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The best in Italian style: Italian car design at Paris motor show

31 March, 2020

Going to the Paris motor show you might expect to see plenty from Peugeot, Citroen, Renault etc. But this year the stars of the Paris show have been all Italian. Particular highlights from Italian companies at the motor show include…

Italy vs the tourists: disrespectful tourists ignored by locals

31 March, 2020

In a recent survey by Le vie del gusto magazine with Italy’s local mayors, it’s been revealed that despite the importance of tourism to the national economy, the relationship between local Italians and tourists in Italy is often fraught.The number…

Luxury Italian tours: Ferrari and Maserati in Montecarlo

31 March, 2020

From September 19 to 21 a Ferrari tour will take place between Megève and Montecarlo, with registration possible for Maserati owners as well.The race has been organised by Red Cars Racing and includes Ferrari racing, gastronomic events, panoramic views and…

2010 World Press Photo Exhibition in Naples

31 March, 2020

The World Press Photo Exhibition Italian stopoff will take place in Naples this year, marking one of the world’s most prestigious photography events occurring since 1955. The exhibition has previously been held in Milan, but this year it’s moving to…

Valentino Rossi Yamaha R1 up for auction

31 March, 2020

With the news that Valentino Rossi is moving to Ducati after seven years of championship wins with Yamaha, this could be the last chance to get your hands on a Rossi-developed Yamaha R1. The Italian sports star is famous for…

Montezemolo and his shit Ferrari

31 March, 2020

In this video, Ferrari president Luca de Montezemolo relates a very funny story of the first Ferrari he ever owned. The yellow Ferrari 348, with the entrepreneur himself driving, got involved in a traffic light drag race with a young…

Holidays in Italy: Inncasa hotel & Spa, near Orvieto

31 March, 2020

Surrounded by rolling green hills, the Inncasa Charme Hotel at San Giorgio near Orvieto, Umbria, was originally a country house and guests can still breathe the same warm atmosphere of the old days . The hotel has 4 double rooms,…

FC Internazionale players sing new Pazza Inter anthem

31 March, 2020

Milan’s FC Inter won the Serie A championship, the Coppa Italia and the European Champion’s League in 2010, making it a hugely successful season for the team, headed by coach Jose Mourinho (who now moves to Real Madrid). The Italian…

Summer holidays in Italy: Capoliveri on the island of Elba

31 March, 2020

The beautiful island of Elba is divided into eight municipalities among which the mysterious town of Capoliveri especially stands out; located on the coast, the place boasts a breathtaking landscape featuring, among other things, an enchanting lake called Sassi Neri…

Dolce & Gabbana book Uomini, more pics

31 March, 2020

Last week we gave you an exclusive sneak peak, today we have a new batch of hot pics from the just published Dolce&Gabana book Uomini by talented photographer Mariano Vivanco. All the major models of the moment are in this…

Venice Film Festival: Claudio Santamaria, Natalie Portman and the ladies from "Il pranzo di Ferragosto"

31 March, 2020

The hunt for shots of Natalie Portman at the Venice Film Festival took place, as the paparazzi always like a challenge. While we got hold of a couple, it seems that she has an agreement for exclusive shots and so…

Wine from Umbria: wine tasting from Terre De La Custodia wines

31 March, 2020

Umbria has always been one of my favourite regions, less spoiled by the rampant tourism you get in Tuscany. And I can really recommend discovering Umbrian wines - they are definitely worth it.In Rome tomorrow, Saturday October 25, at the…

Nokia N97 video: Milan central station

31 March, 2020

We’ve already talked about the great Dolce & Gabbana orgy at Milan’s central train station, but this time advertising in Italy takes a sober turn with the “making of” video for the Nokia N97 poster at the station. Not as…

Italian vintage show biz: Giorgia's La gatta retro interpretation

31 March, 2020

After our post on Italy’s cinevideo music clip (Gino Paoli’s La Gatta), here is a fantastic interpretation from Giorgia in vintage style, but with a modern song. The clip opens with a famous football referee and continues with Giorgia in…

The Amana Knox Story live pics from set

31 March, 2020

It’s almost eery seeing these pics for how similar they are to the court case surrounding the death of Meredith Kercher. Meredith was killed on November 1st 2007 in Perugia and since then her flatmate, student from the US Amanda…

Venice ferries now with air conditioning

31 March, 2020

Transport in Venice just got comfortable with air conditioned bus-boats. I have visted Venice several times in my life so I know very well what it means to be on one of those steamers with people packed in like sardines…

Milan women's fashion week autumn-winter 2010/11: Just Cavalli

31 March, 2020

To watch a Just Cavalli show is always a bit like taking a stroll down an art gallery; his creations more often than not look like walking paintings but I mean that as a compliment of course!This time in Milan…

Caffe al bacio: coffee with a chocolate kiss in Naples

31 March, 2020

A bar in Naples is serving up a new take on Italian coffee, called the “caffé al bacio”. “Bacio” means ‘kiss’ in Italian, and much like the bacio gelato flavour, this involves using Italy’s premier hazelnut spread, Nutella.The caffé al…

Italian mountaineering legend dies

31 March, 2020

Back in 1954, Italian Achille Compagnoni reached the peak of K2, along with fellow expeditioner Lino Lacedelli. The feat was a huge one, coming just a year after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach Everest.Compagnoni’s and Lacedelli’s achievement was a…