Church for sale in Milan
Italy is full of churches but it’s quite rare to see one up for sale. But the guys at 02blog.it have managed to snap this pic of a church for sale in Milan’s Udine district, near Lambrate. We’ve got no…
Ivana Trump and Rossano Rubicondi fighting over divorce
Rumours about their divorce have circulated for months, but now it’s official: Ivana Trump and Rossano Rubicondi have decided to go their separate ways. Mrs Trump filed for divorce in December and there’s no doubt that it will be a…
Eros Ramazzotti secretly married?
Reports are out that Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti and Marica Pellegrinelli were secretly married in Milan. According to Star+Tv magazine the couple who got married at Milan city hall was accompanied by two close friends who acted respectively as best…
Ermenegildo Zegna Opens Flagship Store in Shenzhen, China
In China the popularity of Ermenegildo Zegna has been growing since the inauguration of their first flagship store in Beijing in 1991. Now with the opening of a new luxury store in Shenzhen, the Italian brand is set to conquer…
Carla Bruni in Woody Allen film
We doubt if this nude pic of Carla Bruni is what we’ll see in the Woody Allen film, but one thing is sure: the French first lady has accepted an offer from the famous and sometimes controversial American director to…
Tv Puppet Topo Gigio turns 50
Topo Gigio, one of the most famous Italian puppets, will soon turn 50; its debut goes back to 1959 when Topo Gigio was the lead character of a children’s puppet show on Italian tv. It was a prime time show…
Italy: row over ownership of Michelangelo's David
The city of Florence and the Italian state are furiously fighting over the ownership of Michelangelo’s masterpiece David. The famous statue has been Florence’s mascot since 1504 when it was put on display at the entrance of Palazzo Vecchio as…
Italian Hotels among winners of Condé Nast Johansens awards
The prestigious Nast Johansens 2011 Annual Awards for Excellence were announced in London; there were five Italian hotels among the winners. Here’s the partial list:Most Excellent Hotel: Ca’ Sagredo hotel in Venice;Most Excellent Charming Hotel: Monsignor della Casa Country Resort;Most…
Driving in Italy: parking in Rome pisses some people off
For the Italian language, or Italian English, we’ve already seen the creative and sparky side of the Romans come out with their “clients gentile” funny photo. Here we have another example, but for something far more serious - parking in…
Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy involved in motorcycle accident
Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, member of Italy’s former royal house, has been involved in a motorcycle accident. This close brush with death made him realise how much important his wife and children are; in those awful moments when everything…
Italian brand Bulgari to open new hotel in London
Bulgari Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement for the new Bulgari Hotel in London scheduled to open in spring 2012. So after Milan and Bali, London is the third city to boast a Bulgari Hotel. Located in the district…
Alitalia gets best airline food award
This might be hard to believe for some, but it turns out that Italian airline Alitalia, which has been through a tumultuous period of late, has received the award for the best airline food from the US magazine Global Traveler.…
Infamous figures at Naomi Letizia's party with Berlusconi
In the wake of what might turn out to be a scandal or a storm in a tea cup in time to come, the guys at the Brindaconpapi (Toasting with Dad) blog have been having some fun photoshopping the various…
Miss World Italy 2008 finalists
After the announcement of Claudia Ferraris winning the Miss Universe Italy contest, Miss World Italy is also coming into its final round, which will take place on June 7 at Gallipoli: 52 finalists will be judged by television and print…
Two new Italian sites join Unesco geo-parks list
Good news for the parks here in Italy; two more sites have in fact just been added to the Unesco ’s world heritage site list. Actually we are talking about the Global Network of National Geoparks which is backed by…
George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis break up – the details
The names of international and Italian celebrities make a small list in the break up of George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis. Around the story is Christian Vieri, showgirl Belen Rodriguez and Italy’s favourite gay television star and Chi magazine director,…
Italy's lottery won for 147 million euros
Lucky lucky lucky! Italy’s mega lottery of over 147 million euros has been won by someone from Bagnone in Tuscany, with a winning ticket of just two euros purchased at the Biffi Bar. The total winning figure is 147,807,299 euros…
Flavio Briatore and Elisabetta Gregoraci: weird baby name
If the idea that Elisabetta Gregoraci is having a baby to much older Flavio Briatore gives you the creeps, read no further. Former Italian show girl and model, Gregoraci, is pregnant to her husband Briatore, and has revealed that he…
Rome to bid for 2020 Olympics
After Rome lost the Serie A Championship to a final goal from FC Internazionale in its game against Siena, other good news on the sports front will hopefully be some consolation to the city. Rome has won Italy’s candidature choice…
Italian men: world champion diaper changer announced in Florence
Hand over the baby ladies, as the World Nappy Changer is a man! This could be the best news of recent years for truly desperate housewives, although it must be said that all participants in the World Diaper Changing Championship…
Search for Italy's best beaches with Google Maps and Portaleacque
With summer just around the corner and miles and miles of seafront , lots of people want to know which are the cleanest beaches in the country. From May onwards people will have the opportunity to visit the website Portaleacque…
Valentino Rossi legal action against truffle festival
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…
Mara Carfagna: showgirl- turned- minister
Mr Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s new prime minister, has just chosen his government. Among his closest collaborators and aides, the former show girl, Mara Carfagna who will serve as Equal Opportunites Minister. Mara Carfagna, who worked for tv channels owned by…
George Clooney to buy new Italian villa on Lake Maggiore
In more gossip from Italy, George Clooney could buy a new luxury villa in Italy on Lake Maggiore, replacing the famous Clooney Villa Oleandra on Lake Como at Cernobbio. According to reports, the new villa may or may not be…
World famous Bialetti Moka coffee moves production
The famous Italian brand of Bialetti, the little man with the moustache who makes coffee in a staggeringly huge percentage of Italian homes, will no longer be a ‘made in Italy‘ brand. Production of the Moka Express, the ubiquitous stove-top…