No rest for patriots even after death...

The Italian patriot Luciano Manara died at 24 defending Rome 2day in 1849. It took 15 years to be buried back home: http://bit.ly/cBCI6i

How did Romans make their wonderful bronze statues?

How did Romans make their wonderful bronze statues? Using the lost-wax casting process which is still in use today: http://bit.ly/94bfuK

In the pastures of Lessinia, history blends with flavours

In the pastures of Lessinia, history blends with flavours - http://tinyurl.com/27bxdxb

Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado, one of the main contemporary orchestra conductors was born today - http://tinyurl.com/36d4xzw

The Sagrantino Wine Road

I mentioned Bevagna, Umbria yesterday: you can experience the Sagrantino Wine Road from there: http://bit.ly/8NyVZJ

The Market of the Gaite in Bevagna

The truly unique medieval Market of the Gaite is going on in Bevagna till Sunday. If you are in Italy, don't miss it. http://bit.ly/bmwm8m

Vespasian: the emperor or the bathroom?

In #Italy public bathrooms are still called "Vespasiani" after the name of the Roman emperor who taxed their usage http://bit.ly/ap7KB7

Are you a cunning and deceitful politician?

Are you a cunning and deceitful politician? NIccolò Machiavelli's (1469-1527) "The Prince" is still your best reading http://bit.ly/9f1QOa

Artichoke became popular in kitchen only after WWII

Artichoke is one of the precolombian veggie we still have in Italy, but it was not widely used in kitchen untill WW2 http://bit.ly/bldBMg

Terrific picture of Manarola, Cinque Terre

Terrific picture of Manarola, Cinque Terre #Italy from National Geographic: http://bit.ly/cLjMhx

Mussolini diaries hidden in an italian mountain town

Mussolini diaries hidden in an Italian mountain town will not made public until 2025 according to his will: http://bit.ly/cruPmT #Italy

The ancestor of the baroque Noto

A-Z of Roman Towns: N as Netum, #Sicily. Not only baroque in the Val di Noto http://bit.ly/aEd2hb

Italian researchers find the bones of Caravaggio

RT @GemskaF: Italian researchers find the bones of Caravaggio: Italian anthropologists believe they have found ... http://bit.ly/b8cvMO

Pope Innocent III

Pope Innocent III (1160-1216) marked Europe's history for centuries with his policies. A very interesting reading: http://bit.ly/aGQx3G

Alberto Sordi and Oliver Hardy

Did you know that the great Alberto Sordi his career as the hilarious dubbing voice of Oliver Hardy? Like here: http://youtu.be/ysxBTSb3nxA

The Castle of Fénis: when showing off is more important than defending

What do u do when u want to show-off in the Middle Age? U build a spectacular castle like the one in Fénis, Val d'Aosta http://bit.ly/bMBqvz

A new masterpiece of Raphael discovered in Sassuolo

Maybe a new Raphael's masterpiece discovered in a storeroom in Sassuolo, #Italy http://bit.ly/aTwcBI

Huge exhibition about Impressionism in Rome

Rome celebrates birth of Impressionism. Show at Vittoriano Museum features over 170 works: http://bit.ly/avRKeX

Paperino's birthday

The most popular comic character in Italy? Probably Paperino. He was born 2day in 1934 in the US as... http://bit.ly/1vrcvW

Fruit tart today!

Today I am in a fruit mood. Maybe I'll cook this very popular in #Italy fruit tart: http://bit.ly/9fNiYU #video

Nice pictures of Puglia's sea

RT @PugliaPhotoBlog: @tweetaly nice pics about Puglia on http://apuliaphotogallery.blogspot.com

A few videos shot in Bevagna

A few low quality but nice videos shot in Bevagna last Friday: http://bit.ly/c3fEoQ

Pictures of the S. Francesco Basilica in Assisi

A few breathtaking pictures taken at the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi, #Umbria #Italy http://bit.ly/bCrR1U

Still Taking to the Streets to Honor Their Saints

RT @IAClub2: #Italian News: Still Taking to the Streets to Honor Their Saints http://ht.ly/17DVgs

Last stops of NIAF's Voyage of Discovery 2010

Last stops of the Voyage of Discovery: Assisi, Perugia and Bevagna getting ready for its medieval Market of the Gaite http://bit.ly/aztFBL

Ancient Stabiae Foundation

Voyage of Discovery is in ancient Stabiae 2day: destroyed by Vesuvium, on restoration by a joint US-Italy effort http://bit.ly/aH4dKN

Pictures of Vietri's ceramics

Voyage of Discovery today is in Salerno and then Vietri sul Mare with its wonderful ceramics. Look pictures here: http://bit.ly/azwHNx

Salerno, Capital of Italy

Did you know that Salerno in Campania was the capital of Italy from Feb 12 to Jul 17, 1944? http://bit.ly/aWeL6v

Teggiano, the ancient fortress of Vallo di Diano

2day the Voyage of Discovery touches Teggiano, which still shows so well its nature of ancient fortress http://bit.ly/dhHfVk