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Venice inaugurates People Mover

19 March, 2020
Venice has a new and alternative means of transport which travels above ground level, the famous People Mover which was inaugurated just a few days ago. The train is composed of two cars which can accommodate up to 200 people…

Hostels in Italy: cheap accommodation in Milan

19 March, 2020
Hotels in Milan are expensive and that’s no news but finding a decent place to sleep without spending exorbitant sums is actually an enterprise when it comes to this Italian city. While Milan is based on what we would like…

2011 Pirelli Calendar: the 'making of' video

19 March, 2020
The 2011 Pirelli Calendar will probably prove to be a very different interpretation of the historic calendar, likely to polerise opinions about whether it fits with the tradition of one of the world’s most famous calendars. In this making of…

Italian recipes: Bucatini with clams and beans

19 March, 2020
Legumes and mussels when combined together are really irresistible. In Apulia, there‘s an extraordinary pasta dish which delicately combines beans and clams and tourists go usually bananas over it. Here’s the recipe. I’m sure you will love it!Ingredients: 400 g…

Italian lingerie and Francesca Fioretti

19 March, 2020
From Italy’s Big Brother season nine, came Cristina del Basso whose boobs nearly stole the show. But not so for Francesca Fioretti, fellow housemate, who has also seen a modelling career blossum after the most famous program on Italian television…

Legend and history of Rome: Fontana delle Tartarughe

19 March, 2020
Have you ever heard of a fountain called Fontana delle tartarughe ? It’s a beautiful artwork in piazza Mattei in Rome; a favourite with tourists. The legend has it that one night Duke Mattei who was one of those aristocrats…

Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo gets Eurostar Award

19 March, 2020
Luca di Montezemolo has been the recipient of the prestigious Eurostar Award Superluxury which, every year, is given at the discretion of trade magazine Automotive; Mr Montezomolo - the magazine Automotive said - has succesfully led Ferrari through very difficult…

Summer Events in Italy: Paestum Festival 2008

19 March, 2020
Every year Paestum hosts an important festival devoted to music, the Terpsichorean art and the theatre. A series of amazing events that usually take place in the arena of the archaeological area; an enchanting place redolent of a glorious past…

19th and early 20th century Italy in photography exhibition

19 March, 2020
From December 6 to January 25 an historic Italian photographic exhibition is on display at the Fotomuseo Giuseppe Panini in Modena, including shots from the 1800’s and 1900’s Italy. The work is from a photographic family, the Sorgato’s who opened…

Lancelot Pub Rome: the best place to chill out

19 March, 2020
After the Over Time I now want you to visit another very interesting pub called Lancelot in San Lorenzo (Rome). Mind you, it’s not a posh place at all, just a cross between a steakhouse and a pub, but it…

Pictures from Italy: parking in Rome

19 March, 2020
Driving in Italy wouldn’t be complete without experiencing Rome’s traffic and laissez faire parking rules. In the following gallery of pictures from Italy you will see everything from a police car occupying the pedestrian crossing, to multiple large and expensive…

Traffic in Italy: scooters and pedestrian crossings

19 March, 2020
This funny video on driving in Italy, and crossing the road, was filmed in Trieste which makes me laugh, because it’s not famous for its traffic as, say, driving in Rome or Naples. Basically the trick in Italy is once…

Jennifer Tattanelli Croc ipad case

19 March, 2020
If you are one of those guys obsessed with their iPads, this luxury case designed by Italian Jennifer Tattanelli is probably the best you can get. Made of genuine crocodile and with a suede lining, this Italian case not only…