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☆ Italy's Ponza island and its cave homes are drawing Americans to live in them
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Attilio Avellino – one of his nine children, and born on Ponza – joined his father in the Big Apple in 1946. But now, after decades in the US, their descendants are back on the island – living inside their old casa grotta (cave home), which they’ve renovated to a modern standard. Homes sculpted from the rockBrigida Avellino and Loredana Romano have swapped the US for their ancestral 'cave home' on Ponza. Loredana RomanoBrigida Avellino, 70 – Attilio’s daughter – lives with her daughter Loredana Romano, 44, in one of Ponza’s most beautiful cave homes. Ponza, on the other hand, is a small island which makes Romano feel safer.

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☆ Seagulls close Venice airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Venice may be know as La Serenissima, but for those who have encountered her resident seagulls, the experience can be anything but serene. Now, the winged criminals have gone one stop further, causing an hour-long shutdown and two hours of chaos at the city’s airport. Venice Marco Polo Airport, located north of the city, with a runway adjacent to the lagoon, is the fifth busiest airport in Italy, and the largest in the north of the country outside the Milan area. Twenty incoming flights were diverted to other airports in northern Italy: Treviso, Verona, Trieste and Milan. Venice airport employs a resident falcon, who was dispatched by a falconer to disperse the 200-odd birds.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, Venice Marco, falconer, Marco Bertorello, LaGuardia, Chesley “ Sully ” Sullenberger Organizations: CNN, intel, Venice Marco Polo Airport, SAVE, Eastern Air Lines, Ethiopian Airlines, Addis Ababa, Ryanair, Boeing, Hudson Locations: Venice, Italy, Milan, Treviso, Verona, Trieste, AFP, Boston, Addis, Frankfurt, Rome, New, Charlotte, Canada, Hudson

☆ Ancient Roman site of Pompeii is about to ‘expand’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

So with ever more tourists cramming onto the site, the team behind the archaeological park of Pompeii have found a plan B – dispersing visitors around ancient sites that are further afield, with all-in-one tickets and shuttles laid on between the sites. A shuttle service around the sites – the Pompeii Artebus – was piloted in 2021. The ancient city was the most visited heritage site in Italy on the last “Domenica al Museo” – state-run heritage sites have free entry on the first Sunday of the month. Tickets for the ‘scattered’ site will be valid for three days, with free shuttles connecting all the sites. The Villa dei Misteri at Pompeii will also get new lighting which will better replicate the original lighting in the villa.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, Torre Annunziata, Gennaro Sangiuliano, Nero, Poppaea Sabina, Villa Arianna, Villa, Villa Poppaea, Poppaea, Libero, Sangiuliano Organizations: CNN, intel, Villa San Marco, Castellammare, Villa Regina, European Union, Major, Museo Locations: Boscoreale, Torre, Oplontis, Stabiae, Rome, Italy, –, It’ll, Civita, Castellamare

☆ They bought a one euro home in Italy. Then they bought another
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Sign up to CNN Travel’s Unlocking Italy newsletter for insider intel on Italy’s best loved destinations and lesser-known regions to plan your ultimate trip. In 2021, Jeffrey Pfefferle bought two abandoned houses in the Sicilian town of Mussomeli. Jeffrey PfefferleThe couple bought it fully furnished: antique furniture, glass chandeliers, plates and blankets were left behind by the former owners. Once it’s fully renovated, it will be liveable.”The couple was last in Mussomeli in February to check on the works. ‘I can’t believe there’s community’The pair bought a turnkey property, and then a one-euro home.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, Jeffrey Pfefferle, Leon McNaught, ”, “, Sicily Mussomeli, expats, –, Pfefferle, it’s, “ We’ve, ‘, Sicily’s, Sicily, Stephan Knodler, Agenzia Immobiliare Organizations: CNN, intel, ”, Mussomeli, Palermo, “ Locations: Sicilian, Mussomeli, South California, Sicily, Campania, Zungoli, Rome, Southern California

☆ Venice entry fee will start next year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Venice has finally revealed the details for its entrance fee, making it the first city in the world to charge daytripper visitors. But this isn’t a permanent move yet – the Venice authorities have committed to a 30-day “experiment,” according to mayor Luigi Brugnaro, who shared the news on Twitter/X. Daytrippers over the age of 14 entering the “old city” of Venice – the entirety of the lagoon city – will have to pay. Andrea Merola/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesPreviously, Venturini had announced that the entrance fee – which has been discussed since 2019 – would start in January 2023. Venice may be the first city to introduce a fee, but already one village in Italy has introduced a charge for daytrippers.

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REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 24 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) said on Thursday it was adding a new offering to its Max streaming platform, a round-the-clock news service called CNN Max, in the United States on Sept. 27. CNN Max will leverage the news network's global reporting resources, and will also offer new original programs, such as "CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker and Fredricka Whitfield," Warner Bros Discovery said in a statement. It will function like a channel within the Max streaming platform. CNN Max will seek to capitalize on the immediacy of breaking news and analysis, differentiating CNN Max from the short-lived CNN+ streaming service, which launched in March 2022 and featured lifestyle programs. CNN's parent, Warner Bros Discovery, has been working to increase how much time subscribers spend on its Max streaming service, augmenting its HBO scripted series with Discovery's reality shows to keep viewers watching.

Persons: Alyssa Pointer, CNN Max, Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield, Axios, CNN's, Max, Anthony Bourdain, Stanley Tucci, Yuvraj Malik, Dawn Chmielewski, Helen Coster, Anil D'Silva, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis, Will Dunham Organizations: Warner Bros . Discovery, REUTERS, Warner Bros Discovery, CNN, Max, P Global Market Intelligence, Español, CNN International, Fox News, MSNBC, Nielsen, Thomson Locations: Warner Bros . Discovery Atlanta, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, United States, Italy, Bengaluru, Dawn, Los Angeles, New York

☆ CNN is launching a live service on Max with new programming as the network reboots its streaming efforts
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —CNN is heading to the Max streaming platform. Under previous leadership, CNN launched the standalone streaming service CNN+, which former executives touted as one of the most important moves in the network’s four-decade history. Warner Bros. CNN Max represents a path forward into the future, while also being more aligned with Warner Bros. Discovery’s vision. Discovery said that CNN Max will be available across all its various subscription packages, including its advertiser-supported plans.

Persons: CNN Max, Jake Tapper, ”, “ Anderson Cooper, Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield ”, Jim Sciutto, “ Stanley Tucci, Italy ”, “ Anthony Bourdain, Anderson Cooper ”, Chris Wallace, —, Amy Entelis, David Leavy, Virginia Moseley, Eric Sherling —, Audie Cornish, David Zaslav, Max, Zaslav, ” JB Perrette, Warner Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Max, Warner Bros ., Warner Bros . Discovery, “ CNN, Nielsen, Warner Bros, HBO, Discovery, CNN International, Netflix, Turner Sports Locations: New York, United States, Italy

☆ Italy announces special tourist trains and 'cruise trains'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS), Italy’s state-owned railway operator, has announced a new program of tourist-focused trains, using vintage locomotives on popular vacation routes. “Lusso” (luxury) trains will be spearheaded by the long-distance, super-luxury Orient Express Dolce Vita train, which will now launch in 2024, instead of this year as previously anticipated. The luxury Dolce Vita train will debut in 2024. These new routes will include night trains. sphraner/iStock Editorial/Getty ImagesThere will even be “cruise trains” – routes conceived with the idea of shuttling vacationers back and forth from short breaks.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, Lusso, DIMORESTUDIO, Lamberto, Luigi Ferraris, ” Antonio Tajani Organizations: CNN, intel, Ferrovie dello Stato, Orient, Express, Golden Eagle, Cortina, d’Ampezzo, FS, Fondazione FS Locations: Italy, Venice, Milan, Tuscan, Rome, Otranto, Puglia, Metaponto, Basilicata, Reggio Calabria, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Calalzo, Umbria, Swiss

☆ Stanley Tucci says he thinks straight actors should be able to play gay characters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Stanley Tucci weighed in on the debate about straight actors portraying gay characters in a new interview with BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs on Saturday. Tucci, who is married to literary agent Felicity Blunt, said he believes that as an actor, “you’re supposed to play different people.”“You just are. Tucci has portrayed gay characters in 2006’s “The Devil Wears Prada” and in the 2020 film “Supernova” alongside Oscar-winner Colin Firth. “Because often, it’s not done the right way.”For decades, Hollywood has cast actors in heterosexual relationships for gay roles. Conversations around inclusivity in casting transgender actors in transgender roles have also become pertinent, and casting cisgender actors for those roles has recently fallen out of popular practice.

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☆ Stream These 8 Movies Before They Leave Netflix in July
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Jason Bailey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

‘Julie & Julia’ (July 31)Julia Child was an easy figure to impersonate but perhaps not so simple to inhabit. The film focuses on Gardner’s period of homelessness and the sacrifices he made while completing an unpaid internship at a prestigious firm. It’s a formulaic piece of work but a nevertheless affecting one. ‘Stepmom’ (July 31)The “Home Alone” director Chris Columbus continued the softening of his touch that began with “Mrs. Julia Roberts plays the title character, a fashion photographer who is dating, and then marries, a much older, divorced father (Ed Harris).

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☆ Inside Solo Per Due in Italy, 'world's smallest restaurant'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Solo Per Due – “Just for Two” in Italian – is no ordinary restaurant, and not just because of its tiny size. Its owners claim it is the smallest fine-dining establishment not only in Italy but in the world, too. Guests are required to arrive at a specific time agreed by the owners, who prepare and serve the elaborate food. “This is not a restaurant – we offer a unique, intimate experience which is at the core of our decades-long reputation. Upon request, a private driver can be arranged to pick up guests, and fireworks can be staged in the garden.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, –, Silvia Marchetti, Antonello Nusca, you’ve, That’s, it’s, ”, Mr, Remo, he’s, Horace, “, He’s Organizations: CNN, intel Locations: Italy, Vacone, Rome

☆ Who is Amy Entelis? CNN exec who lead award-winning documentary unit will take over from Chris Licht
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Trisha Gopal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Entelis notably led the network's original series and feature-length documentary unit. Entelis, who joined joined CNN in 2012, revitalized the network's original series and feature-length documentary unit, launching high-profile shows like "Parts Unknown" with Anthony Bourdain and "Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy." Entelis notably lead the charge at CNN Films, the network's longform documentary unit. According to the company's website, Entelis has been responsible for overseeing 45 documentary series and 60 feature length films, earning CNN 100 awards and 445 nominations. Before joining CNN, Entelis spent three decades at ABC, where she managed talent for shows like "20/20," "Good Morning America," "Nightline," and "World News Tonight."

Persons: Chris Licht, Amy Entelis, Entelis, Jeff Zucker, Anthony Bourdain, Stanley Tucci, Alexei Navalny, Licht, David Zaslav, David Leavy, Zaslav's, Virginia Moseley, Eric Sherling, Chris, Zaslav Organizations: CNN, Morning, CNN Worldwide, CNN Films, BAFTA, ABC, Warner Bros, Discovery Locations: Italy

☆ The German couple who moved to Italy and opened a pizza restaurant
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Living la dolce vita in Italy isn’t just about snatching a cheap dwelling in a charming rural village. Making pizza in Italy and satisfying Italian palates is not the simplest of missions. Only one other place to eat is open year-round – a restaurant serving regional dishes but no pizza. Marco MolinariPaying homage to her Germanic origins she makes pizza with sauerkraut, sausages and veal shin, with tomato salad, pizza kebabs, pizza with goat cheese and pizza with salmon – the latter being the most wanted by clients. There’s Pizza Irene with mozzarella, gorgonzola, arugula and mushrooms.

☆ Italians judge Spanish pizzeria as the best in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Enter 50 Top Pizza, an international guide run by Italians that produces a series of annual rankings rewarding some of the best pizzerias on the planet. The 2023 European list has just been published – and, according to 1,000 anonymous “inspectors” across the continent, the best pizza in Europe is in… Spain. The entity – a pizza guide, which has been ranking restaurants since 2017 – has separate listings for the 50 best pizzerias in the cradle of pizza. The best pizza was judged to be Panatieri's "Salsa de tomates cherry asados, mozzarella y holandesa de albahaca." Today this is not the case.”As for the Italy rankings, they will be revealed in Rome on July 12.

☆ Irsina, the Italian village being repopulated by Americans
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

More than 15 families from the US and Canada have bought old properties in this remote village, known for its premium wheat fields and olive groves. The first foreign “pioneer” to buy a house in Irsina was Sandy Webster, a 63-year-old writer from San Diego. The couple fell in love with the village, bought an old house with thick stone walls, antique furniture and ancient maiolica-tile floors, and spent four years renovating it. “When we got here in 2016, over 80% of the population had fled to the newer district of Irsina, the old Irsina was empty and we loved how it looked. Their house, built into the old village walls, was on sale for 70,000 euros ($77,000).

☆ Italy’s Friuli region is one of Europe’s best kept secrets
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

With 13 natural reserves and the pristine park of the Friuli Dolomite Mountains, the region lures tourists seeking to connect with nature or explore the outdoors. There’s also the spellbinding Grotta Gigante, or Giant Cave, one of the world’s largest tourist caverns. Golden beachesThe Grotta Gigante is one of the world's largest tourist caverns. Trieste boasts an unusual segregated beach, with origins dating back several centuries. “Residents are very fond and proud of this place,” says Trieste local Maria Bonacci.

☆ Dry January is almost here. Here are 7 of our favorite, tasty non-alcoholic beverages to enjoy all month
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Dry January is almost upon us, and people around the world are gearing up for a booze-free month. The non-alcoholic beverage market is booming, with sales up 7% to become a $11 billion market in 2022. Here are some of our favorite booze-free options to enjoy all month long, and beyond. In addition to containing zero alcohol, it also has zero calories, zero carbohydrates, and zero gluten, making it a health-conscious option as well. The fizzy beverage has become a fan favorite on social media, with several TikTok posts dedicated to the drink.

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☆ Refugee who inspired Tom Hanks movie after living in a departure terminal for 18 years dies in Paris airport
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian-born refugee, died in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on Saturday. His life story inspired "The Terminal" — a 2004 movie produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks. Nasseri, 76, had a heart attack in Terminal 2F of the airport around midday on Saturday, according to a Paris airport authority official, per Sky News. Mehran Karimi Nasseri stands by his possessions in Charles de Gaulle airport in 2004. Nasseri's astonishing story inspired the 2004 movie "The Terminal," produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Stanley Tucci.

☆ Emily Blunt is game for a 'Devil Wears Prada' sequel
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Emily Blunt would be more than game to return to the role that made her one of film’s most iconic fashion mean girls. Hathaway, whose career also skyrocketed thanks to “Prada,” shared a bit more hesitation around the prospect of a sequel when she visited “The View” just last week. Now, everything’s gone so digital, and that movie centered around the concept of producing a physical thing. It’s just very different now.”“Although, it is tempting to think about Andy and Emily needing to get Miranda her coffee and she’s somewhere in Europe,” she added. “And then along the way they pick up Stanley Tucci in Italy, who’s at a restaurant.

☆ This Italian icon suddenly looks different
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Plus, we’ll get you in the mood before you go with movie suggestions, reading lists and recipes from Stanley Tucci. A new lighting system has revolutionized how the famous statue looks, with small details visible for the first time in its history. “A few days ago, I noticed muscles on the body that I’d never seen before,” says Lucia Lazic, a guide who visits the Accademia Gallery most days. Michelangelo's David in the Accademia Gallery. Now they’re the same color,” Hollberg told CNN.

☆ Analysis: 'Bling Empire' is still shining in its third season
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( Analysis Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Three things to watch‘Bling Empire’ Season 3(From left) Feuding "Bling Empire" cast members Christine Chiu and Anna Shay are pictured in happier times, during an episode from the reality show's second season. So, color me thrilled that the new season of “Bling Empire” picks up right where last season’s high-stakes drama ended. “The Problem With Jon Stewart” Season 2Jon Stewart is pictured during an episode of "The Problem With Jon Stewart" on Apple TV+. Something to sip onStanley Tucci in pictured in a scene from the second season of "Searching for Italy." “That they appreciate the effort that people go through to grow good food, to raise good food,” he said.

☆ Stanley Tucci explains why he can't stay out of restaurant kitchens
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

All-new episodes of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” starts this Sunday, October 9, at 9 p.m. CNN —Stanley Tucci knows a lot more about food now than he used to. The star was joined by his parents, Stanley Tucci, Sr. and Joan (née Tropiano) for an episode set in Calabria, where his family has roots. “That they appreciate the effort that people go through to grow good food, to raise good food and then to cook good food,” he said of his hopes for his kids. And then cooking good food and sharing good food, all the wonderful things that come from that.”Tucci told CNN he has always had an intellectual curiosity about food.

☆ Naomi Ackie transforms into Whitney Houston in 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody' trailer
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

(CNN) Naomi Ackie shines as Whitney Houston in the upcoming biopic "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." Houston fans can see Ackie, whose credits include roles in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" and "Doctor Who," starring as the late singer in a trailer for the film, which was released on Thursday. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" is written by Anthony McCarten, who also wrote the hit 2018 Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody." It is directed by Kasi Lemmons. The film is produced by Clive Davis, who is played in the movie by Stanley Tucci.

☆ Italian food: Classic dishes everyone needs to try
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-17 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

CNN —Think of Italy and you’re likely to think of food first and all the beautiful places to see second. The original ancient recipe is protected by the Azdore, “pasta priestesses” who prepare fresh tagliatelle for clients each day across the region at fresh pasta boutiques. Malloreddus alla CampidaneseMalloreddus alla Campidanese is a tasty gift from the Italian island of Sardinia. ShutterstockHand-made squared ravioli with zig-zag edges filled with roasted meat, these are usually eaten either with veal broth, a rich meat sauce or with butter and sage. Pasta, meat, cheese, vegetables, tortellini, eggs, sausages and even fish are mixed together with besciamella sauce and placed inside the dough, which is then folded and cooked in an oven.

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