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The Surreal Story of How Wehrmacht’s Central Asian Conscripts Wiped Out Tuscany’s Historic Camels

WeirdItaly Jun 24, 2026

The Dromedaries of San Rossore: How World War II Wiped Out Tuscany’s Century-Old Herd For over three hundred years, the…

Venice: A Guide to the City and Its Lagoon

Pink Flamingos Are Returning to the Venice Lagoon in Record Numbers

South Tyrol: A Guide to the Mountains, the Minorities and the Complicated Past

Italy’s Hidden Languages: Italy’s Linguistic Minority Map

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The Surreal Story of How Wehrmacht’s Central Asian Conscripts Wiped Out Tuscany’s Historic Camels

Venice: A Guide to the City and Its Lagoon

Pink Flamingos Are Returning to the Venice Lagoon in Record Numbers

South Tyrol: A Guide to the Mountains, the Minorities and the Complicated Past

Italy’s Hidden Languages: Italy’s Linguistic Minority Map

Michele Loffredo on the Covers That Defined an Era: Italian Science Fiction 1952–1972

The Wine, The Storm, and the Arctic Void: The Transcendent Drift of Pietro Querini

A Chronicle of the Homemade Tank that Invaded Piazza San Marco in 1997

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Italy’s Hidden Languages: Italy’s Linguistic Minority Map

WeirdItaly May 4, 2026

Michele Loffredo on the Covers That Defined an Era: Italian Science Fiction 1952–1972

Mar 9, 2026

The Wine, The Storm, and the Arctic Void: The Transcendent Drift of Pietro Querini

Feb 24, 2026

A Chronicle of the Homemade Tank that Invaded Piazza San Marco in 1997

Feb 22, 2026

Italian Recipes

Italian Vegan Dishes

Authentic Vegan Acquacotta Recipe – A Taste of Tuscany

Step-by-step Guide to Cooking Vegan Acquacotta Acquacotta, one of the most celebrated dishes from the heart of Tuscany, is a…

Master the Art of Making Ribollita, the Iconic Tuscan Soup

Delicious DIY Roman White Pizza: The Ultimate Guide

Roman Red Pizza: The Ultimate Vegan Crispy Pizza Recipe

Discover the Flavors of Liguria: Vegan Basil Pesto

Pasta e Fagioli: A Hearty Italian Dish in Under 30 Minutes

Vegan Pasta Gratin with Vegetables: Easy and Delicious

How to Prepare Vegan Eggplant Parmigiana: Step-by-Step Recipe

Roman History

An Archaic Necropolis Beneath a Pasta Factory: Gragnano’s Extraordinary Discovery

Pristine Tufa Tombs Reveal Mediterranean Trade Links from 550 BCE On Wednesday, July 15, at the Pastificio Garofalo in Gragnano,…

Two Equids Unearthed in the Bakery of Pompeii’s House of the Chaste Lovers

Ostia Antica: A Monumental 4th-Century Episcopal Church Discovered

Roman City Found Along the Via Appia in Flumeri via Multispectral Drones

From the Circus Maximus to Today’s Streets: The Long and Unceasing History of the Male Gaze