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New Year's Eve in Venice: thousands of people kissing their way into the new year

23 March, 2020

Last year the city of Venice was the recipient of the prestigious Best Event Award and although twelve months have passed since then, Venice indisputably remains the most romantic city in the world! Take a look at this video showing…

Italian music: Giorgia's new style with "Per Fare A Meno Di Te"

23 March, 2020

Our colleagues at Soundsblog.it have lamented the disappearance of Italian female singer Giorgia’s more individual style. The golden era of Giorgia’s career is perhaps characterised by songs such as Vivi Davvero, and Marzo, but those times seem gone now that…

Rome: five-star wine tasting at the Westin Excelsior

23 March, 2020

Italy’s luxury hotel, the Westin Excelsior in Rome situated in the famous Via Veneto area, now has an exclusive wine tasting corner.The 60 metre-square space, called Vin-Orvm, has been designed by architect Michael Stelea and is included in the Orvm…

UFO sightings in Milan, Naples

23 March, 2020

Much like the video of UFO’s in Rome, here is another in recent days claiming UFO sightings in Milan. The quality is not great, but another is available on the Repubblica newspaper site where you can see more closely the…

Carloforte: a Sardinian island with Genovese origin

23 March, 2020

Carloforte is the only inhabitated town on the island of San Pietro (Saint Peter’s) off the South West Coast of Sardinia. Although the town is in this region of Italy, it’s heart is really Genovese: it’s considered an area of…

Italian car design: the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta video

23 March, 2020

This video of Alfa Romeo’s new car, the Giulietta hatchback which replaces the Alfa 147, shows all the classic, sexy pedigree of the Italian brand. This year Alfa Romeo celebrates 100 years and the new Giulietta is hopefully going to…

Vintage car show at Villa D' Este, lake Como

23 March, 2020

The concorso d’Eleganza villa d’este will take place from 23 to 25 April on Lake Como, this is a tradition which started in 1929. Here by the sparkling waters of the lake every year several dozens of vintage cars gather…

Naked Mona Lisas on display at Da Vinci, near Florence

23 March, 2020

The small town of Da Vinci is hosting a new and to some extent bizarre exhibition dedicated to one of the world’s most famous paintings: the Mona Lisa. The bizarre element I am referring to is the centrepiece of the…

Puccini Festival: Opera Music and Nature in Versilia

23 March, 2020

This year in order to celebrate Giacomo Puccini´s 150th birthday anniversary Lucca and Torre del lago, the small town on Massacciuccoli lake where the Maestro lived for years, will organize a series of exquisite events. The Puccini Festival will begin…

Tips for New Year's Eve in Rome

23 March, 2020

If you’re spending New Year’s Eve in Rome it’s unlikely you’ll be thinking about the ancient traditions of celebrating a new calendar year. But for the record, the tradition of celebrating New Year’s Eve on December 31st, and starting a…

Italian wines: the best rosé can be found in Apulia

23 March, 2020

Wine-lovers make a note in your diaries: for a whole week the old town of Ceglie Messapica near Brindisi, will be hosting an important wine festival called Rosati in Terra di Rosati or Rosé in the land of The Rosé…

Longest painting in the world in Italy

23 March, 2020

In a country rich in art history, Italy has just added itself to the world records with the longest picture in the world made by Gabriele Jagnocco. Jagnocco is a painter-sculptor from the Scuola Romana who has achieved some success…

Holidays in Tuscany: Facebook and new Tuscan tourism site

23 March, 2020

In what will become a 17 million-euro project, the Tuscan regional government has launched Turismo.InToscana.it, a new tourism site for Tuscany that forms an essential part of a new publicity campaign.The costly and ambitious project has seen 15 million euros…

Health spas in Italy: weekend packages for the Marche

23 March, 2020

Keeping in the theme of beauty farms and health spas in Italy, the Due Campanili hotel in the Marche has a spring package for a weekend offer in Italy including accommodation, food and health spa treatments.The hotel is at Montemaggiore…

Mortandela, the cured sausage from Val di Non,Trentino

23 March, 2020

Mortandela is a pork meat sausage produced in Valle di Non in the north of Italy, but its name (for a change!) didn’t ring a bell with me, so I looked it up in old book about Italian food and…

Restaurants in Rome: La Caraffa

23 March, 2020

If you still feel nostalgic about your summer holidays and at night you dream of the sea and its beauty, you can try to soothe your nostalgia by dining at La Caraffa, a delightful restaurant in Rome famous for its…

Italian recipes: pasta with ricotta and mushrooms

23 March, 2020

If you are in a hurry but want to cook a lovely meal for your family (or friends), this quick and easy Italian recipe is what you need. Ingredients: 200 g pennette pasta; 100 g ricotta cheese; 300 g mushrooms…

Art from Aquila after the earthquake on show

23 March, 2020

The city of Rome is hosting an art exhibition dedicated to the artworks from the churches of Aquila that were partly destroyed during the earthquake last year. The exhibition is taking place at the lower house in Montecitorio with the…

Life after the earthquake: Abruzzo hosts Atri a tavola event

23 March, 2020

A few months ago the Abruzzi region was hit by a powerful earthquake, but its inhabitants have never lost heart and now have decided to greet the arrival of summer with a series of really interesting events. “Atri a Tavola“,…

Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli snapped kissing a Russian model

23 March, 2020

Rumours have been rife that Roberto Cavalli’s marriage to Eva Duringer may be on the rocks, so these hot pics showing the Italian designer kissing a young Russian model on his luxury yacht off the coast of the island of…

Young Italian Singers: Ilaria Porceddu's new album 'Suono Naturale'

23 March, 2020

Ilaria Porceddu ,who came out of XFactor, one of the most loved Italian tv shows, is somehow a controversial figure; here we have a talented and sensitive singer who doesn’t know how to take flight . Her latest album for…

Marco Carta's new single "Quello Che Dai" from "Il Cuore Muove"

23 March, 2020

Marco Carta’s new album Il Cuore Muove or The Heart Moves will hit stores on 25 May.According to our sources, the album contains a mysterious duet with a famous female singer whose identity is still top secret (some suggest Alessandra…

Fiat 500 Barbie edition for Barbie's 50th Birthday

23 March, 2020

Barbie turns 50 this year (though she’s looking good for her age) and in occasion of the 50th Barbie birthday, Fiat has designed a special Fiat 500 Barbie edition. Unusual choice? Perhaps, but the style of Italy’s famous Fiat 500…

Naples will host second edition of " La Città cantante"

23 March, 2020

After last year’s great success, La Città Cantante or “The Singing City”, an important musical festival taking place in Naples and entirely dedicated to the music of the 18th century is back with a new series of interesting events. When…

Men's bicycles: The new Cigno Oro

23 March, 2020

A reader wrote to us about this new men’s bicycle called Cigno Oro. A bike that is equipped with a steel frame and welds made by hand. This attention to details makes the bicycle not just beautiful but strong as…