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When Christopher Columbus and his crew stepped onto an uncharted land, they encountered a civilization unlike any other they had known. In his letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, written in 1493, Columbus described the people and the...

The wave of Italian immigrants arriving in America during the 20 years before and after the turn of the 20th century brought the laborers that the States needed to grow – those who worked in the mines, built the railroad tracks and roadways, and...

At the turn of the 20th century, Italian immigration to America was starting to peak. After Italy united with Rome as its capital in 1871, economic, political and societal changes caused upheaval throughout the peninsula and masses of Italian...

The history of Italians in America began more than 500 years ago with a Genoese sailor who bumped into uncharted land. Within 35 years, three other explorers, all of Italian heritage, would chart land for England, Spain, Portugal, and France. From...

Five hundred years ago, on April 17, Giovanni da Verrazzano and his crew were the first Europeans to sail into the estuary of what is now New York Harbor. Under Verrazzano’s command, they first landed at Cape Fear in North Carolina in March of 1524...

The Italian Riviera sets the scene for a murder mystery, with Deputy Assistant Chief of Police Luigi Berté, recently transferred from Milan to the coastal town of Lungariva, taking the lead in the investigation. Easter Monday is the traditional...

Overlooking the ancient pre-Roman town of Casinum, now Cassino, the first Benedictine monastery sits atop a flat mountain ridge of the Central Apennines with spectacular views of the valleys below and the mountain ranges in the distance. Casinum,...

L’articolo descrive il mese di ottobre, mese dedicato  agli italo-americani. Il mese, anche conosciuto come “Trentuno giorni degli Italiani”, inizia con i primi giorni in riconoscimento di tutti gli immigrati del passato. I giorni successivi...

There’s no doubt Italy is a beautiful country and an extremely popular tourist destination. From its mountainous northern border to the seaside cliffs of Sicily’s southern shore, the architecture – both manmade and natural – is breathtaking....

Among Italy’s 58 UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the most of any country – the majority include some type of architecture: castles, churches, city centers, dwellings, public spaces, temples, and tombs. Although traces of settlements have been found...