In both the good times and the bad, the Sanremo Festival is an institution which Italians love almost as much as spaghetti and Michelangelo. One out of every three Italians watches the grand finale of the Sanremo Song Festival, now in its 67th year.
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The Rigopiano Hotel after the avalancheAmidst heavy snowfall, Central Italy suffered further devastation when four quakes and a fatal avalanche hit the tragedy-stricken area all on the same day.
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Before the earthquake that devastated Amatrice and several other towns last August, the rural city northeast of Rome was perhaps best known for its iconic dish, Spaghetti all’Amatriciana. Ironically, the 50th Sagra degli Spaghetti all'Amatriciana was scheduled to occur the weekend of the tragedy.
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An aerial view of Norcia on Monday (Vigili del Fuoco)Though Sunday’s quake spared human life, it struck at the nation's identity with fear of more dangerous tremors on the way.
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Pope Francis visits the devastated Italian town of Amatrice.On October 4th, Pope Francis visited the Italian town of Amatrice, which was destroyed in the summer by a high magnitude earthquake.
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Italian architect Renzo PianoMatteo Renzi named Renzo Piano chief advisor to his Casa Italia program, a long-term project for natural disaster risk prevention.
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French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, sparks outrage after publishing insulting cartoons portraying the recent earthquake that afflicted central Italy. Later, Italian cartoonists wreaked vengeance against France.
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Dining in & out: Articles & ReviewsNYC Italian restaurants sell typical Ddsh to support earthquake relief. And pasta is not the only thing going well with the Amatriciana sauce. You can taste a fantastic Pizza all'Amatriciana with guanciale, onions, San Marzano tomato sauce, imported buffalo mozzarella, and pecorino romano
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While the area of Amatrice is most well known for its famous pasta dish, it also plays host to an obscure form of zampogna that has two chanters and no drone pipes – perhaps the closest contemporary link to the ancient roman double pipes often seen on carved reliefs in the Vatican Museum.
