Italy's Best

Culture
by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/04/2016 - 10:00
On January 1, 2016, Italian scientist Fabiola Gianotti took the helm as the new director-general at CERN, thus becoming the first woman to lead the prestigious…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Sun, 11/22/2015 - 07:54
Culture
by Barry Lillie | Wed, 08/19/2015 - 04:20
Photo: Renata Scotto, Wikimedia Commons Italy has always been considered to be the home of opera and because of this has produced many great singers, tenors…
Food & Drink
by Barry Lillie | Wed, 11/19/2014 - 09:30
The Romans were familiar with the secrets of producing a fine ham; they knew that the low humidity, gentle breeze and the climate near the Northern Italian…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Sun, 11/09/2014 - 03:00
I praise the recent European Union's decision to grant piadina Protected Geographic Indication status (IGP in Italian or PGI in English) to safeguard it from…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 09/16/2014 - 03:31
As we near Sophia Loren's 80th birthday, this Friday September 20, we celebrate the great Italian actress, icon of beauty and elegance, with a gallery of…
Lifestyle
by Julie Burns | Mon, 09/15/2014 - 08:17
Italy's best-loved screen and style icon, Sophia Loren, will celebrate a significant anniversary this week. Set to turn 80 years old on September 20th,…
Food & Drink
by Barry Lillie | Wed, 08/27/2014 - 05:32
Welcome to a new series called Take Five, where we take a look at five of Italy’s celebrated people, be it sports people, novelists, inventors, or other…