Festivals

Sanremo Festival 2009: Super model Alessia Piovan to co-host the show with Paolo Bonolis

4 April, 2020

With the 59th edition of the Festival of Sanremo, the most famous song contest here in Italy, looming on the horizon, Italian singers’engines are revving up. As many of you know, many smashing hits were first performed at the Sanremo…

Pope John Paul II beatification in Rome: ticketing scam

3 April, 2020

Pilgrims to the Vatican and Rome for the beatification of Pope John Paul II on May 1st are being asked by Italian police to be careful of any ticketing schemes. They are emphasising that the beatification event is free, after…

Hot couple pics: George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis at Venice film festival

2 April, 2020

Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney are in these pics on the red carpet for the Venice fim festival, with Canalis dressed in a lovely elegant gown (although Clooney seemed to have some problems with the train). The Clooney-Canalis couple have…

Olive oil festival in Cetona, Tuscany

2 April, 2020

The Tuscan olive oil festival of Cetona, in Val di Chiana takes place this weekend from December 5 to 7 after many days of hard work to finish the olive harvest for this year. The extra virgin olive oil festival…

Bernardo Bertolucci to Receive Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes

2 April, 2020

Bernardo Bertolucci will receive an honorary Palme d’or at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, This important award is given to a talented film director, whose work is authoritative but for some reason or other was snubbed by the jury (The…

Culinary tours, food festivals and wine tasting in Italy

2 April, 2020

There are many culinary tours of Italy that you can do, to enjoy the traditional Italian products in different regions, and today we give you a few names of companies that might help in planning your Italy by taste itinerary.…

Bari: Festival of Saint Nicholas

2 April, 2020

The month of May has marked one of the most famous religious festivals in southern Italy, that of San Nicola at Bari. San Nicola (or Saint Nicholas) is one of the most popular saints in the Christian faith, and the…

Festivals in Italy: Putignano to host gastronomic festival "Rit o' Castidd"

2 April, 2020

An interesting event called Rit o’Castidd (which in the local vernacular means behind the castle) will soon take place in the small town of Putignano, near Bari. Located just behind the Church of Saint Peter and the Balì Palace, the…

Eurochocolate 2009: Europe's biggest chocolate festival in Perugia

2 April, 2020

The Italian food festival you’ve all been waiting is nearly here, with Eurochocolate starting on October 16 in the home town of Baci Perugina. Every year, Perugia in Umbria hosts the chocolate festival, and this year opening the festival are…

Valentino Rossi legal action against truffle festival

1 April, 2020

The Italian truffle festival at Sant-Angelo in Vado (Pesaro) has encountered an unusual problem this year, in the form of champion sports star Valentino Rossi. The truffle festival has reached its 46th edition, and the logo of this year’s festival…

Paz Vega wears Gucci

1 April, 2020

This is a lethal combination: Italian red carpet fashion in the form of a Gucci dress with plunging back and leg split, dressed by stunning Spanish actress Paz Vega. If you thought Elisabetta Canalis had presence at the Rome film…

The longest torrone or nougat in the world is in Camerino, Italy

1 April, 2020

Camerino is a small town in the Marche region, now principally renown for its University. Located in the mountains near Macerata, Camerino does have a glorious past. During the Renaissance and the rule of the powerful Da Varano family, the…

Rome to host Architecture Festival

31 March, 2020

The 2009 Rome Architecture festival which aims to assist people in understanding the change taking place to our cities and how that change will influence our lives will be inaugurated on September 8. Paolo Soleri´s lectio magistralis on La frugalità…

Venice Film Festival: Claudio Santamaria, Natalie Portman and the ladies from "Il pranzo di Ferragosto"

31 March, 2020

The hunt for shots of Natalie Portman at the Venice Film Festival took place, as the paparazzi always like a challenge. While we got hold of a couple, it seems that she has an agreement for exclusive shots and so…

Bernardo Bertolucci jury president at Venice Film Festival?

30 March, 2020

Venice film festival artistic director Marco Muller has lots of new ideas for what should be his last festival! In fact, according to Il Manifesto, he’s planning to offer the presidency of the jury to Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci and…

Kevin Munroe's Dead of Night to open the Rome Film Festival

30 March, 2020

The Rome film festival is about to ring up the curtain on its fifth edition (October 28 - November 5) but fans of the twilight saga will be bitterly disappointed, the much awaited new movie starring heartthrob Robert Pattinson will…

Weekend deals for Autumn Wine Food Festival in Italy

30 March, 2020

If you’re looking for weekend deals for autumn in Italy, try going to some of the Italian food festivals on in Emilia Romagna in the month of November. The Wine Food Festival is on where you can try all sorts…

Elisabetta Canalis Venice fashion faux pas in recycled Roberto Cavalli dress

30 March, 2020

Deary me…! Hot gossip diva Elisabetta Canalis was the Venice Film Festival’s most anticipated arrival, but will appearing on the arm of George Clooney be enough to save her from international fashion banishment? The stunning Roberto Cavalli gown worn by…

Autumn festivals in Italy: chocolate in Perugia and wine tasting

30 March, 2020

While autumn in Italy is not the greatest season in some northern areas, until it snows and it’s time for skiing, it can be a fantastic time to get to know the local products. Autumn often marks wine tasting in…

Manuela Arcuri wows the crowd at Venice film festival

29 March, 2020

Many of the ladies sizzled on the red carpet at last night’s opening of the Venice film festival, but in a dramatic black dress by Roberto Cavalli, Italian actress Manuela Arcuri outshined them all! Festival del Cinema di Venezia: Manuela…

Naomi Campbell and Vladislav Doronin at Venice film Festival

28 March, 2020

Yesterday Naomi Campbell arrived in Venice with her Russian fiancé billionaire Vladislav Doronin in tow and after spending the whole day shopping, the former top model walked down the red carpet, showing off her perfect pigeon-toed gait for which back…