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Belen Rodriguez and Marco Boriello split

19 March, 2020
It’s now official: Belen Rodriguez and Italian footballer Marco Borriello have broken up. The Argentine showgirl who took part in the show L’Isola dei Famosi told Chi magazine that she was deeply disappointed by Marco’s behaviour; how could he believe…

Italian Easter recipes: squaglio from Rome

19 March, 2020
Today we have a rather delicious recipe for your Easter breakfast; in Rome they call it Squaglio or squajo and you can prepare it just in a couple of minutes. All you have to do is pour hot water over…

Florence luxury hotels – Grand hotel Villa Medici

19 March, 2020
Situated in the heart of Florence, between the river and the old town, the amazing 18th century Villa Medici was converted into a five star hotel several years ago; despite the rearrangement of its layout, the place has retained all…

Italian actress Asia Argento lands VanityFair cover

19 March, 2020
Italian actress Asia Argento seems to be getting a lot of magazine covers lately! But this time from the pages of Vanity Fair and A magazine, she doesn’t talk shop but fires a full broadside at her ex boyfriend singer…

Luxury Turin accommodation: Villa Matilde Relais

19 March, 2020
More Turin luxury accommodation after the Villa Matilde Relais is available at the Bella Rosina Relais near Venaria Reale, in the Mandria national park. It might not have the same grand setting as other Italian villas, but it has some…

Emporio Armani aged leather belt

19 March, 2020
This Emporio Armani aged calf leather belt with a beautiful, shining buckle retails for 155 euros; a must have in every man’s wardrobe.

Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney in Venice: more pics

19 March, 2020
Here are more pics of Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney, dressed more casually as they arrived at the Venice Film Festival. Canalis obviously likes the little black dress look, although for the red carpet event, she was dressed in a…

Roberto Cavalli winter collection campaign

19 March, 2020
A party atmosphere in a night club location has been chosen as the new advertising campaign image for the Roberto Cavalli winter collection. The Italian fashion campaign features Isabeli Fontana, Karen Elson and Clement, photographed by Steven Meisel. As usual,…

Pope John Paul II beatification: what the media says

19 March, 2020
After the excitement of today's royal wedding, Sunday May 1st marks the beatification of Pope John Paul II and the Vatican is preparing itself for a serious influx of pilgrims. Not quite religious tourism in Rome, it marks an extremely…

Turin inaugurates Museo d'Arte Orientale (Mao)

18 March, 2020
Just a few days ago Turin inaugurated a new museum devoted solely to Oriental art; the museum (Mao) located in Palazzo Mazzonis hosts more than 1500 artworks; statues, paintings and precious manuscripts that will take your breath away. But if…

Sophia Loren on Italy's walk of fame

18 March, 2020
Italy’s walk of fame at Jesolo, Venice has inaugurated the hand prints of Sophia Loren during a special ceremony in piazza Brescia. Jesolo has a walk of fame along the seaside which includes famous names from Italian cinema, music and…

Two 7 star hotels to be inaugurated in Sardinia

18 March, 2020
7 star hotels are as rare as hen’s teeth, but Sardinia will soon be the only place on earth to boast two super luxury hotels; the Pitrizza hotel and hotel Cervo both in Porto Cervo will in fact be upgraded…

Adventure sports in Italy: trekking in Piedmont

18 March, 2020
There is an adventure sport in Italy which is a mix between trekking, climbing and caving. Called “ferrate” the sport involves walking through rocky mountainous areas where some equipment and support is required to negotiate the sometimes perilous rocky outcrops.…

Arpino: megalithic acropolis

18 March, 2020
When in Rome, you’re also in Lazio, the Italian region on the west coast of the peninsula. And if you ever dared to hire a car around these parts, you could meander down to Naples or wander into Umbria as…

Italian playmate Sarah Nile voted out of Big Brother

18 March, 2020
Only a few days ago our colleagues over at 06blog interviewed Sarah Nile (a great favourite with the Blog if you know what I mean) who has just been voted out of Italy’s Big Brother house. The 23 year old…