Category Archives: Campania

Christmas in Campania: Struffoli and Le Luci d’Artista

For Christmas this year, NIAF is highlighting a couple of Christmas traditions from each of Italy’s 20 regions, that perhaps is carried on in your Italian American family. Continue reading

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La Mia Casa Ancestrale

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is proud to have the Sant’Anna Institute – a study abroad and language course program in Sorrento, Italy – as a corporate sponsor of our foundation. Read on for an incredible story from one … Continue reading

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Finding Family

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is proud to have the Sant’Anna Institute – a study abroad and language course program in Sorrento, Italy – as a corporate sponsor of our foundation. Read on for a story from one of … Continue reading

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Un Minuto con …

By Rosario Mariani, http://www.europebychoice.com “CAFONE” A possible origin of the expression “CAFONE “ comes from the Southern part of Lazio and Campania. In the 15th century, peasants coming from mountain villages, would go to live-stock   fairs to buy cattle to … Continue reading

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Vantage Point Capri

By Laura Thayer, travel writer and blogger at ciaoamalfi.com The image of Capri summons up sparkling blue sea, bougainvillea-covered villas and a sense of luxury and style that has captivated travelers, writers and artists from around the world for centuries. … Continue reading

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