Italy Alive Tours

05/14/2023

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05/14/2023

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12/03/2022

So cool!

Scientists have sequenced DNA from a Pompeii resident, making way for further research on the ancient people’s lives.

11/27/2022

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11/20/2022

Very cool!!!!

The discovery in an ancient thermal spring near Siena, Italy, is one of the most significant ever in the Mediterranean.

11/10/2022

Amazing!

Italian authorities on Tuesday announced the extraordinary discovery of 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring and said the find will “rewrite history” about the transition from the Etruscan civilization to the Roman Empire.

11/10/2022

Yes!

We all have a soft spot for chefs and food bloggers, for online cooking courses and for those Youtube videos where they teach you how to make delicious meals in five minutes. We can tune on our…

10/20/2022

An amazing Italian-American woman in Italian heritage month!

10/14/2022

Happy Italian American Heritage Month!!! https://www.foodrepublic.com/topics/italian-american-week/page/2/

Italian-American Week 8 Italian Desserts To Complete Your Feast 8 Italian Desserts To Complete Your Feast Food Republic March 13, 2015

10/07/2021

How cool is this!

The Italians That Built America: Amadeo Pietro Giannini

The Bank of America, the largest bank in the country, was established by Amadeo Pietro “A.P.” Giannini in San Francisco. Born in San Jose, California, in 1870, Giannini was the son of Italian immigrants, Luigi and Virginia Giannini from Genoa, Italy. In 1904, Giannini founded the “Banca d’Italia” (Bank of Italy) in San Francisco, offering hardworking immigrants savings accounts and loans, when other banks would refuse, judging them not by their wealth, but by their character. Also known as “America’s Banker,” Giannini would even keep his banks open until 9 or 10 at night for the workers.

When the 1906 San Francisco earthquake occurred, Giannini saw the need to assist and set up a temporary bank, collecting deposits and making loans, via horse and wagon. The wagon was disguised to protect against theft and Giannini made loans to those interested in rebuilding, with a handshake. Every loan Giannini gave out was paid back in full. In 1916, Giannini had opened several other locations of his bank, revolutionizing the idea of branch banking. Soon, Giannini had more than 500 branches throughout the state and in 1928, Bank of Italy merged with Bank of America, Los Angeles, and Bank of America was agreed to be the institution’s name, as it stood for the broader mission of the bank.

Giannini also financed the Golden Gate Bridge, and the fledgling film industry, including Cecil B. DeMille’s “Ten Commandments,” and Disney’s “Snow White,” as well as California’s aerospace and agricultural industries.