Sophia Smith Galer first understood language loss as a sound coming from upstairs. Her 93-year-old nonna was in bed in north London, speaking al dialët, the family’s regional language from northern Italy, with Galer’s mother. Galer could understand much of it, but she couldn’t answer in it. “I remember going home afterwards and feeling real … Read more
Italy on Tuesday put on display one of the best known examples of Etruscan painting, panels from a tomb that it acquired for $17 million in the Culture Ministry’s buying spree of big-ticket pieces of the country’s cultural heritage. The ministry announced in May that it had acquired the fresco panels, dating from the 4th century, from … Read more
There’s beef over a beach privacy breach. A brawl broke loose on Italy’s longstanding gender-segregated beach, Bagno Marino La Lanterna, known locally as Pedocin, this weekend, after a ballsy bombshell broke the abiding rule and joined her boyfriend on the boys-only side of the seashore. “You’re living in the Middle Ages,” the unnamed lady-rebel reportedly … Read more
For more than 500 years, Venus’ sideways glance has sparked endless debate. Now, scientists believe Sandro Botticelli wasn’t taking artistic license at all in his iconic “Birth of Venus” painting. The legendary artist may have faithfully painted the subtle signs of the devastating illness that killed his muse decades before modern medicine could explain it. … Read more
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The dream of chic Italian travel is basically crowd control at this point. Summer has barely begun, and already mobs of eager tourists pack shoulder to shoulder, squeezing through narrow streets in Positano, crowding train platforms in Cinque Terre with large backpacks, and congregating aimlessly around fountains in Rome, in what some critics have referred … Read more
DAZN television host Giusy Meloni swapped soccer for tennis as she attended Jannik Sinner’s victory against Andrea Pellegrino, 6-2, 6-3, to reach the quarterfinals at the Italian Open on Tuesday. Meloni, who covers soccer for DAZN Italia, shared a carousel of Instagram photos and videos from the tournament in her native Rome. One clip showed … Read more
La dolce vita no longer. The iconic Amalfi Coast continues to be mobbed by tourists and cruise ship passengers, and their sneakered, camera-toting masses are blocking village streets, forcing outraged locals to barricade themselves in their homes. Just south of Naples, the postcard towns along Italy’s Amalfi Coast have long been destinations for those seeking … Read more
Put down the phone and pick up the ladle. While you were busy grinding for that promotion, grandmothers in Italy were busy grinding meat to make homemade sausage. They were busy taking long walks to the market, rolling out pasta dough and stealing dips in the Mediterranean without a second thought for their wrinkles — aside … Read more
NFL quarterback Tyrod Taylor is engaged to his partner Bianka Charity-Parker, as seen in a joint Instagram post Tuesday. “You are my everything,” the caption read with a blue heart emoji and infinity symbol. Taylor, who last played for the Jets and is currently a free agent, proposed to Charity-Parker with a pear-shaped diamond while … Read more
Talk about culture shock. An adorable Italian exchange student has become a social media star after his American host mom dragged him to Olive Garden — a carb-heavy field trip that had the unsuspecting visitor all but yelling basta! before even making it to the table. In a string of hilarious and now-viral clips, viewers … Read more
Service dogs can help make the impossible paw-sible. As 665 athletes prepare for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, kicking off on Friday, March 6, many of them will arrive with four-legged teammates by their side. While the dogs are hard at work helping battle for the gold, viewers at home get to admire … Read more
More popular destinations are fighting back with tourist fines to combat the hordes of Instagram-fueled itinerants, all vying for their chance to post the perfect #travel selfie. An influx of visitors can drive up local housing costs, pose safety risks and lead to unruly behavior. In response, some local governments have installed tourist taxes to … Read more
Move over medals — the real gold at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics was hanging in closets, strutting down opening-ceremony carpets and carving out slopes in couture. Hosted between fashion capital Milan and posh alpine playground Cortina d’Ampezzo, these Games morphed into a two-week catwalk on ice where athleticism met atelier — and the … Read more
She’s avoided the slammer — but can she go back to a life of glitz and glamour? One of the world’s biggest fashion influencers has been cleared of aggravated fraud in an Italian court; however, her PR nightmare is far from over. Chiara Ferragni — a 38-year-old bombshell blond who boasts more than 28 million Instagram followers … Read more
Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam left the track in tears Friday after crashing out of the 1000m event at the Olympic trials — with her fate for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in Italy now up in the air. Leerdam, who won silver in her signature 1000m event at the 2022 Beijing Games, slid into … Read more
Venus Williams is closing out 2025 as a married woman. The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion married Andrea Preti, an actor, model and producer, in a lavish Palm Beach ceremony — three months after tying the knot in Italy, Vogue reported Tuesday. “It was just the happiest, most beautiful, sweetest day,” the bride, 45, recalled … Read more
Say buongiorno to a new life. If you’ve ever dreamt of spending your days drinking wine, snacking on cheese and relaxing under the Tuscan sun, you can get paid to do so. One small Tuscan town is offering cash to potential residents willing to relocate there. Radicondoli, a small medieval town in the hills of … Read more
You won’t Fuhgeddaboud being good this Christmas. You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now there’s Guido on a Ledge — a plush doll decked out in a wife-beater tank, shades, slides, sporting facial — and chest — hair, and wearing a good-luck horn. Creator Christine Fiscardi Lentinello, a Red Hook, Brooklyn native who now lives in … Read more
Chiara Ferragni, a wildly glamorous fashion influencer who still boasts more than 28 million Instagram followers, was once a fixture on the Big Apple fashion scene. At New York Fashion Week after New York Fashion Week, she would post pictures of herself sitting front row at coveted catwalk shows, cozying up to Karlie Kloss and … Read more