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New year's eve in Italy: romantic new year's celebration at Borgo di Rivalta castle, near Piacenza

3 April, 2020

Looking for a special way to celebrate the last night of the year? Tired of the usual street parties and deafening music? If so the beautiful Borgo di Rivalta Castle, near Piacenza, could be the right place to be. On…

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…

Italian villa up for sale near Rome

2 April, 2020

If you are looking for a luxurious house near Rome, this Italian villa located only a few kilometres from the eternal city and surrounded by rolling green hills might really be your dream house ! Elegantly furnished and featuring an…

Cortina d' Ampezzo Hotels: Presidential Suite Peter Sellers at the Cristallo Hotel

2 April, 2020

The famous Cristallo Hotel & Spa in Cortina d’Ampezzo will inaugurate a new luxurious suite called Presidential Suite Peter Sellers. The suite named after the great British actor who sojourned there during the shooting of the Pink Panther is 137…

Italian pasta recipes: spaghetti with prawns and rocket

2 April, 2020

Today for you we have a cold pasta recipe which is very easy to prepare.Ingredients: 200 g spaghetti; 100 g shelled prawns; rocket: oil; salt and pepper and one spoonful mayonnaise or pink sauce.Preparation: cook the pasta in salted water…

Search for Italy's best beaches with Google Maps and Portaleacque

2 April, 2020

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…

Andres Iniesta's summer holidays in Sardinia

2 April, 2020

Footballer Andres Iniesta who led the Spanish team to victory at the World cup last July is now enjoying his summer holidays in Sardinia. He arrived on the island with his girlfriend a few friends. According to La Nuova Sardegna,…

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…

Milan fashion week spring summer 2011: celebrities flock to Roberto Cavalli show

2 April, 2020

With this show which took place at the famous Arco della Pace in Milan, Roberto Cavalli celebrated his 40th anniversary in fashion! Lots of celebreties were spotted at the show; from Anne Wintour and Leona Lewis to Elisabetta Canalis and…

Typical regional cheese: The Asìno

2 April, 2020

The traditional name of this cheese comes from Mount Asio, though today its most popular name is Salato Morbido Friulano. In order to have a fresh and white cheese they keep it in a mixture of water, milk and salt…

Christmas and Barolo: wine tasting and touring Italy at Christmas

2 April, 2020

If you’re looking for Christmas deals for Italy, try the Langhe region of Piedmont. While not strictly speaking Barolo country, there’s still plenty of good nebbiolo to be had for Italian wine buffs. Spending Christmas in Italy is a special…

Marco Borriello vs Roberto Saviano: Italian intellectuals, Naples and her footballers

2 April, 2020

AC Milan football player Marco Borriello has accused Italian writer Roberto Saviano of making money out of giving Naples a bad name. Saviano wrote the book “Gomorrah”, since becoming a world famous film, and is a particularly controversial figure in…

Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney's romantic dinner in Milan

2 April, 2020

A couple of days ago Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney were snapped as they were leaving a romantic restaurant in Milan hand in hand; speculation and rumours about one of the most beautiful couples in the showbiz are still running…

Rome's Fiumicino airport turns 50: new airport planned for Rome 2020 bid

2 April, 2020

It’s quite to difficult to say really when the 50th anniversary of Rome’s Fiumicino airport is. Originally planned for the 1960 Rome Olympics, the airport didn’t open until five days after the games had actually started (on August 20). But…

Scudetto Inter: winners are grinners and losers…

2 April, 2020

Ahh, you’ve gotta love Italy, the things that happen here. It appears that there are some soccer fans who haven’t been able to “digest” FC Inter’s victory of the 2008 scudetto, and have decided to express themselves…artistically. They could be…

Italian fashion: Gucci men's classic a/w 2009 catalogue

2 April, 2020

This time, there’s no need to spend many words, the pics tell it all! Gucci men’s classic a/w 09 catalogue is a masterpiece in its own right! Take a look at our photo gallery and feast your eyes on it!…

Romeo Ferraris: Fiat 500 Monza luxury racing

2 April, 2020

Romeo Ferraris has launched the new Fiat 500 Monza racing version. The special edition will be made in a production run of just ten, for customers who want pocket-size luxury race cars. The 500 Monza celebrates the 50th anniversary of…

Italian couple update: Fabrizio Corona and Belene Rodriguez to survive prison sentence?

2 April, 2020

2009 produced some fantastic gossip from Italy, with many Italian people following the relationship between Belen Rodriguez and paparazzi king, Fabrizio Corona. But for 2010 the Italian couple at the centre of some of Italy’s most sordid gossip, has hit…