The Italians certainly love their controversial public figures. Now, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is one of the most well known top managers in Italy. He has been the president of Ferrari since 1991 and has also headed up the Confidustria,…
In the Antrona valley in the Piedmont region there’s a small village which lies in the dark shadow of a high mountain; for centuries, the hamlet had to make do with it but a few years ago a huge mirror…
The pictures you see are from Chi Magazine and show the three showgirls Silvio Berlusconi has chosen to represent his party in June’s European Election (from the left, manager Lara Comi, 26 years old; former tv host Barbara Matera, 27…
According to Chi magazine, Italian showgirl Elena Santucci will soon celebrate a new life; the above magazine has revealed that the blonde showgirl is expecting her first child with boyfriend Italian footballer Bernardo Corradi. We just want to say congratulations…
You first saw Alena Seredova on DolceVita winning a prize for the hottest footballer’s wife or girlfriend for 2009. That’s some pretty tough competition for Italian footballer, Gigi Buffon’s partner, who has given birth to their second child, another son,…
One of the world’s rarest Ferraris has been sold at auction for 12 million pounds, with the purchaser said to be UK radio DJ and television personality, Chris Evans. The beautiful 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO is one of only three…
Antonio Cassanoand his wife Carolina Marcialis have just welcomed Christopher, their first child; the couple who got married last June is over the moon with happiness; the baby who weighs more than 3 kilos was born in Genoa yesterday morning.…
Veteran Italian director and important figure in the history of Italian cinema, Mario Monicelli, has died by commiting suicide at the age of 95 years. In hospital for treatment for prostate cancer, Monicelli threw himself off the fifth floor balcony…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…