Category: Cities

Here is where you will find posts about the biggest Italian cities—Rome, Milan, Palermo, Naples, and Turin—as well as articles on popular cities for tourism, such as Florence and Venice.

  • How Venice Invented the World

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    Many of the conventions that we accept as “normal” today were originally invented in Venice. A new book takes us on a journey through Venetian thought and innovation.

    Written by

    Melanie Renzulli

  • Procida: Italian Capital of Culture 2022

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    The island city of Procida is the Capital of Italian Culture for 2022.

    Written by

    Melanie Renzulli
    Marina Corricella Procida

  • Pino Daniele, Soul of Naples

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    Si ‘mmuore solo quanno ‘o munno nun s’aricorda più di te. Se no, ci si allontana solo fisicamente. “You die only when the world doesn’t remember you anymore…otherwise you only move away physically.” This quote — partly in Neapolitan and partly in Italian — appears in a video tribute to Pino Daniele, the legendary singer…

    Written by

    Melanie Renzulli

  • Florence to Open First Museum Dedicated to the Italian Language

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    The city that gave birth to Dante will soon give birth to the first museum dedicated to the Italian language. Construction on the Museo della Lingua Italiana begins in 2021.

    Written by

    Melanie Renzulli
    Museo della Lingua Italiana