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Venice film festival: photo gallery of Charlize and beautiful actresses

18 April, 2020

After our photo gallery of George Clooney and Brad Pitt at the Venice Film Festival, today we focus on the lovely women at Venice’s lido. Starting with the first photo of a fan’s tribute to Heath Ledger, who was here…

Traditional Italian recipes for New Year's Eve: cotechino carpaccio

18 April, 2020

The most classic Italian recipe for New Year’s Eve in Italy is ‘cotechino‘ with ‘lenticchie’, or boiled pork sausage with lentils. The lentils are said to bring good fortune for the New Year, and the dish is usually prepared on…

Venice Film Festival: Valentino, The Last Emperor

18 April, 2020

Valentino, the great Italian fashion designer, has just been celebrated at the Venice Film Festival with a movie called Valentino: The Last Emperor; directed by Vanity Fair journalist Matt Tyrnauer, the film tries to unveil the man behind Valentino’s mask.…

65th Venice Film Festival: Yuppi Du's comeback

17 April, 2020

There have been rumours that the re-screening of Yuppi Du might be cancelled due to some problem with the English subtitles. Apparently this was not true or maybe it was just quickly fixed; in fact we now know for sure…

Italy returns to 2011 Eurovision Song Contest

17 April, 2020

Italy will be back at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest after a 13-year absence from the competition. Given that RAI television has gained the rights to screen the contest, Italy has the opportunity to enter a team in Europe’s famous…

Italian festivals: Ferragosto

16 April, 2020

Given that today is August 15 and is one of the biggest holidays of the year in Italy, we thought we’d give you a run-down as to what it’s all about. While most Italians will say they don’t know why…

Summer in Italy: "le sagre" of August and food and wine festivals

16 April, 2020

Summer in Italy means “sagra” time which is basically town parties that may, or may not, have religious connotations. Whoever you ask though, will tell you that the important thing is to eat well and have fun. So here is…

67th Venice film festival, the programme

16 April, 2020

The 67th Venice International film festival organized by La Biennale di Venezia, will run 1st to 11th September 2010 at Venice Lido. This year the programme includes the following:Concorso Venezia 67-Black Swan by Darren Aronofsky (the festival’s opening movie)-La pecora…

Venice Film Festival: Ferzan Ozpetek's "Un giorno perfetto"

15 April, 2020

Closing off our coverage of the Venice Film Festival, we look at Ferzan Ozpetek’s “Un giorno perfetto”, or “A perfect day”, with Isabella Ferrari, Valerio Mastandrea, Valerio Binasco, Nicole Grimaudo, Federico Costantini, Monica Guerritore, Angela Finocchiaro, Stefania Sandrelli, Christian Serritiello,…

Advance booking for the 2011 Venice Carnival

15 April, 2020

We’re just about round to celebrating Christmas in Italy, but if you want to go to the 2011 Carnevale in Venice, it looks like you’d best book now if you haven’t already. The Hotel Villa Margherita di Mira is offering…

Laura Pausini in New Year's Eve concert

15 April, 2020

The super successful Italian singer and leading Italian diva, Laura Pausini, will perform a New Year’s Eve concert at Olbia in Sardinia, receiving 400,000 euros for the evening, according to reports. She will perform on a 30 metre stage, equipped…

Getting married in Italy: weddings in Verona at the house of Juliet

13 April, 2020

One of Italy’s most romantic cities, Verona, is fast becoming a very fashionable destination for a wedding in Italy. Following in the steps of one of literature’s most famous couples, Romeo and Juliet, you can get married at the house…

2010 Sanremo festival: Italian dialect songs and international artists

12 April, 2020

New rules for Italy’s famous Sanremo music festival mean that songs in Italian dialect will be allowed, and inclusion of foreign artists’ work will also be inaugurated. Other rule changes for the 2010 Sanremo music festival have modernised the event,…

Italian Christmas recipes: homemade seafood pasta

11 April, 2020

This Italian Christmas recipe is used as part of the initial Christmas toast at the beginning of the meal, and is an Italian seafood, Christmas pasta recipe.The ingredients for four people are: 400 grams of tagliatelle, 300 grams of turbot…

International nativity scene exhibition in Rome for Christmas

11 April, 2020

Until January 31 2009, an exhibition of nativity scenes from around the world will be on display at the the Art Forum Würth in Capena, Rome. It’s an excellent focus for a Christmas religious pilgrimage to Rome, with the pieces…

Autumn in Italy: Chestnut Festival at Marradi, near Florence

10 April, 2020

Each year Autumn, the season which is like a door between summer and winter, brings its own delights to the table; from chestnuts and mushrooms to apples and grapes. So those of you who love the flavours of Autumn will…

Carnival in Italy: the festival of Carnevale di Tivoli

10 April, 2020

It’s nearly Carnevale in Italy where carnival time marks the start of the period of Lent, 40 days before Easter. Obviously the Venice Carnevale is the most famous, although for Italians, the Carnevale of Viareggio is also an important celebration.…

Easter in Tuscany: Lucca

10 April, 2020

Here’s a weekend package to spend Easter in Italy in Lucca, Tuscany. The San Luca Palace hotel is offering a three night’s stay from April 11 to 14 in a double room with breakfast for 360 euros a head.The package…

Summer in Italy: Brighisella festival

7 April, 2020

Every year the summer brings along an abundance of festivals here in Italy and with all those fairs and festivals for food, music and more you and your family are almost guaranteed an event to go to every weekend! Some…

Apple 'sagra' in Italy: Italian food festival of 'pom a moj' at Casalnoceto, Alessandria

7 April, 2020

Whether famous or not, apples are a traditional Italian product, with the most well known being the apples of Trentino-Alto Adige in Italy’s north. An old Italian food festival is being revived though, at Casalnoceto, between Alessandria and Pavia, where…

Hot Italian fashion on the red carpet for Venice festival premiere

7 April, 2020

The 2009 Venice Film Festival opened with Roberto Cavalli designed frocks for Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian diva of this year’s festival, Elisabetta Gregoraci (accompanying Flavio Briatore) and Sandrine Bonnaire.Other Italian celebrities were also at the Lido, including Simona Ventura, Donatella…

Umbria winter jazz festival on show

7 April, 2020

The Umbria Jazz winter festival started yesterday and marks a few days of magic winter time in the region. Orvieto is hosting this year’s winter jazz festival, held until January 2nd, with two major events taking place. The first is…

Festival of Bread opens in Rome: celebrating bruschetta and the best Italian bread in Italy

6 April, 2020

The Italian Bread Festival in Rome starts today and is called the “festa del Pane Casereccio” locally, otherwise known as “bruschetta”. It will take place over the weekend from 6pm this evening in Piazza Tommaso Frasconi. It will finish with…

Venice Carnival 2010

5 April, 2020

On New Year ‘s eve, more than 30,000 people gathered in Piazza san Marco to celebrate and this despite high water and foul weather. Now we all look forward to the Venice Carnival which will start with a spectacular show…

Eurochocolate 2008: Baci Perugina and Perugia festival for chocoholics

4 April, 2020

We had already indicated the Eurochocolate festival in our initial post on October festivals in Italy, and autumn events. From Saturday 18 October to Saturday 25 October the Umbrian capital will host the mega-chocolate festival called Eurochocolate.The program has many…