From Saint Agatha’s Feast in Catania to Acireale’s Carnevale and Agrigento’s Almond Blossom Festival, Sicily opens the year with three distinct traditions ...

In Irpinia, Montemarano’s Carnival centers on the Tarantella Montemaranese, a community celebration shaped by music, local history, and food traditions ...

Turin celebrates its chocolate heritage with CioccolaTò, a citywide festival of tastings, workshops, and events linking gianduja, cafés, and public culture ...

How papier-mâché shaped Italian Carnival: from Lecce workshops to parade floats, a craft tradition that blends community life, satire, and artistic skill ...

Long before mass migration, Italians lived and worked in colonial America as traders, soldiers, and missionaries ...

At San Francisco’s FOG Design+Art 2026, London galleries with strong Italian ties show craftsmanship and contemporary art ...

For a country that ostensibly loves Christmas, both as a religious feast and a traditional, family-oriented celebration, there are surprisingly few truly “national” carols in Italy.

From Val Camonica engravings to Milan’s innovation, why Lombardy was chosen as NIAF’s 2026 Region of Honor and what it reveals about modern Italy ...

A look at the cupa-cupa, the homemade friction drum popular across Southern Italy that brings rhythm, humor, and community together ...

Music has always been part of vineyard life in Italy: long before the idea of concerts among the barrels took shape, harvest time filled the countryside with collective songs that helped workers keep ...

Milano–Cortina 2026 therefore represents a unique opportunity to reaffirm Italy’s identity and core values. Through these ...