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LA VITA ITALIANA
Vitruvius in Fano:
chasing a Roman
basilica
Page 24
HERITAGE
Page 16
LA BUONA TAVOLA ALL AROUND ITALY
Ciceri e Tria: a
Salentine classic
built on simplicity
Page 22
THE CUPA-CUPA,
SOUTHERN ITALY'S MOST
UNUSUAL DRUM
PG.14
LA VITA ITALIANA
LOMBARDIA, REGION OF
HONOR 2026: A MODERN
PORTRAIT OF ITALY
PG 10
TRAVEL
Before Ellis Island:
the first Italians in
America
L'Italo
Americano
CATANIA, AGRIGENTO,
ACIREALE: THREE PLACES,
DIFFERENT CELEBRATIONS
PG. 8
LIFE & PEOPLE
Sophia Loren and the
eels of Comacchio
Page 28
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