Acclaimed Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito will wrap up his holiday concert season back in the Bay Area with two performances ...

Cantucci, a form of biscotti, is a crunchy almond cookie that is almost impossible to stop eating. For the full experience, ...

SPRINGFIELD — An Italian holiday tradition is coming to the city’s South End. From Sicily to Naples, “Mercatino di Natale,” ...

Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, Italian families are gathering for something completely different. If you think all Christmas ...

Fried scallops with sauteed garlic and hot cherry peppers. Linguine with clams with homemade pasta and fresh littlenecks.

As an 88-foot spruce arrives in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican workers assemble a nativity honoring St. Alphonsus Liguori and ...

If you spend winter in Italy, you’ll start seeing colourful biglietti for Lotteria Italia in every tobacco shop and motorway service station. This isn’t just any “Italian lotto” game, but a ...

One of the most delightful times anyone can visit Italy is during the holiday season. In the U.S., the Christmas season begins pretty much the day after Halloween. In Italy, it arrives in a much more ...

ROME, Dec. 18, 2006— -- Santa Claus won't be coming to towns and cities across Italy this Christmas -- because he never really has. He's just not a part of the holiday tradition. Strangely, ...

One of the costumed participants races along the Grand Canal for the 'Befana' Regatta on January 6, 2014 in Venice, Italy. In Italian folklore, Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children ...