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Mantua, Italy – Rigoletto, Romeo and Romano

  • Posted by Rocky Ruggiero, Ph.D.
  • Date September 28, 2017
September 28, 2017
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In Canto I of the Inferno, Virgil, the ancient Roman author of the epic poem the Aeneid presents himself to Dante with the following words, “Mantua me genuit” – “Mantua made me”. Well, not only did Mantua, or “Mantova” as …

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Parma, Italy – Beyond Prosciutto, Parmigiano and Politics

  • Posted by Rocky Ruggiero, Ph.D.
  • Date September 24, 2017
September 24, 2017
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When most people think of Parma, they think of prosciutto and Parmigiano cheese. But there is much, much more to this city. Parma is located in the north-central region of Emilia-Romagna, which is best known for its culinary traditions. Bologna …

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Padua, Italy – City of Saints, Sinners and Spritz

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  • Date September 13, 2017
September 13, 2017
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Nearly all trains heading to Venice pass through the city of Padua. Yet, in comparison to the throngs of tourists who invade Venice each year, relatively few explore the historic and artistic treasures that lie in the Veneto region’s second …

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Bella Roma

  • Posted by Rocky Ruggiero, Ph.D.
  • Date August 23, 2017
August 23, 2017
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Years ago, just weeks before I met my wife Emilie, and after 10 years of living in Florence, Italy, I came very close to moving to my favorite city in the world – Rome. Rome is the starting point of …

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The Age of Genius

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  • Date July 17, 2017
July 17, 2017
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Our upcoming fall program “The Age of Genius” will take place in Florence from October 2-6, 2017, and will explore those extraordinary artists and patrons who virtually invented the Renaissance. Beginning with Masaccio, who was the first painter to apply …

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Why Italy?

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  • Date June 7, 2017
June 7, 2017
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In 2016, more than fifty million people visited Italy. Why? Maybe because if you love art, architecture and history, there is no other place in the world with as much as Italy. According to an UNESCO report, more than half of the world’s artistic patrimony is located in Italy, which is home to 51 “UNESCO World Heritage Sites” (more than any other country in the world).

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