Italy in Brief

Food & Drink

Italy Scores Four Spots on The World's 50 Best Bars List for 2022

by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 10/11/2022 - 11:24

“The World’s 50 Best Bars” ranking was recently announced for 2022 and Italy, lauded land of the aperitivo hour, has four spots that made the cut. An…

Travel

Rome's Historic Rose Garden Opens for Two Weeks in October

by Italy Magazine Staff | Fri, 10/07/2022 - 06:21

After a brief end-of-summer hiatus, Il Roseto, Rome's municipal rose garden, is swinging open its gates for two weeks in October. From Saturday,…

Food & Drink

Meet the 2022 Premio del Gusto Winners: 4 Italian Food and Wine World Players to Watch

by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 10/05/2022 - 06:58

Gusto, the Italian word for taste, carries multiple connotations, much like its English counterpart. First, there’s the physical sense, or the senso del gusto…

Culture

Italy's Own "AstroSamantha" Reaches New Heights at International Space Station

by Italy Magazine Staff | Fri, 09/30/2022 - 12:38

Milan-born Samantha Cristoforetti made history this week by becoming the first European woman to command the International Space Station (ISS), a project…

Lifestyle

Ferrari Purosangue Revs Up for Suburban Roads — But Don't Call it an "SUV"

by Anonymous (not verified) | Wed, 09/28/2022 - 08:24

The world's most famous Italian sports car company is getting into the suburban roadster game with a sassy, super-lusso (luxury) crossover designed for —…

Culture

Ballot for September 25 Italian election

A Beginner's Guide to Understanding Italy's September 25 Elections

by Alexa Ahern | Mon, 09/26/2022 - 03:08

Exit polls in Italy’s September 25 elections showed a clear majority for the right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni, all but guaranteeing that she will…

Culture

The Race to Preserve Italy's “Places of the Heart” is On

by Italy Magazine Staff | Mon, 09/19/2022 - 07:56

As Italy’s general election looms, the public is asked to go to the polls for another national campaign: I Luoghi del Cuore (or "Places of the Heart"). The…

Culture

Interior of the Church of Carminiello in Toledo, Naples

An Architectural Jewel in Naples Has Reopened (With a Blockbuster Exhibition to Match)

by Italy Magazine Staff | Thu, 09/15/2022 - 08:52

In the heart of Naples' beloved Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish Quarter), near Piazza Trieste and Trento, a Baroque gem has reopened its doors. After an…

Food & Drink

Italian Nobel Prize Winner in Hot Water Over Cooking Tip

by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 09/13/2022 - 11:54

After offering (ostensibly) helpful cooking advice for those concerned about Europe's looming energy crisis, and the home-hitting consequences of inflation,…

Culture