In Italy, as in many other countries, there are many superstitions. Italian superstitions can concern numbers, objects, words, and gestures. Superstitions in Italy can refer to positive things, like finding a four-leaf clover – it’ll bring you good luck or they can refer to negative things, like breaking a mirror – it’ll bring you 7 …
Italian culture
Three fascinating Italian ghost towns to see
What many people don’t know about Italy is that there are many fascinating Italian ghost towns there. Italian ghost towns are usually small towns that have been abandoned by their inhabitants due to natural disasters or for economic reasons. What is fascinating about Italian ghost towns is that time seems to have stopped there. So, …
Do you like Italian hard cheese?
You can’t think about Italy without thinking also about its food. Two of the things that make Italian food so great are both the high quality and the variety of its products. Today I’d like to talk to you about Italian hard cheese. Indeed, in Italy there is a great variety of cheeses, and many …
Italian love stories – Paolo and Francesca
Saint Valentine is the day when romantic love is celebrated all around the world. History, literature, cinema, theater offer many examples of love stories. One of my favourite love stories ever told is that of Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler in Gone with the wind. However, this is an American love story and, unfortunately, at …
Italian miracles – miracle of Lanciano, Cascia, Alatri
Italy is a land famous for food, fashion and culture. However, we don’t have to forget that in Italy is located also one of the most important centers of Christianity: the Vatican. The history of Christianity at some point joins the history of Italy, and becomes part of its culture. Nowadays a good number of …
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