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Maiolica Room detail
Why It’s Time to Put the Bargello Museum Back on Your Florence List
Visitors tend to zero in on the museum’s celebrated collection of Italian Renaissance sculpture, but its decorative objects and furnishings deserve closer examination after recent upgrades.
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Terrace at Grand Hotel Majestic "già Baglioni" 
Grand Hotel Majestic “già Baglioni”: Old World Opulence in the Heart of Bologna
Historic grandeur and five-star service just a couple blocks from Piazza Maggiore have made this grand dame a top choice for discerning travelers for more than a century.
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Rocco Petrone, director of the Apollo program at NASA
Revisiting the Life of Rocco Petrone, the Italian-American Who Took Us to the Moon
Rocco Petrone, whose family hailed from a tiny village near Potenza, was the director of Apollo 11, the NASA mission that landed humans on the moon.
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Marcello Mastroianni with Sophia Loren
Marcello Mastroianni, the Ultimate Latin Lover, Really Wished You Wouldn’t Call Him That
It’s now been a full century since the birth of Italian actor and heartthrob Marcello Mastroianni. We look back at how determined he was to play against type, despite all appearances.
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Caesar salad
The Original Caesar Salad Wasn’t Named for a Roman Dictator, But an Italian-American Restaurateur
Julius Caesar had nothing to do with the name of this recipe or its origins. One enterprising Piedmontese-American chef working stateside and south of the border did.

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pici with cherry tomatoes, lemon zest and anchovies
These Pici With Roasted Cherry Tomatoes Are Low-Effort, High-Reward
Famously thick, hand-rolled pici are a favorite type of pasta in much of Tuscany, including the Maremma. Here they are prepared with roasted cherry tomatoes, anchovies and lemon zest.
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"Speckled" Bread from Trentino-Alto Adige
‘Pane con Speck Alto Adige PGI’ is pure savory bliss that can be served a number of ways.  
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The Original Caesar Salad Wasn’t Named for a Roman Dictator, But an Italian-American Restaurateur
Julius Caesar had nothing to do with the name of this recipe or its origins. One enterprising Piedmontese-American chef working stateside and south of the border did.
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Oranges at a market
This Pasta With Oranges Has Subtle Tastes of American Breakfast (But Won’t Send Italians Into a Tizzy)
Featuring orange juice and crisp Italian “bacon,” this savory-sweet pasta dish has a breakfast-for-dinner sort of flavor profile.
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Cacciucco alla livornese
Why Cacciucco alla Livornese is One of Tuscany’s Signature Seafood Stews
It’s universal: Every country with a coastline has its many seafood stews. In Italy, Tuscany has two that spark fierce debate: cacciucco alla viareggina from Viareggio and cacciucco alla livornese…

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