Cole Porter and Galla Placidia

The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, #Italy has been told to inspire Cole Porter's Night and Day: http://bit.ly/4tyAFf

Titus, the exemplary emperor

Titus' fame suffered for the understandable "bad press" by Jewish, but he was the most compassionate Roman Emperor http://bit.ly/69blvO

Rocco A. Petrone

Rocco A. Petrone: football champion, West Point graduate, Director of NASA. Not bad for a guy from Sasso di Castalda http://bit.ly/8Eb4hU

A photo journey through the Campo de Fiori market

RT @robbin_g: A photo journey through the Campo de Fiori market Video - Rome Travel Videos - Tripfilms: http://bit.ly/90Zosq via @addthis

The 1908 Messina earthquake

Today in 1908 an earthquake killed more than 100k people in Messina and R. Calabria, #Italy. A ghastly image gallery: http://bit.ly/584OaA

Florence unveils 2010's top shows

Florence unveils 2010's top shows: http://bit.ly/5at7Nr

Caviar at Emperor's table

During the Roman Empire, the arrival of caviar at the table was often accompanied by a flourish of trumpets!: http://bit.ly/5hUpet

View of Sarsina's main square

A nice panoramic photo of Sarsina's main square on a snowy day http://tweetphoto.com/7087015 #Italy

The best of Roman engineering

A photogallery of the best of ancient Roman engineering: http://bit.ly/5NQ1K8 From "Machina" a new exhibit in Rome

St. Theodore, unemployed Patron

Unemployment can hit even Patron Saints: St. Theodore lost his job as patron of Venice to St. Mark around 829AD: http://bit.ly/5CamF2

3D panorama of the Gallery of Mirrors in Genoa

A breathtaking immersive 3D visit of the Gallery of Mirrors in the Royal Palace of #Genoa http://bit.ly/7g1Cen #Italy

Angerona, roman goddess of silence

Today my favorite Roman deity was celebrated: Angerona, goddess of silence and keeper of the secret name of #Rome http://bit.ly/5l5Ua1

Recipe: tagliatelle di crespelle with Gorgonzola

Today I cooked Tagliatelle di crespelle with Gorgonzola cheese: http://bit.ly/4OUGon

Domenico Cimarosa

Domenico Cimarosa wrote more than 80 operas during his life pleasing the most important kings of Europe in late '700 http://bit.ly/6OemEr

Crudo di Cuneo is a PDO now

The Prosciutto Crudo di Cuneo earned the EU prestigious PDO certificate yesterday. It's one of a kind: http://bit.ly/7au3xC

Clearing the mystery of Caravaggio's death

A high-tech project may clear mystery surrounding Caravaggio's death: http://bit.ly/7q7e6V

The Complete Galileo on-line

The Digital Edition of the Complete Work of Galileo Galilei is now available here: http://bit.ly/617MbQ

An Italian goldsmith at work

Look an Italian goldsmith at work on this video: http://bit.ly/6Edqj7

Back to Baroque Exhibitions in Naples

RT @ItalyTravelista: Italy Art Lovers: Back to Baroque Exhibitions in Naples til April 2010 http://is.gd/5l1SH

Webcam over Amalfi

Two very nice webcams showing the spectacular town of Amalfi, #Italy http://bit.ly/57RIFh

Italy and fairy tales

All about #Italy and fairy tales here: http://bit.ly/72oM5h (scroll down)

Naples pizza gets EU laurel

Naples pizza gets EU laurel: Accolade will protect it from inferior clones http://bit.ly/5PlACK

Risotto alla Milanese

Risotto alla Milanese is a very classic, and easy to cook, Italian recipe: http://bit.ly/4pKphR

Fresh Semolina Egg Pasta

RT @culinaryprep: Pasta: Cook-Italian.com!: Fresh Semolina Egg Pasta (Recipe) http://bit.ly/900na9

Andrea Palladio

Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) is considered the most influential architect in the history of Western architecture http://bit.ly/5FV2IB

Cicero for President?

The biggest fan ever of Marcus Tullius Cicero (http://bit.ly/oNYBN)? Probably John Adams, 2nd President of USA: http://bit.ly/5IMdQP

Pompeii on Google Street View

This is a "must see": Pompeii on Google Street View. More info here: http://bit.ly/7DoaPj #Italy

Risina: an Italian native bean

Risina is the only still existingItalian native bean. It was on the verge of extinction, when... http://bit.ly/8W9nZR #Italy #Food

Portraits of Roman Emperors

A very nice collection of pictures of busts, statues and coins of Roman Emperors at http://bit.ly/4tjaxR. Well worth a look!

The ancestor of Pesto

Popular Genoese sauce Pesto has a direct ancestor in the ancient Roman Moretum, a cheese spread made with Basil http://bit.ly/6Qfmt3

Recipe: Rigatoni with Mushroom Marsala sauce

RT @culinaryprep: Pasta: What's Cookin' Italian Style Cuisine: Italian Rigatoni Pasta with Mushroom Marsala Sauce http://bit.ly/5LXpQv

Recipe: Drunken Spaghetti

RT @culinaryprep: Pasta: Seriously Italian: Spaghetti All'Ubriaco | Serious Eats : Recipes http://bit.ly/6YYw7D

More on peaches

More on peaches thanks to RT @divinacucina: scroll down to see the foto of the Saturnia peaches- Tabacchiera http://bit.ly/5woQJI

The Bivona peach

Picture and movie showing the Bivona peach: http://bit.ly/8dfjU2 #Italy #Food #Sicily #Enogastronomy

Delicious peaches from Sicily

#Sicily is famous for peaches too. Ask for Bivona, Leonforte or Tabacchiera peach when in #Italy http://bit.ly/5Ok6W1 (bottom page)