There is more cycling tradition in Italy than you make think and as we head to the height of the Italian summer, we take a look at the historic bicycle builder, Taurus. The company was originally established in 1908 and…
Italian sports stars apparrently don’t get much bigger than Valentino Rossi. After his move to Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati for the 2011 MotoGP season, it turns out Rossi is also the most highly paid Italian sports star around. It’s quite…
Ferrari president and well-known Italian entrepreneur, Luca di Montezemolo, has announced at a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Monza that Italy’s famous Formula 1 race will stay in Monza. The announcement comes after concerns that the race would be moved…
Versace has just opened a new jewellery boutique in Beijing; 80 square metres in size, the luxury boutique which sells Versace watch and jewellery collections is located within the famous China Central palace, Beijing’s most exclusive shopping mall. The interior…
“Liguria da bere” or “Drinking Liguria” is an fair of traditional products and wine from Liguria that will take place in La Spezia, south of the Cinque Terre, this weekend.Liguria is one of the more undervalued regions in Italy, though…
It will be a difficult move for the Italian show girl from Argentinian origin, if Belen Rodriguez were to be sacked from her brand endorsement role at TIM: Telecom Italia. We’ve already looked at how to do advertising in Italy,…
The Great Wine Capitals Florence branch announced the 2011 winners of the Best of Wine Tourism in Chianti last week, and DolceVita participated in the event and the subsequent tour of the winning locations. The awards were announced at the…
When next you’re shopping for some Italian lingerie, especially if you pop in to an Intimissimi store, you might find a surprising sign out the front. It happened to me recently and I thought ‘as if!’ but it turns out…