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Resources for Italian Ancestry and Citizenship

If you're looking for help with tracing your Italian roots or applying for Italian citizenship, we give you our favorite resources (books, websites, companies) to help.

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Tracing Your Italian Genealogy and Heritage

Whether you simply want to create a family tree, find living relatives in Italy, visit the ancestral hometown or pursue Italian citizenship, we talk to leading Italian genealogy experts on how to make your Italian roots come alive.

Italian Citizenship Through Ancestry

Italy recognizes citizenship Jure Sanguinis (Latin for "right of blood") which is based on your blood line, not physically where you were born (Jure Solis --"right of soil"). Holding dual citizenship with Italy has great benefits. We tell you how to determine if you are elgible and navigate the process.

6 Tips for Getting Started With Italian Genealogy

One in 10 Americans (and many others around the world) can trace their roots back to Italy. A leading Italian genealogist shares useful tips for starting your Italian family trips and find your roots in Italy.

What I Learned When I Moved to Tuscany

As we all know, Italy is a place of magnificent dreams. It is also a place of puzzling and challenging realities. Jennifer Criswell, author of the new book At Least You're in Tuscany captures the dichotomy in a way few authors have. We asked her what she learned after moving to Montepulciano.

New Italy Museum Traces History of Gelato

Who doesn't love gelato? Now, thanks to a new museum in Anzola dell'Emilia, a small town just outside Bologna, the world can learn to love the history of gelato, too.

One Woman’s Truly Dolce Vita — Villa d’Este’s Jean Salvadore

Meet Jean Salvadore -- an Italian woman who has lead a most evenful life -- from a volunteer to help American troops in Rome in World War II to international ambassador for one of the world's most exclusive hotels, Villa d'Este on Lake Como.

What is an Agriturismo?

Created by the Italian government in 1985 to help subsidize farmers, an agriturismo is a working farm that rents rooms and/or serves food from what it produces.

Secrets of the Italian Language: What You Should Know About Speaking and Learning Italian

Author Dianne Hales says, "Italian, handcrafted by poets and wordsmiths, embodies its native speakers' greatest genius: the ability to transform anything--from marble to melody, from the humble noodle to life itself--into a joyous art." Learn everything from the history of the language, to why there are so many past tenses and what the languge of Italian food says about the culture.

Indulge Your Inner Artist in Italy Through Art Classes and Crafts Workshops

There are workshops all over Italy headed up by artists who are teaching using the age-old master-apprentice model. They're open to beginners and or advanced artists.

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