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by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 05/17/2022 - 08:10
Wild boars are marching on Rome. And the Italian capital, perhaps with some delay, is trying to fight back: picnics have been banned and trash cans fenced off…
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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 05/06/2022 - 03:28
Bergamo became a household name in the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, when the Lombard town and surrounding area were the European epicenter of the…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/16/2022 - 10:36
If you’ve always wanted to try tortellini (and tagliatelle and lasagne) in the place where they were invented - Bologna, Italy - now may be the perfect time:…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 12/15/2021 - 04:32
The climate of Italy is highly diverse, given the length of the peninsula and its mostly mountainous interior. However, conditions on the coast are different…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 11/17/2021 - 02:56
The annual ranking that determines the Italian cities with best quality of life has just been published and reveals some unexpected results this year.  The…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/12/2021 - 01:52
At the foot of the Alps, not far from lakes Garda and Iseo, the vibrant city of Brescia is the perfect destination for a city break away from the main tourist…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 04/27/2021 - 07:45
Rome’s iconic pine trees, a symbol of the Italian capital and an integral part of the city’s landscape, are at risk of dying.  A parasite from North America,…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Sat, 12/26/2020 - 00:00
[Policeman wearing a face mask in front of Trevi Fountain in Rome during the early days of lockdown.] We will say goodbye to 2020 in an unprecedented way.…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 11/10/2020 - 04:16
Italy's government recently imposed a nationwide evening curfew beginning at 10 pm. Between that time and 5 am, it is only possible to go out for reasons of…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/02/2020 - 04:10
Last week, I returned to Bologna’s historic center for the first time since the end of February. Bologna is my hometown and I live in the suburbs and, in…