Visiting Italy this summer? Tips from COSÌ!

My dear friends in the COSÌ group have been busy little bees! Here are their latest tips on summer travel in Italy AND… yes, that’s right… A VIDEO! That’s right; we’re multimedia now. Holla.

The fear of the fake: What “authenticity” means to a foreigner in a strange land.

“Authenticity… consists in having a true and lucid consciousness of the situation, in assuming the responsibilities and risks that it involves, in accepting it in pride or humiliation, sometimes in horror and hate.” – Sartre

Italy blogs that help you go from Tourist to Traveler.

No one wants to be a tourist, but everyone wants to travel. Everyone wants “the local experience” without actually being local. So, how does that work out?

6 things to know about Reggio Emilia

I occasionally get asked to summarize my vast (ha!) knowledge on life in Reggio Emilia to those who are looking to visit or move here. The following is what I usually tell them… (UPDATE: Plus, get info on our live Q&A session on what it’s REALLY like to live in Italy)