Because they say go to Canicattì to indicate a distant place: where it is located and its origin
The expression «going to Canicattì» is used in the Italian vocabulary to indicate a remote and almost unattainable place. Although ...
Fires in Sicily, dozens of blazes and hundreds of people evacuated from Palermo to Catania: the most affected areas
Sicily is in the grip of fire. The region has been affected by dozens of fires in various provinces for ...
Driving with your arm out the window is risky and punishable: up to €344 for the CdS
Driving with your arm resting out the window is often an almost instinctive gesture, especially in summer when the heat ...
Why bathing in lakes and rivers is dangerous, almost 150 drownings a year: the rules to respect
A 9-year-old girl lost her life in the waters of Lake Como after diving and never resurfacing. Unfortunately, the body ...
How and why the death penalty was born: from antiquity to abolition, the history of capital punishment
The death penalty has practically always existed. It was widely used throughout ancient civilizations, which often used cruel methods to ...
“Alcoholism always comes from something”: Alessio’s story told by his best friend Michela
Michela and Alessio met six years ago through his partner. She works in a gluten-free food shop in Cisterna di ...
Why you don’t pay VAT in Livigno: the history of the duty-free zone for over 500 years
Livigno is a Lombard municipality in the province of Sondrio, located in Alta Valtellina. Since 1500, Livigno has been one ...
Do you say octopus or octopus? Both are correct, but they are not exactly the same thing
At the restaurant do you order the “octopo alla luciana” or the “octopo alla luciana”? At the supermarket, at the ...
The national teams that have won two World Cups in a row: Pozzo’s Italy and Pelè’s Brazil
Winning a football World Cup is one of the most difficult feats to achieve, but managing to win it twice ...
The submerged city in the Gulf of Khambhat may not exist: India’s Atlantis 9,000 years ago
For over twenty years the Gulf of Khambhat, on the western coast of India, has been at the center of ...
