Made in Italy

Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 04/05/2016 - 04:00
23 April 1946 – An Italian company named Piaggio registered the patent for a “motorcycle on a rational complex of organs and elements combined with a frame…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Wed, 12/09/2015 - 08:20
Pasta is one of the most popular foods, on account of its distinctive taste and also its simplicity. John Bensalhia looks at the origins of this much-loved…
Food & Drink
by Barry Lillie | Wed, 12/02/2015 - 09:39
Italy is among the world's largest producers and exporters of olive oil. The olive harvest (la raccolta delle olive) is currently under way, and, after last…
Culture
by Barry Lillie | Wed, 11/18/2015 - 02:41
Following on from our recent look at Italy’s iconic scooter, La vespa, we’ll look at a brief history of another iconic vehicle, the much loved Fiat 500. The…
Culture
by Georgette Jupe | Tue, 10/06/2015 - 12:40
The Made In Italy concept has come to the internet's biggest reseller, Amazon, in a very special artisan marketplace that has launched earlier this week in…
Culture
by Anonymous (not verified) | Mon, 04/27/2015 - 06:17
by: Myra Robinson Everyone knows that you go to the beautiful Puglian city of Lecce to see the sublime baroque architecture, but not many tourists know, even…
Culture
by Nicola Ferlei-Brown | Tue, 04/07/2015 - 11:57
MAXXI moda mostra Bellissima, the word that indicates female beauty in Italian, and the title of the black and white movie with the Italian maestra, Anna…
Culture
by Sheila C Parry | Wed, 03/11/2015 - 03:48
The best honey in Italy comes from the ethereal sounding Lunigiana region, the land of the moon. Lunigian honey it is the only honey in Italy to have its…
Food & Drink
by Katia Amore | Thu, 03/05/2015 - 10:41
For the first time ever, in 2014, global production of fake parmesan and grana padano has overtaken that of the genuine made-in-Italy. According to Italian…
Food & Drink
by Katia Amore | Thu, 02/26/2015 - 14:00
Modica's chocolate is as Baroque as the city's architecture. It is rich, dramatic, unabashedly opulent—and unique. There are many excellent chocolate makers in…