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HERITAGE
La quartara: Sicily's
water jug with a
bass beat
Page 14
LIFESTYLE
Page 26
LA BUONA TAVOLA LA VITA ITALIANA
No mercy, perfectly
fair: spaghetti alla
Corte d'Assise
Page 22
LA RIFICOLONA:
FLORENCE'S FEAST OF
PAPER LANTERNS
PG 12
TRADITIONS
THE BLANK STONE: EGYPT IN
ST. PETER'S SQUARE
PG 10
TRAVEL
Italy's strangest
tomatoes—and their
comeback
OUR LADY OF THE LETTER
AND ASSUMPTION:
MESSINA'S TRADITIONS
PG. 8
LA VITA ITALIANA
The Dammusi of
Pantelleria: houses
built to catch the rain
Page 18
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