Category Archives: Travel

Christmas in Trentino Alto Adige: The best Christmas Markets in Italy and Zelten Christmas Cake!

Posted on December 23, 2020 by niaforg

For the holiday season this year, NIAF is highlighting a few traditions from each of Italy’s 20 regions, that perhaps is carried on in your Italian American family or is a new tradition you’d like to start. Considered the crossroad between … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Calabria: Singing in the Streets, Bonfires and Sweets

Posted on December 22, 2020 by niaforg

For the holiday season this year, NIAF is highlighting a few traditions from each of Italy’s 20 regions, that perhaps is carried on in your Italian American family or is a new tradition you’d like to start. Strina In the province … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Marche: World’s Largest Live Nativity Scene, Vincigrassi and Cavallucci

Posted on December 16, 2020 by niaforg

For Christmas this year, NIAF is highlighting a few of Christmas traditions from each of Italy’s 20 regions, that perhaps is carried on in your Italian American family or is a new tradition you’d like to start. Marche is a hilly … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Valle D’Aosta: Cup of Friendship, Midnight Ski Parades and Christmas Markets

Posted on December 11, 2020 by niaforg

For Christmas this year, NIAF is highlighting a few of Christmas traditions from each of Italy’s 20 regions, that perhaps is carried on in your Italian American family or is a new tradition you’d like to start. Valle d’Aosta is the … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Campania: Struffoli and Le Luci d’Artista

Posted on December 10, 2020 by niaforg

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

Posted on April 17, 2018 by niaforg

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 Your Roots

Posted on March 23, 2018 by niaforg

Words cannot adequately describe the experience that our family had with Roots ’n Tours during our visit to Sicily. We had asked Rosario and his team to help us do some research on our family prior to our trip. Through … Continue reading →

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Preserving Traditions

Posted on March 15, 2018 by niaforg

Preserving traditions – choosing a simpler life close to home In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian – offers an inside look into a typical day on her company’s travel program, which focus on learning … Continue reading →

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Encounters: Learning Italian in Molise, a Hidden Gem

Posted on February 1, 2018 by niaforg

In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian – offers an inside look into a typical day on her company’s travel program, which focus on learning about Italian language and culture.  First things first: learn how … Continue reading →

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Slow life, slow food, and heavenly pleasures

Posted on October 16, 2017 by niaforg

In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian – offers a fascinating look into the culture and traditions of small Italian towns in the Apennine hills.   A large rotating vat  – which looks almost like a … Continue reading →

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