Welcome to the Italian North!

Today we honor the birthday of a promising, young Bolognese poet. Stefano Cavedoni began his career in the turbulent 1970s, as one of the founders and lead performers of the rock band Skiantos. This was a particularly difficult period for Italy, known as the “years of lead” – Stefano and his crew attempted to diffuse [...]

Remarkable indeed! Maestro-organizer Daniele Lucca from Agliè – a nearby village in the Canavese, also well worth a reconnoiter – has done a masterful job this year in putting it all together. We managed to take in the opening dinner last weekend, replete with sword-fighting, fire-eating, solemn trumpeters, noble patrons and a singularly spiritoso court [...]

And on Sundays now, too! But don’t worry – even if it took Sicilian gelato savant Felice Curtò 37 years in the business before he finally ‘conceded’ to normal Western business hours, he won’t be overworking himself since he has the help of his son and other employees. Those who live in Milan’s Isola neighborhood [...]

We made this video together with a group of Italian and other international friends: Oltre Confine – Beyond Boundaries.
On April 25th, we followed in the footsteps of the Italian resistance, of Jews and other escaping WWII refugees, and of the “spalloni” (smugglers) between the Italian and Swiss border, from Maslianico (Italy) up the splendid Valle [...]