Italian Desserts: Soft Amaretti recipe
To tell the truth, these cookies were a bit of an obsession for me. I couldn’t get the hang of it; I don’t know, but whenever I tried to make amaretti, I failed and got angry over my failure. Thank…
The Making of the 2010 Pirelli Calendar video
The 2010 Pirelli Calendar is one of the best yet, having been shot by Terry Richardson in Brazil and featuring models such as Miranda Kerr, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Rosie Huntingdon, Eniko Mihalik and Catherine McNeil.You’ll be happy to know that…
Martina Stella poses as a sexy mermaid for Playboy Italia
Following the example of other famous colleagues such as Carolina Crescentini, Italian actress Martina Stella has decided to pose sexy for Playboy Italy. Here are the first pics in which the young actress poses as a mermaid; Miss Stella gracefully…
Capitoline Museums in Rome host Beato Angelico exhibition
It’s the first great exhibition devoted to Beato Angelico: The Dawn of The Ranaissance since 1955 (two major exhibitions dedicated to this great Tuscan artist which took place in Florence and the Vatican in the 1950s). This time visitors will…
Car Shoe Via della Spiga 1 Milan
In 1963 Gianni Mostile, with a passion for race cars and hand-made shoes, invented a driving mocassin with the sole made from small, rubber plugs. A patent was given him by the Italian Minister for Industry and Commerce and the…
Perugia: would you like snow with that? Spring 2008
The Tuscan and Umbrian areas of Italy are known for their green rolling hills and are considered the peninsula’s garden. You would expect that spring is the season to be there and a little Easter break could be on the…
Milan Fashion week : Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2009/10 men's collection
Milan Fashion Week is now in full swing and Dolce & Gabbana were among the first to step into the limelight; their new collection, after the silky pyjamas the couple launched last spring, is still partly about luxury comfort; the…
Italian actresses: Virna Lisi and her colleagues
Virna Lisi, one of the most famous Italian actresses, in a recent interview granted to Telepiù just a few days ago, said that she’s still waiting for her successor to come along! Well, it won’t be that easy I‘m afraid,…
Prada brown floral lace and leather flap baguette
Prada brown floral lace bag made of soft leather with ruffle details is the new must have for fall; a bag that is so quintessentially Prada that one doesn’t need to look for the logo. Price: $ 1,560
Horse riding in Italy: Città di Castello
The Mostra del Cavallo di Città di Castello has just concluded but the town in Umbria is worth a visit if you want to go horse riding in Italy. The origins of the event date back to 1032, making it…
Italian recipes: homemade focaccia with potatoes and rosemary
This easy Italian recipe will have you making homemade focaccia with only a little patience required for rising time. Focaccia is a tradition that is most closely linked with Liguria, where you can generally find Italy’s best focaccia.The ingredients for…
Montezemolo Made in Italy ambassador?
The Italians certainly love their controversial public figures. Now, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is one of the most well known top managers in Italy. He has been the president of Ferrari since 1991 and has also headed up the Confidustria,…
2010 Venice Film Festival to start with the best in Italian cinema
The 2010 Venice Film Festival starts tomorrow and we will be seeing a number of wonderful Italian films, Italian celebrities and hopefully a few international stars as well. Whether or not Italy’s favourite adopted celebrity George Clooney makes an appearance…
Summer holidays in Sardinia: Costa Verde and its beautiful white dunes
Summer holidays are getting closer and closer and Viaggi del corriere recommends to visit the Costa Verde in Sardinia; an enchanting place overlooking the Mediterranean sea and with the highest dunes here in Europe; white dunes sculptured by the Mistral…
Sam Way pics from Dolce & Gabbana book "Uomini"
We are back with more pics from Uomini (Italian for men), the Dolce & Gabbana book which is selling like hot cakes! Today we’ll get a closer look at super model Sam Way photographed by Mariano Vivanco! Uomini
For the locals, American restaurant views are not to be trusted
This is one of the funniest things I’ve read in a while. An American (either travel writer or restaurant reviewer) goes to Florence and has a little pilgrimage to her favourite restaurant, now 50 years since she’s been going there,…
Super model Mariacarla Boscono, a sexy Italian beauty
Mariacarla Boscono, born in Rome in 1980, is probably the most famous Italian top model in the world. Her singular beauty and inborn elegance captured the interest of Riccardo Tisci, creative director for Givenchy, and other major fashion designers, catapulting…
After the boob job: Italian showgirl Francesca Cipriani gets her bum done
The fact that not every girl in Italy can easily get herself a job as an Italian showgirl might make you think that the entertainment business here is exclusive in some way, but it seems that often those who get…
Sono come tu mi vuoi: Irene Grandi vs Mina
Irene Grandi’s Sono come tu mi vuoi or I am the way you want me to be is not a new song at all; Mina, one of the most famous italian singers, sang it back in the 1960s and Mss…
Bizarre publicity stunt in Milan: hot Italian footballer to live in department store by Bikkembergs
We have some more gossip from Italy and a look at some hot Italian footballers this Friday, in a bizarre move from stylist Dirk Bikkembergs. Bikkembergs is known as the “stylist for football fashionistas”, according to the Corriere, and he…
Super model Bar Refaeli on the cover of Elle Italia
Bar Refaeli, top model from Israel lands on the cover of Elle Italia’s May issue; with her dark looks and perfect body, the girl who made Leonardio DiCaprio fall head over heels seems poised for international success. After all such…
Italian show girl Elenoire Casalegno poses for Seimia lingerie
Elenoire Casalegno poses for Seima lingerie; the italian show girl who became famous back in the 1990s for being Vittorio Sgarbi’s girlfriend is second to none when it comes to sexy! To me she looks far more “real” than Alessandra…
Wine tasting in Italy: the wine train to Montalcino
If you want to do some wine tasting in Italy with a difference, you could try the “treno del vino” or wine train, which passes through the Val d’Orcia and wine growing region of Montalcino, Tuscany.The next events are October…
Luxury hotels in Venice: Hotel Barbarigo on the Grand Canal
With an amazing view over the Canal Grande and Rio di San Paolo, the luxury hotel Barbarigo proves that paradise on earth does exist after all! The variety of accommodation and facilities makes the hotel Barbarigo a natural choice for…
The Times says thanks to Rome and its legions
In a long interview granted to The Times, Tony Wilmott, an archaeologist with the English Heritage affirms that he has found the exact spot where the Roman legions disembarked in 43 AD. Mr Wilmott talks at length about the objects…