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Mona Lisa Mosaic Made of Burnt Toast in Matera

24 March, 2020
With her Mona Lisa mosaic made of burnt toast, English artist Laura Hadland aroused the interest and curiosity of the inhabitants of Matera, an old town in southern Italy famous for its beautiful cave-houses. Ms. Hadland -best known for another…

Champion's League: survey on Italy's football

24 March, 2020
Outclassed or just unlucky, is the question that today’s Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy has put to the Italian public, after all Italian football teams in the Champion’s League lost out to English teams in matches over the last two…

My Brother Is An Only Child: a great success in UK

24 March, 2020
The Italian director Daniele Lucchetti has just arrived in England where his movie My Brother Is An Only Child starring Elio Germano e Riccardo Scamarcio has just become a blockbuster, taking in more than £ 80.000 during its first weekend.…

Culurgiones: ravioli from Sardinia

23 March, 2020
It’s obvious that I am not from Sardinia. In fact the first time I heard someone talking about culurgiones I thought they were simply trying to insult me. Well I soon found out that I was wrong and culurgiones were…

Simone Legno meets his young fans in Rome

23 March, 2020
Here are a few pictures of Simone Legno surrounded by his fans at Jam Store in Rome. As reported by Chiara on 6blog the event was a big success. Thousands of young admires flocked to see this new Tokidoki exhibition…

What happened to Italian actor Silvio Muccino?

23 March, 2020
Don’t ask me why but a couple of days ago I was wondering what had happened to Italian actor Silvio Muccino; his name had disappeared from all gossip magazines and there were no news about new movies so I used…

Italian design: bar stool furniture

23 March, 2020
If you’re currently re-decorating your bar, you might want to think about some Italian design concepts to spruik things up a little. Like these screw shaped stools from Denis Santachiara, which were presented at the 2008 Settimana del Mobile. The…

Spring and Italian cheese: the cacioricotta from Salento

23 March, 2020
One of Italy’s best cheeses, made in spring, is the “cacioricotta” from Salento. Salento is the so called “heel” of Italy, the most southern and eastern point of Puglia.This Italian cheese has a double name that reflects its personality. It…

Madonna sculptures in art exhibition after Abruzzo earthquake

23 March, 2020
The Archaeological Museum of Teramo will host an exhibition that displays artworks from Abruzzo that have survived the devastating earthquake earlier this year. The exhibition opens on June 29th, and is called “A Madonna for every museum”.After Teramo hosts the…

Autumn in Italy: the National park of Abruzzo

23 March, 2020
The Parco nazionale d’Abruzzo or National Park of Abruzzo which was established by royal decree in 1923 is the oldest park in Italy and has always had a fundamental role in the preservation of species such as the Italian Wolf,…

Gemelli Diversi's new single "Nessuno E' Perfetto"

23 March, 2020
Gemelli Diversi are back with a new single from their Greatest Hits album ; the song called Nessuno è perfetto or Nobody is perfect aims to underpin the importance of accepting our own faults; faults which after all set us…

Castle for sale in Cortona, Umbria

23 March, 2020
In Italy they say real estate prices have sky-rocketed over recent years, and I should imagine that would certainly be the case if you were in the business of buying castles. A rare opportunity has presented itself in Cortona, Perugia,…

Rome: when street art helps the tourist

23 March, 2020
Street artists in Rome know for sure that they will spend part of their working day answering tourists who need directions! So this time a skilled artist who usually paints in Largo Goldoni has solved the problem once for all…

Italian traditions: risotto and rice in Italy

23 March, 2020
While rice is said to have come to Italy either from the Orient or Arab nations, Italian rice and risotto is now an essential part of the Italian diet, especially in some northern regions where it is truly a pillar…

Italian actor Riccardo Scamarcio on the cover of Sette

23 March, 2020
Italian hearthrob Riccardo Scamarcio lands on the cover of Sette magazine. With his dark looks, the young actor has a bad boy reputation both on and off screen, but during the interview, Mr Scamarcio tries to refute what’s said about…

Italian luxury hotels: Royal Hotel Sanremo

23 March, 2020
If you are looking for a posh hotel on the Italian Riviera, this post on the Royal Hotel Sanremo may be of real interest to you. Overlooking the sea and surrounded by a luscious subtropical garden, the hotel looks like…

Valerio Scanu wins Sanremo 2010

23 March, 2020
The “surprise” winner of the 2010 Sanremo festival is Valerio Scanu, with his song “Per tutte le volte che” or “For everytime that”. It’s a controversial victory for Scanu, who was originally eliminated from the contest, only to be reinstated…