From Rossi to Cinquanta: A Look At Italian Last Names
There are more than 300,000 Italian surnames. What do they mean?
Does Culture Matter?
Culture is a collection of practices that lie transparently on top of a core humanity that is readable by anyone.
Maurizio Vitale’s Vision And Mission For Tourism In Turin
The President of Turismo Torino e Provincia tells us what Turin and Italy really need to get tourism going again.
Is The Mona Lisa Just Another Painting?
I once asked a group of university students what they thought of the Mona Lisa. One young woman immediately raised her hand and said: it is just another painting.
The Most Common Italian Baby Names — Boys
Is your name among the most common Italian names? Does it carry with it a long history? Let's find out together.
Italian Art Heritage Abroad: The Estorick Collection Of Modern Italian Art
The gallery is one of London’s smaller museums, but it houses one of the most important collections of Italian modern art outside Italy.
Milano Centrale
Is it possible for one person to capture the wholeness of a city in a single instant?
Are Turin’s Attempts At Tourism In Tatters?
Tourism in Turin was booming between 2006 and 2015, but now its ability to evolve as a tourist destination might be at risk.
Leonardo In The Valtellina
Who thinks of the Valtellina as the site of the world’s first electrified railway, and supplied with current by an elaborate system of hydroelectric dams, if they think about it at all?
Lockdown In Paradise: Lake Como
Living the lockdown on the shores of Lake Como: the testimony of a temporarily unemployed tourist guide.