Cari Amici - Dear Friends, I hope your July 4th was a relaxing and fun vacation away from work and home chores.  We. at ICHF, were busy putting together  the events for the second half of this year.  And, let me tell you, what an exiting 6 months it will be!      To our traditional line-up of events, this year we have added a new event that we are sure will delight the ladies in our group while the gentlemen will find it quite interesting as textiles and men fashion will also be included. So, Read more [...]

Cari Amici - Dear Friends, it will be an exciting  first half OF 2024 for us at ICHF as  this year we have added three new and interesting events to our traditional line up.  We are sure you will find  them interesting and stimulating. IL PRANZO DI CARNEVALE  -  February 10, 2024,  La Cumbre CC CANCELLED  CINEMA ITALIANO CLASSICO. (March 23-30 and April 6, 2024).  Still FREE! Save the dates! Last but not the least: LORENZO  DE' MEDICI, a.k.a. IL MAGNIFICO, Read more [...]

Cari Amici/Dear Friends, It is with great pleasure to announce the details of the 2023 Il Pranzo di Natale, a Xmas luncheon at La Cumbre Country Club. As in the past, our good friends and La Cumbre CC’s members, Fred and Diane Sidon, booked our group — this time for a festive meal with Italian flavor.  Additionally,  there is also a way to buy wine, beer and soft drinks from the Club's bar which will be detailed below. We can now sell drinks “tickets” you can use to buy wine, Read more [...]

INTRODUCTION Pompeii was originally settled around the 7th century BC by the Oscan peoples. The port city was in a prime location  for trade as well as farming. The rich volcanic soil from earlier eruptions of Vesuvius created prime farmland for grapes and olive trees. By the turn of the first century A.D., the town of Pompeii, located about five miles from Mount Vesuvius, was a flourishing resort for the most distinguished citizens of the Roman Empire. Elegant houses and elaborate villas—many Read more [...]