Stereotypes, clichés, and prejudices – both negative and positive – have always accompanied relations between Italians and Germans, and will continue to do so. However, this research aims to go beyond preconceptions and to discover, or rather rediscover, that profound bond of “love and hate” that has united the two peoples for centuries. The encounter – and often clash – between Italians and Germans is an inexhaustible source of exchange: practices, traditions, customs, ideas, and initiatives weave together in every sphere of public and private life.