto, Rome's municipal rose garden, is swinging open its gates for two weeks in October. From Saturday, October 8…