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Cross-country skiing in Italy: tax free resort Livigno opens season

19 April, 2020

Livigno, Italy’s tax-free ski resort in northern Lombardy, is opening its cross country ski track. With snow falls and low temperatures, the three kilometre freestyle track is already available for warm-up sessions and training before the real ski season starts.Livigno’s…

Italian songs: Giusy Ferreri and the video of "Non ti scordar mai di me"

19 April, 2020

This is the video of the new song from Giusy Ferreri, “non ti scordar mai di me” or “never forget me”, written for her by Tiziano Ferro. The artist with her gutsy voice is in a kind of semi-debut and…

Rome celebrates comic strip hero Diabolik

19 April, 2020

Rome pays homage to one of the most loved Italian comic strip heros of all time: Diabolik. I don’t know if the word really suits him, after all we are talking about a thief, but a thief , mind you,…

2010 Venice film festival: Jessica Alba arrives at the Lido

19 April, 2020

American actress Jessica Alba arrived in Venice to present her latest movie Machete which has screened at the 2010 Venice Film Festival. The film might not be your cup of tea, but it screened to acclaim for its anarchic style.…

Restaurants in Milan: wine, food and art at "Le Barrique"

19 April, 2020

These pics come from Milan’s wine bar “Le Barrique”, a sophisticated little spot not far from Parco Sempione and the Piccolo Teatro. In a side street called via Anfiteatro, that leads onto via Legnano, you’ll find “Le Barrique”: a bar,…

Italian singers: new talent from Amici television final

19 April, 2020

Italy’s talent show ‘Amici’ concluded this week, with some tough competition from the final four candidates who competed for the victory. With most of the competitors already gaining record contracts and entre to other projects, victory on the ‘Amici’ show…

Sexy Italian women: Melita Toniolo strips in change room

19 April, 2020

Melita Toniolo - Candid Camera Show - 30-12-2007by Videopt1978In this video you get a look at sexy Italian model, Melita Toniolo. After we saw the ex Big Brother Italy housemate last year in an auction-the-model scandal, she has came a…

Italian recipes: Bucatini pasta with squid

19 April, 2020

If you should go to the fish market and come across a fresh squid, this bucatini recipe could make a superb summer meal!Ingredients: 400 g bucatini pasta; 500 g squid; 300 tomatoes; 100 g onions; extra virgin oil; 1 garlic…

Silvio Berlusconi worries about Minister Mara Carfagna's excessive thinness

19 April, 2020

Apparently Silvio Berlusconi is worried by Mara Carfagna’s thinness. The Minister of Equal Opportunities has grown thinner and thinner over the months, thus alarming Italy’s Prime Minister. It seems that just a few days ago after a cabinet meeting, Silvio…

Summer Holidays: Cala Goloritzè in Sardinia

19 April, 2020

Just a few days ago I came across this video on youtube and was taken aback by the beauty of it. It showed the Gulf Of Orosei In Sardinia; a piece of heaven fallen to earth. Miles and miles of…

Religious tourism in Rome: transport discounts with pilgrim card

19 April, 2020

The Catholic Church is getting Rome organised with a new transport initiative for pilgrims. The Rome transport association, ATAC, together with Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi, have agreed to create a Carta del Pellegrino, or Pilgrim’s Card, for the celebrations of the…

Lazio tours: l'Eremo or hermitage of Poggio Conte

19 April, 2020

The mysterious Eremo or hermitage of Poggi Conti in the Maremma region would make for a fascinating day trip. Located not far from Lake Bolsena and the beautiful town of Pitigliano, the hermitage which was built into tufa rocks and…

Italian actress Caterina Murino talks about her career in Italy and France

19 April, 2020

With this new interview, Caterina Murino tries to set the record straight. The Italian actress who became a household name in France thanks to such movies as L’enquête Corse and L’amour aux trousses laments the fact that Italian directors have…

Italian singers: Tiziano Ferro interview

19 April, 2020

Here is an extract from an interview with Tiziano Ferro, published in Milan’s Corriere newspaper, a few days before Tiziano Ferro debuts his Tour 2009. The interview, by journalist Andrea Laffranchi, touches on many topics including Italy’s music scene today,…

Sicilian holidays in an environmental resort

19 April, 2020

This is a great idea, if only they could get it off the ground. In the south of Sicily, at S. Maria del Focallo, an entirely ecological tourist resort has been inaugurated. Called Villaggio Marispica, it’s the fruit of collaboration…

Shopping in Italy: fashion outlets, lingerie and shop assistants

19 April, 2020

After looking at whether to tip in Italy or not, today we take a look at shopping in Italy and where best to find Italian lingerie. Firstly, on shop assistants: they take their job seriously. Most decent shops have professional…

Italian recipes: Parmesan cheese mousse

19 April, 2020

I’m crazy about cheese. I’m always hunting for news recipes and love to experiment with new flavours, throwing in ingredients that somehow catch my fancy; now a spoon of honey, now an exotic condiment! So if you, like me, love…

Cheap holidays in Rome

19 April, 2020

With economies hitting a new low throughout the world, people are looking for last-minute offers and cheap places to eat. According to The Los Angeles Times Rome can be regarded as an affordable city. Well, The Eternal City is probably…

Quando quando quando Fergie and Will.I.Am cover plus original Italian lyrics

19 April, 2020

Fergie has done a cover of 1960’s Italian pop song “Quando, quando, quando”, featuring Will.I.Am for the musical “Nine”. The love song was originally written by Alberto Testa and Tony Renis, and has appeared in both Italian and English, the…

Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney at Unicef ball

19 April, 2020

Elisabetta Canalis has had a triumphant entry to Hollywood with George Clooney for the Unicef ball at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The ball is one of the more illustrious events on the Hollywood calendar and other celebrities in attendance were…

Italian celebrities: Raffaella Carrà's shocking photo

19 April, 2020

This rather shocking photo of Raffaella Carra which was first showed on Spanish television has aroused speculation about her health. According to the La Noria Show the Italian dancer and tv presenter, one of the most popular figure in Italy,…

Update on Italian train tragedy

19 April, 2020

After the tragedy at Viareggio, Tuscany, in which a train carrying LPG exploded, reports have the death toll at 16. A child and a baby are among the dead. The accident happened at Viareggio train station when the freight train…

Ermanno Scervino 2010/11 autumn-winter collection

19 April, 2020

The typology of the Ermanno Scervino guy is strong, confident and chic; characteristics that once again we found in his autumn collection presented here in Milan only a few days ago. No need to say more, just take a look…

Milan, fashion capital of the world

19 April, 2020

According to the Global Language Monitor’s annual survey, Milan is the world’s new top fashion city, thus overshadowing such fashionable cities as New York, Paris and London. The survey was compiled by nonprofit trend-tracking group Global Language Monitor, and is…

Air show and paragliding cup on Lake Como

19 April, 2020

Lake Como was the scene for a spectacular air show yesterday, as Swiss fighter pilots opened the skies to an Air Show, which included the heart-in-mouth acrobatics of the Flying Bulls pilots. Crowds around the lake at Lecco and Malgrate…