Owned by a pair of brothers, the Ceramiche Schittone has been making and selling artistic ceramics since 2002.  Walking around the city, it is easy to see just how important the art of ceramic making is to the place, and its people.  One of the high schools even has a department where students can begin…

Walking along Corso Vittorio Emanuele, we came upon a small memorial honoring the “Heroes of Peace.”  The monument pays tribute to the twelve Carabinieri, five soldiers of the Italian Army and two civilians, who lost their lives on November 12th, 2003, during a terrorist attack on the Italian embassy in Nasiriyah, Iraq. Palazzo Tagliavia di…