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Aerial view of the Valley of the Temples

Agrigento’s Banner Year is Off to a Rocky Start. You Should Visit Anyway.

by Mary Gray | Fri, 01/31/2025 - 06:08

This was supposed to be a banner year in the international spotlight for Agrigento, �� Capital of Culture for 2025. But the early days of the…

Culture

Pope Francis Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

by Toni DeBella | Thu, 01/16/2025 - 11:38

It’s turning out to be quite a Jubilee year for Pope Francis in more ways than one: Earlier this week, the pontiff was awarded the Presidential Medal of…

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Walk Like a Medici in 2025 at Florence’s Just-Reopened Vasari Corridor

by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 01/08/2025 - 13:23

Visitors to Florence can now buy a single entry ticket for the Uffizi and the reopened Vasari Corridor, the elevated walkway bridging Palazzo Vecchio and…

Culture

The �� Word of the Year for 2024 is "Rispetto"

by Italy Magazine Staff | Sat, 12/21/2024 - 06:00

All Treccani’s asking is for a little respect.The Treccani Institute, a leading �� publisher of encyclopedias and dictionaries, has chosen rispetto (…

Culture

Umbria Residents Push for Respect for the Memory of Meredith Kercher

by Toni DeBella | Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:50

Ed., November 24: After significant protest by Perugia residents, the Blue Moon production has moved to Olevano Romano in Lazio. Corriere della Sera …

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Henri Cartier-Bresson, Siena, 1953 © Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Images Keep an Old Way of Life in Italy Alive

by Myra Robinson | Mon, 11/18/2024 - 08:03

The French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson once observed that “photography is easy; painting is difficult.” What’s nearer to the truth is that Cartier-…

Culture

What Do the US Election Results Mean for Italy?

by Alexa Ahern | Thu, 11/07/2024 - 06:10

All eyes were on the United States this week in anticipation of the presidential election results. Italy was no exception. A lot was at stake for Europe…

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protest in favor of rights of children of same-sex couples in Turin, April 2023

What Makes the Expanded �� Surrogacy Ban Unique?

by Alexa Ahern | Thu, 10/24/2024 - 15:00

The push to criminalize surrogacy for �� citizens who seek it abroad has been front and center since July 2023 when Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s…

Travel

4 ��-Swiss Border Towns You Should Visit

by Toni DeBella | Tue, 10/08/2024 - 13:55

Melting glaciers in the Alps have prompted Italy and Switzerland to redraw their border to compensate for the ever-shifting landmass. According to the…

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These are the 5 �� Films Vying for the Golden Lion in Venice

by Italy Magazine Staff | Thu, 08/29/2024 - 04:31

The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia) got underway this week, unofficially signaling the end…