PARIS – Azouz Begag’s latest book, “L’arbre ou la maison,” presents the author’s simultaneous feelings of displacement and belonging in Sétif, Algeria, as a second-generation immigrant.

LONDON – In response to a parliamentary question on Tuesday, the British government has pledged to ‘continue to advocate’ with Italy for a solution to the longstanding problem of failure by Italian

 CREMONA – On Wednesday, the preview of events to take place was presented, as part of the new edition of Cremona Musica 2022 scheduled from Sep 23 to 25, during which there will be a concert devot

ROME – At the National Etruscan Museum in Villa Giulia, Mario Desiati won the Strega Prize on Thursday with his novel “Spatriati” (Einaudi). 

PALERMO - The 17th edition of Sole Luna Doc film festival took place from July 4-10 at the Chiaramonte- Steri palace and online on the platform Openddb.

ROME – The Måneskin concert at Circus Maximus took place on Saturday and was not postponed despite Fimmg Lazio doctors warning of a spike in Covid cases to follow. 

CIOCIARIA - The Cesanese Wine Route through the Ciociaria area of Lazio combines wine, food, and history in an attractive mix of culture.

 MARATEA – Trenitalia (FS Italiane Group) Frecciarossa have partnered with the Marateale – Basilicata international award’s 14^th edition, in a promotion of Basilicata’s rich culture, mak

 VIAREGGIO – On June 24 Wlodek Goldkorn won an international literary prize at the 93^rd edition of the Viareggio-Rèpaci.

ROME – Raffaele La Capria, one of the most significant figures of late 20^th century Italian literature, died on Monday evening at the Santo Spirito hospital, his family said.

 ROME – Two artifacts were returned after recent criminal investigations into international smuggling.

 ROME – Alessandra Ferrini, Namsal Siedlecki and Silvia Rosi, the three finalists of the third edition of the MAXXI Bvlgari Prize 2022, exhibited their works for the first time on June 24 in galler

ROME – The Italian truffle community celebrated its UNESCO recognition, joined by political figures from the culture sector at the Casa del Cinema in Villa Borghese where the Undersecretary for Cul

 ROME -- As reported previously in The Italian Insider, the European Commission opened infringement

ELBA – The eighth edition of the festival is set to take place throughout July featuring a range on genres and concerts. 

SHUSHA, Azerbaijan - The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev declared 2022 as the year of Shusha.

 NAPLES – On Friday June 24 at 8 p.m.,the exhibition TAUROMAQUIAS / TAUROMACHIE was presented by the FOQUS Fondazione Quartieri Spagnoli Gallery and was attended by Spanish Ambassador Alfonso Dasti

 ROME – The official opening of the New European Bauhaus International Festival took place at the Maxxi Museum on Thursday with the participation of the president of the European Commission, Ursula

TRIESTE - Celebrations to take place in honour of the Irish writer James Joyce, whose most famous novel, Ulysses, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

 MILAN – Milan’s famous opera house, La Scala, announced the opening of its new season on Monday with the Russian opera “Boris Godunov”, highlighting the separation of art from politics.

NAPLES - Ed Llewellyn, the new British ambassador to Italy, held his first Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II at Villa Doria d’Angri after three years of pandemic cancellations.

 LISBON – 19-year-old Giulia Pession, a student from the liceo classico in Aosta, won the International Philosophy Olympiad in the capital of Portugal, coming out on top over the other 87 finalists

 ROME - The Scuderie del Quirinale and the National Gallery of Art in Washington present a major exhibition celebrating the period of Genoese Baroque.