Italy in Brief

Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
The (one) upside of an alarming downturn in water levels? Buried treasure. As Italy鈥檚 severe lack of rainfall continues 鈥  with scientists warning that鈥
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
As Italy prepares for a general election on September 25, Eike Schmidt, the director of Florence鈥檚 state-run Uffizi Galleries 鈥 a group that also includes the鈥
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
Fifty years ago, a discovery rocked the archeological world and turned the little Calabrian town of Riace into a household name. In 1972, a Roman tourist鈥
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
The lush green heart of the city of Florence is about to get a major facelift.  A 鈧50 million mega-project to restore the Boboli Gardens was announced鈥
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
Citing lackluster sales due to coronavirus restrictions, coupled with stiff competition from traditional pizzerias getting on the delivery-app bandwagon,鈥
Travel
by Italy Magazine Staff |
Ever wonder what the Eternal City looked like during the Roman Empire鈥檚 heyday? To find out, be a fly on an 鈥淎urelian鈥 wall this August and embark on the鈥
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
At midnight on August 5, 2022, it snowed on the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.  The solemn celebration, Madonna della Neve (miracle of the鈥
Travel
by Italy Magazine Staff |
With the dollar strong against the euro for the first time in two decades 鈥 dipping briefly to a one-to-one status in July 鈥 Americans have been flocking to鈥
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
After a nearly six-year hiatus, the National Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum 鈥淕iovanni Antonio Sanna", commonly known as Museo Nazionale 鈥淕.A. Sanna鈥,鈥
Travel
by Italy Magazine Staff |
To combat pollution, one of many sustainability issues Venice has to face when dealing with tourism, the city is encouraging tourists to drink from water鈥