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The panettone tradition: real panettone for your Italian Christmas

24 March, 2020
Italy’s Christmas tradition wouldn’t be complete without panettone. The large, Italian sweetbread is an absolute protagonist in the Italian Christmas lunch, being the favoured dessert during festive times. There are essentially two types of panettone - the boxed panettone that…

Italian pasta recipes: fregole with mussels

24 March, 2020
If you are on a diet, this delicious pasta recipe is not for you, but it’s so delicious that if I were you, I would give it a try it all the same. But remember the fish must be absolutely…

Michelangelo's drawings on display in Amalfi

24 March, 2020
The town of Amalfi is hosting until 22 November an art exhibition devoted to Michelangelo, one of the greatest geniuses of the Renaissance period. At the Antichi Arsenali della Repubblica, visitors will have the unique opportunity to see six drawings…

Italian actress Giorgia Wurth goes sexy for Playboy Italia

24 March, 2020
After the success of her latest movie Maschi contro femmine or “Men against women”, Giorgia Wurth goes sexy for Playboy Italia. The Italian actress strikes a few sexy poses for the famous magazine, but there is nothing sleazy or vulgar…

World Tagliatelle Day: celebrating original Italian cooking

24 March, 2020
Today is international “Tagliatelle Day” when the world celebrates one of Italy’s greatest types of pasta. Around the world, more than 1000 Italian chefs will make original pasta recipes based on the traditional Italian dish from Bologna, of “tagliatelle al…

Bud Spencer and Terence Hill: Wildcat Hendrix

24 March, 2020
Italian cinema is famous for the spaghetti westerns of Segio Leone with Clint Eastwood. A sub-genre is that of comedy - parodies on the western and your typical b-movie listings. Don’t be deceived though, as Bud Spencer and Terence Hil…

Roman summer: night tours of the Villa D'Este

24 March, 2020
During the long summer evenings, Rome has a lot to offer; from classical music concerts to night tours of its superb monuments; so if you are in Rome in July or August you can’t afford to miss the opportunity to…

Italian festivals: Foligno hosts pasta festival

24 March, 2020
From the 25th to the 28th of September, Foligno, near Perugia in Umbria, will hold the Festival Nazionale dei Primi Piatti or the National Festival of First Courses. In other words, we’re talking a pasta festival!Foligno’s historic centre has been…

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…