Italian is the fourth most studied language in the world

«Italian is the fourth most studied language in the world, the eighth most used on Facebook, and potentially involves 250 million people. The influential Italian speakers in different countries are many and contribute to the prestige linked to culture, language and tourism. Italy's cultural and linguistic promotion network is present in more than 250 cities in the world, but in order to be used to the best, it is necessary to increase the awareness of its  importance also among Italians themselves». To say this is ...

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Magica Europa: i romantici giardini barocchi di Praga

La Repubblica Ceca invita a scoprire un aspetto unico del Barocco, il movimento artistico e culturale che ha saputo ingentilire non solo palazzi e città, ma anche oasi verdi e campagne. Ridondanza, ricchezza, profusione ed eleganza contagiano le architetture del verde e gli edifici rurali. Dalle città alle periferie niente è banale, a partire da parchi e giardini che esplodono in veri e propri capolavori. Che, con i loro angoli romantici, arrivano dritti al cuore.

I Giardini di Vrtba nel cuore di Praga

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European Union: from economic to political union

The European Union is a unique economic and political union between 27 EU countries that together cover much of the continent. The predecessor of the EU was created in the aftermath of the Second World War. The first steps were to foster economic cooperation: the idea being that countries that trade with one another become economically interdependent and so more likely to avoid conflict.

The result was the European Economic Community (EEC), created in 1957, and initially increasing economic cooperation between six countries ...

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«I have a dream»: the dreams that change the world

On 28 August is the anniversary of "I have a dream ...", the famous speech by Martin Luther King, Nobel Peace Prize winner, which marked a turning point in the history of black and white relations in the United States. Martin Luther King fought for civil rights and was assassinated in Memphis, Tennesee, with a rifle shot to his head.

«I have a dream: I have the dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the in Memphis, Tennesee, with a rifle shot to his head.

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«The kiss» by Francis Hayez, rising Italy’s charming icon

One of the most char- ming symbols of United Italy is «The kiss», the famous painting by the Venetian artist Fran- cesco Hayez, considered the greatest exponent of the historical Romanticism. «The kiss» is one of Italian operas that best represents the passion and patriotic Italian dream.

The Kiss by Hayez was presented at the exhibition of Brera 1859, three months after the triumphal entry to Milan of Vittorio Emanuele II and Napoleon III ...

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The Italian Space Agency in the field to build the future

Troubled by the present, we risk blurring the horizon and losing the direction of the road we are following. Looking "Beyond" - like the project that brought astronaut Luca Parmitano to the helm of the International Space Station - is ASI, the Italian Space Agency with its professional excellences who are daily committed to building the future.

«The Italian Space Agency – explain ASI operators - was born in 1988, is a national public body supervised by the Ministry of Education, University and Research that cooperates with several other departments. In less than two ...

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«Italiam, Italiam»: 'Beautiful Country' in the song of ancient heroes

The great poetry that sings Italy has distant roots. In the first century BC, the Latin poet Virgil tells the wonder and exultation of those who escaped the fire of Troy, after wandering the Mediterranean sea, were about to arrive in Italy. In the book III of the Aeneid, the Trojan hero steered owards Italy, towards a new land and a new future, a future destined to mark forever Italian and European history. Prophecies and apparitions showed a glimpse of the destination, which was clearer on the traces of the culture of men. «Procul obscuros collis ...

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«The American dream»: when desperate people were us

The dream of changing one's destiny has accompanied the desperate of every age. Today we are witnessing different scenarios, but a century ago we were looking for luck in other countries, especially in America. Between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century numerous Italians emigrated to the United States and landed on Ellis Island next to the Statue of Liberty. Today a museum recalls those arrivals and the list of millions of migrants is made available by the Liberty Ellis Island Foundation.
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Un’Europa più forte per i nuovi scenari internazionali

Le inquietudini del mondo globalizzato, le forti tensioni in aree strategica- mente rilevanti, gli attacchi ai valori della democrazia e della libertà, le ricorrenti minacce del terrorismo ripropongono il ruolo dell’Unione Europea che, unita, può giocare un ruolo fondamentale nello scenario internazionale. Il cammino della civiltà e i valori della democrazia che hanno segnato il mondo occidentale sono messi in crisi da chiusure e muri, da sovranismi, protezionismi e attacchi a istituzioni e ad alleanze consolidate.

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The Uffizi, an encounter with great Western art

The «Uffizi», Galleries in Florence, were commissioned by Cosimo I de’ Medici, first Grand Duke of Tuscany, the building, was conceived to house the “Uffizi”, the administrative and legal offices of Florence. The work was entrusted to artist Giorgio Vasari, who designed an edifice with a Doric column portico, in a style that was both elegant and severe, established “upon the river and almost in the air”.

Started in 1560 as the Magistrates’ building that gave the complex its original name of Magistrature, the construction involved the demolition and rebuilding of the Rione di Baldracca, the quarter ...

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Altiero Spinelli: an unrelenting federalist, European Union pioneer

The Italian politician Altiero Spinelli was one of the fathers of the European Union. He was the leading figure behind the European Parliament’s proposal for a Treaty on a federal European Union - the so-called ‘Spinelli Plan’. This was adopted in 1984 by an overwhelming majority in the Parliament and provided an important inspiration for the strengthening of the EU Treaties in the 1980s and ‘90s.

Altiero Spinelli was born in Rome on 31 August 1907 into a socialist family. He became politically active in the Italian Communist Party at a very early age.

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«Futurismo, la nascita dell’Avanguardia 1910-1915»

“Futurismo. La nascita dell’Avanguardia 1910-1915 ”, allestita nelle sale di Palazzo Zabarella a Padova, con la curatela di Fabio Benzi, Francesco Leone, Fernando Mazzocca, si impone come mostra d’eccezione che indaga in modo assolutamente inedito le origini del movimento, offrendo una visione nuova ed originale e invitando alla scoperta di una realtà artistica fino a ora poco, o per niente, svelata. Sebbene negli ultimi quarant’anni si siano succedute molteplici rassegne ...

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Enjoy Italy / Relax and have fun in Lombardy

In Italy take some time for yourself to relax and have fun in Lombardy. The are so many things to do. A host of events, concerts, exhibitions and parks await you.

Gardaland Park is Italy’stop most visited amusement park, Take advantage of the convenience of a single affordable ticket and travel by train from any station in Lombardy to Peschiera del Garda, where a special shuttle will take you to Gardaland Park for a day full of fun.

Boario Thermal Park is an ideal place to enjoy a holiday or a few hours  of total rejuvenation for the body and soul. Take a walk in the Thermal Park, the ...

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Non più la morte per chi lascia l’Islam in Marocco

Chi lascia l’Islam non può essere condannato a morte. La tolleranza religiosa si fa strada nel mondo arabo con la svolta decisa in Marocco. La massima autorità religiosa del Paese, ossia il Consiglio superiore degli Ulema, ha ribaltato una sentenza del 2012 e, con una nuova fatwa, ha riconosciuto ai cittadini la possibilità di convertirsi senza conseguenze penali. Nel Paese musulmano più aperto al pluralismo culturale e religioso viene riconosciuta legittima la scelta di chi vuole abbracciare un credo diverso dall’Islam. La notizia è stata diffusa a livello ...

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