Culture – This week, international news outlets are focusing on Italian culture: Le Monde takes its readers on a visit to the Académie de France hosted at Villa Medici in Rome, through photographs recounting the “unique locations of this palazzo” (November 5 – A Rome, nuit de rêve à la Villa Médicis). The French daily also visits Bologna for the Foto/Industria photo biennial (November 6 – Foto/Industria : à Bologne, la nourriture en images, gourmandes ou écœurantes). Meanwhile, several reports are devoted to the new discoveries made by archaeologists in Pompei, where a room inhabited by slaves offers a new and “rare light” on ancient life (November 6 in Bloomberg – Pompeii Dig Yields Rare Window on Daily Life of Enslaved* The Guardian – Discovery of Pompeii slaves’ room sheds rare light on real Roman life; El País – El descubrimiento en Pompeya de una habitación de esclavos da nueva información sobre cómo vivían*).
In other cultural news, Financial Times interviews Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, a collector and “queen bee in the contemporary art scene in Italy and far beyond,” on the plan for a new museum for young artists on an “an abandoned Venetian island” (November 10 – Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo: ‘When I started collecting it was much less about social climbing’*), while Die Welt recounts the Caravaggio that garnered a record € 471 million at auction (November 10 – Was dieser Rekordpreis für einen Caravaggio bedeutet ).
Lastly, coverage is also devoted to cooperation, with agreements signed between Italy and Algeria, in the fields of cultural education and culture during Italian President Sergio Mattarella’s visit to the African country (Xinhua, November 7 – Algeria, Italy to strengthen cooperation in various fields: joint statement).
Tourism – The international dailies also propose a number of tourist itineraries. While The Washington Post recommends a trip to Italy to follow in Dante’s footsteps (November 7 – In Italy, a poetic walk in Dante’s footsteps*), Financial Times visits the Amalfi Coast, where a new luxury hotel is breathing new life into an “old world destination” (November 5 – Can the Borgo Santandrea take on the Amalfi all-stars?*). Meanwhile, for Handelsblatt, Villa D’Este, on Lake Como, “more than a hotel, is a genuine destination” for visitors (November 7 – Entwicklung ohne Veränderung: Ein Palast am Comer See). Sports tourism is also covered, with The New York Times recounting the “joy” of fly fishing amid the Alpine wonders of the Dolomites (November 10 – The Joy of Casting in Italian Waters).
Wine & Food – In wine & food, Les Echos publishes a profile/interview with Giuliano Sperandio, chef of the Parisian restaurant Le Taillevent (November 9 – Giuliano Sperandio : la cuisine est un chemin de vie*), while Financial Times celebrates the life of the late restaurateur Ado Campeol, “the father of Tiramisu” (November 5 – Ado Campeol, restaurateur, 1927-2021*). And while Die Zeit pays homage to the Apulian tradition of burrata (November 6 – Käse mit Herz und Kopf), other articles discuss trends on the American market, where a new product dedicated to the Spritz has arrived (The New York Times, November 8 – Refreshingly Bitter, This Spritz Is Ready to Move*) and where the tradition of Little Italy is symbolized by the recipe for spaghetti and meatballs (Der Standard, November 10 – Rezept: Spaghetti and Meatballs).
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