This section refers to all Italians in the world, who for a multiple reasons had to leave their own country. Here, we tell stories of Italians that have opened businesses abroad in order to promote and help their cause. However we also speak of important notices which people living in a foreign land must know, such as: voting abroad, schools for their kids, transportation, employment and much more. In this section we also include those people who had / have italian ancestors and who would like to stay in touch with their origins. Hence, if you or your relatives are italian, living outside of Italy, this category is right for you!

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ITALIANS IN THE WORLD

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Ragusani Around the World: An Interview with Sebastiano D'Angelo

Sebastiano D'Angelo, director of Ragusani nel Mondo, has been working for years to keep alive the thread that unites the Iblean province […]

Butera joins the Municipalities in the World project

Butera, perched on a rocky spur, dominates the Gela plain like a stone sentinel overlooking the Mediterranean. With […]

Municipalities around the World: Bianco, a town with a great history, joins

There's a town in Calabria whose name reflects its nature: Bianco. The clay hills surrounding it, seen […]

Municipalities around the world: the Tirreno Eolie GAL joins

The Tirreno Eolie GAL has joined the Comuni nel Mondo project by signing a memorandum of understanding with the Italiani.it Foundation. A […]

The wine that Italian emigrants brought to Mendoza

Between 1880 and 1915, Argentina was one of the most popular destinations for Piedmontese emigration. Farmers who often did not […]

Scigliano embraces the "Municipalities in the World" project

There are towns that seem small on the map, but are everywhere in the world. Scigliano, a municipality in the province of Cosenza, […]

Artisanal Italian ice cream conquers New York and London

In New York and London, there's a line in front of the display case for artisanal Italian gelato. You recognize it even before […]

The Municipalities in the World Project: Gela revitalizes its ties with its emigrants.

The Municipality of Gela has joined the Municipalities in the World Project by signing a memorandum of understanding with the Italiani.it Foundation. A […]

Electronic Identity Card: Italians abroad can now apply for one in Italy.

Starting June 1, 2026, AIRE members can obtain the CIE directly from Italian municipalities. This breakthrough has been awaited by millions […]

Mazzarino, Sicily, joins the "Municipalities in the World" project.

The Municipality of Mazzarino, in the heart of the province of Caltanissetta, has joined the "Municipalities in the World" project of the Italiani.it Foundation, […]

Conflenti, in Calabria, joins the Municipalities in the World project!

The Municipality of Conflenti has officially joined the Municipalities in the World Project promoted by the Italiani.it Foundation, signing the protocol of […]

Italiani.it: the meeting point between Italian municipalities and emigrants around the world

It is estimated that there are over 100 million descendants of Italians in the world, with some even pushing these estimates […]

Roots Tourism: Seven million Italians are returning to Italy this summer.

There's a kind of journey unlike any other. It's not a vacation, it's not a pilgrimage. It's […]

Audax Italiano: Chile's "Tanos" have been bringing Italy to South America for 115 years.

On November 30, 1910, in a sombrereria — a hat shop — owned by a certain Alberto Caffi, a group […]

Our third World Cup betrayed by Italian football revolves around Ancelotti, Montella and Cannavaro

As Baldini takes on the role of interim coach, the most popular major tournament in history will kick off on June 11th […]

Eros Ramazzotti returns to South America: here are the tour dates.

There are singers who become the soundtracks of a country. And then there's Eros Ramazzotti, who became the soundtrack […]

Little Big Italy in Malta: 3 Restaurants That Represent Italy Around the World

There is an island, a few miles from Sicily, where Italian is spoken on the streets almost like at home, where the menus […]

140 new Italians by ancestry in 2024: 80% coming from Brazil and Argentina.

There are numbers that tell much more than statistics. They are the numbers of those who, on the other side of the ocean, are looking for a […]

Crazy things and out of this world things

Some people do 20 triathlons, and some walk from Malta to India. Twenty Ironmans in a maximum of 28 days! Superhuman effort. There's also a […]

The Virtual Museum of the Italian Emigrant

There's a word that encompasses millions of stories, millions of departures, and millions of lives rebuilt elsewhere: diaspora. It's the […]

“Tell Your Story”: Antonio, an Example of Love and Sacrifice

We're collecting the stories of Italian families who emigrated around the world in search of a better life. People who often left […]

Leaving one's homeland also affects those who move from South to North

"The connection to one's country of origin is a profound need, transcending kilometers and borders. The Comuni Project offers […]

Nutella goes beyond the moon 53 years after Pink Floyd. Even Italian football dreams of a space plan.

The Artemis Mission takes Ferrero to the side of The Dark Side of the Moon and the memory of Pietro missing […]

Antonelli thrills rock star Vasco Rossi. Baby Kimi can sing "Vado al massimo"!

In two weeks, the echoes of the exploits of the new Formula One phenomenon have been bouncing back from China and Japan: a nineteen-year-old […]

Stories of Italian Entrepreneurship: When Talent Becomes a Business

Italy has always been a land of entrepreneurs. Generation after generation, men and women have transformed intuitions into businesses, often […]

Gino Paoli leaves us Coppi, the little man on wheels. In the eternal challenge with Paolo Conte's Bartali

When the pop singer-songwriter and poet opened up in a Milan hotel suite, discussing extraordinary women, fantastic cars […]

5 great Brazilians with Italian roots: Senna, Altafini and more

Brazil is home to the largest community of Italians in the world: approximately 30 million people, 15% of the […]

Venetian glass beads, a world to discover

In the beginning was Marietta, whose surname was Barovier, the daughter of a famous family of glassmakers from the island of Murano. It was in the 15th […]

From Manoel Island beyond the Sea to Peschici, rediscovering Lucio Dalla on March 4th every year.

The Giro d'Italia revealed the Pearl of the Gargano, which is making a resurgent comeback with the first scents of mimosa […]

Italian citizenship: decision on the "Tajani Decree" on March 11

March 11, 2026, represents a crucial date for the future of Italian citizenship by descent. On that day, the Court […]

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