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 ...

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

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 ...

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 — ...

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 ...

Italian cuisine is based on selecting local seasonal produce. What are the most common ingredients Italians like to put on ...

The sound of scacciapensieri brings us back to sun-drenched afternoons spent idling in the countryside: but what do we know ...

It is no coincidence that Italy is often described as “the land of a hundred bell towers.” While this expression is sometimes ...

Joe Petrosino is one of the first symbols of Italian-American courage, and remains an icon of the fight against organized ...