We can thank history for it Once upon a time, starting from the Romans聽up to the glorious days of the Repubbliche Marinare, Italy was a world-dominating country: it was its culture, of course, and its flair聽for artistic expression and beauty, but it was also its economical and political power. Roman […]
History is often mysterious. At聽times because of a lack of primary or archaeological sources, especially if we are dealing with ancient facts. In other cases, however, mystery arises by the very circumstances surrounding an event and their lack of clarity. In the cases of Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pope John Paul […]
See also part one of this article: Top Italian Unresolved Misteries Italian Mysteries: the murder of Samuele Lorenzi The murder of聽Samuele Lorenzi has shocked聽Italy more than many other, just as brutal homicides. The 3 year old boy was killed in his own home in Cogne, a quaint village in the […]
Since then, McDonald’s took over the country! When did McDonald’s open in Italy? How many McDonald’s are in Italy? A quick overview of the first McDonald’s in Italy as well as we’re trying to answer all the questions about McDonald’s in Italy! First things first: Let’s see the story of […]
Strange museums: to understand why they exist, just think about why we like museums in the first place. Why do we visit them? Well, to see beautiful art – you’re probably thinking right now and you are certainly not wrong. We naturally associate museums, especially Italian museums, with famous art […]
Italy is by many considered a very聽romantic country, where people聽decide to spend聽time with their partner. Some Italian towns and cities are truly special for those in love, also because they have been the backdrop to聽some of the most famous historic, literary and legendary love stories of all times. Whether […]
Once upon a time, Italians used to play games that no longer exist; these games were often played in the streets, safer then, as there was little traffic and other types of dangers. Friends’ houses, bars or circoli 鈥撀燾lubs 鈥撀爓ere the most common places where people met and gathered to […]
San Gennaro:聽A Traditional Catholic聽Neapolitan Feast If you go to Naples on September 19th you will find the city celebrating its patron saint,聽San Gennaro, a bishop and a martyr from Pozzuoli, canonized by the Catholic Church. The feast of San Gennaro involves prayer, processions and celebrations, and is usually based around […]
If聽you were a teenager in the 80s and 90s, you’d certainly remember many disco music successes, most of them associated to a dancing style: famous steps and gestures, in vogue in the trendiest clubs of the country. Those years have passed and, with them, also the way we used to […]
The Influences of Shakespeare and Chaucer Before William Shakespeare and Geoffrey Chaucer, there was the man who both inspired and influenced much of their work: Giovanni Boccaccio. Boccaccio composed ground-breaking literary works during his lifetime that built the foundation for literature today. His poems and epics written in Italian and […]