E tu, Ronald? At what once was the heart of the Roman Empire sits an American conquest: Italy’s first-ever McDonald’s. However, the Rome location, just steps from the Spanish Steps at Piazza di Spagna, is strikingly different from any stateside Golden Arches outpost. Guests are first greeted with a grand array of traditional sculptures, marble … Read more
They wanna Pisa the action. There’s another leaning tower in Italy — but this time, officials are worried about a dangerous collapse. The 12th-century catastrophe-in-waiting is the Torre Garisenda, standing tall at 148-foot on a four-degree bend — for now — at the heart of Bologna. Torre Garisenda in Italy is titling at a dangerous … Read more
He might soon leave you feeling hot under the clerical collar. A man once voted the most attractive man in Italy has abandoned his entertainment career — to become a priest. In 2019, Edoardo Santini, then 17, was voted the most beautiful man in Italy in a pageant organized by the fashion group ABE. He’s now 21 … Read more
Marina Cicogna, an Italian countess who became her country’s first major female film producer, guiding to the screen celebrated films by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Franco Zeffirelli and Elio Petri, died on Nov. 4 at her home in Rome. She was 89. Her death was announced confirmed by La Biennale di Venezia, the organizer of the … Read more