The tiny village where I was born and the town by the sea where I used to live aren’t exceptional in the attention paid to bell-ringing. In fact, they are part of a long and revered tradition, that of ...

My grandfather was working for another Italian family,” his grandson Bob Mellano tells us. “They would go up into the hills, cutting foliage, greens, and wildflowers, then bring them down by horse and ...

Spoleto has all you’d expect in an Italian town: art, loads of history, a lively cultural environment and good food.

Flour is one of the most essential ingredients in Italian cuisine, connected as it is with the country’s culinary traditions and history. From the ancient grains cultivated in Roman times to the ...

But what really puts Torrita on the map is its ​Palio dei Somari. The event, which translates to “Race of the Donkeys,” was inaugurated in 1966 to honor Saint Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters — ...