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According to Italian folklore, if a pigeon poops on you it portends good luck.  But for the long-suffering citizens of cities like Venice, Milan and Rome who’…

Location-independent Italophiles around the world rejoiced earlier this month when Italy joined many of its European peers in offering a digital nomad visa.…

Ilias Tzempetonidis doesn’t have the classic background one associates with a casting director at Europe’s top opera houses. He was born into a non-musical…

The trailer for the new Netflix series Ripley begins with a man walking down a damp street under a train overpass. The scene, in black and white, evokes…

Every day is an exercise in creativity for the chefs of the Rome Sustainable Food Project, whether they’re dreaming up ways to get diners to eat beef heart or…

Inside a lecture hall at the Civic Archaeological Museum in Cabras, Sardinia, Dr. Ivo Pirisi leads a rousing talk on tourism and longevity — these days a…

Ed.: Welcome to the inaugural Italy Magazine Round Table, in which members of our team across Italy call in for off-the-cuff conversation about the trending…

New opportunities to visit a “secret room” beneath Florence’s Medici Chapels complex that contains Michelangelo-attributed drawings are now available from…

Loretta Lovisa is a petite woman with bright and expressive eyes that sparkle when she speaks — particularly about her line of work. A master needleworker,…

Like all the villages surrounding Sicily’s Mount Etna, which have been built using the plentiful supply of volcanic stone, Linguaglossa has a smoky look to it…