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Italian summer traditions: what is grattachecca and where to get it

16 April, 2020

Okay, so we’ve got Italian gelato, and if you’re in the know there is also the granita which is a flavoured ice drink. And then there’s grattachecca. It’s also a flavoured ice drink but from a slightly different tradition. The…

George Clooney visits Elisabetta Canalis’s parents in Sardinia

16 April, 2020

George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis arrived in Sardinia so that the American actor could meet the parents of the Italian showgirl.

Italian tv presenter Alessia Marcuzzi is pregnant with her second child

16 April, 2020

During a radio programme, Alfonso Signorini, editor in chief of Chi Magazine revealed that Alessia Marcuzzi and her fiancé Francesco Facchinetti are to welcome their first child together. The famous Italian presenter has another child from a former boyfriend (i.e.…

Italian actress Martina Colombari caught topless

16 April, 2020

Italian actress Martina Colombari was caught topless while sunbathing on a boat in the Mediterranean and though almost twenty years have passed since she was named Miss Italy in 1992, she still looks great! Take a look at our gallery!

Andrea BocAndrea Bocelli duets with Laura Pausini for Actionaid: Dare To Live 'Vivere'

16 April, 2020

New Zealand’s Tv3 visited Andrea Bocelli at his home in Pisa to discuss his planned summer tours: check his video interview or download&donate at the official Dare To Live ‘Vivere’ campaign website by Andrea Bocelli and Laura Pausini for Actionaid.Via…

Italian vintage cars: 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Pininfarina wins best restoration at Villa d'Este

16 April, 2020

At the Concorso d’Eleganza at Villa d’Este on Lake Como, the prize for the best restoration of a car went to a splendid 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Coupé from Pininfarina. The car was restored by the experts at the Ferrari…

Restaurants in Milan: 4000 euros for dinner at Cracco Peck

16 April, 2020

It appears one businessman in Italy has had a nasty surprise on asking for the bill after a dinner with five friends at the prestigious Cracco Peck restaurant in Milan. The credit crunch is clearly not being felt at the…

13 million euro stolen from the Ministery of State Schooling

16 April, 2020

You may have thought that the mafia culture in Italy was a thing of the past, or something mythologized in America through films such as the Godfather, or more recently the television series The Sopranos. But the Calabrian version of…

New airport in Italy: fly to the Amalfi Coast and Salerno with Costa d'Amalfi airport

16 April, 2020

If you were wondering how to skip the long drive down Italy’s peninsula, a new flight route in Campania has been created, going to Costa d’Amalfi a Salerno-Pontecagnano. It will be inaugurated on July 31 by Italy’s president, Giorgio Napolitano,…

Luxury Italian Villa up for sale in the Olgiata district, Rome

16 April, 2020

Situated in the Olgiata district (one of Rome’s most exclusive and fashionable areas), this luxury Italian villa surrounded by a huge park can be yours for only 3 million euros. As you can see from our pics the 575 square…

Italian folk festivals: The Palio of stilts at Schieti di Urbino

16 April, 2020

There’s no better way to observe a Marchigian river (the Folgia, to be precise) than from atop a pair of stilts, at least if you are a charcoal-burner by trade and you are in a rush to leave behind Schieti…

Torre del Mangia: a postcard from Siena

16 April, 2020

To be truthful I couldn’t make any sense out of the subject of this picture. At first I thought it was just one of those jokes one usually come across surfing the net or the plan of some building, then…

Milan's less well known tourist attractions: Villa Invernizzi

16 April, 2020

The inhabitants of Milan are very fond of the beautiful Villa Invernizzi that you can see in the video above; an affection which has grown over the years. With its amazing garden and rather aristocratic facade, the villa is considered…

Expo 2015: a new Louvre in Milan's Brera district?

16 April, 2020

Milan is a city holding its breath for the 2015 Expo when the event will hopefully breathe some new life into a city that often struggles to have its cultural qualifications recognised. The Brera district of Milan is truly beautiful,…

Italy's best beaches for 2009

16 April, 2020

Tourists who are planning to visit Italy net summer will be happy to know that the number of Italian beaches deserving a blue flag are now 227 which is 21 more than 2008. As you know blue flags are granted…

Italy's most beautiful parks

16 April, 2020

We don’t know yet which Italian park will win the contest Il Parco più bello d’ Italia or Italy’s most beautiful park; there are so many contenders that is almost impossible to tell which one will prevail and win; the…

Italian restaurants: eating in Tuscany at the fort of Fortezza Medicea di Volte, Italy's strangest restaurant

16 April, 2020

The restaurant at the Fortezza Medicea di Volte is one of the strangest restaurants in the world, and certainly for Italy, which has it’s fair share of unique Italian restaurants. But it’s not strange just because it’s in a fortress,…

Cannes Film Festival 2008: Sangue Pazzo by M.T. Giordana

16 April, 2020

Sangue Pazzo(tainted blood) directed by Marco Tullio Giordana will be screened out of competition at the Cannes Festival 2008. It tells the story of two famous Italian actors, Luisa Ferida and Osvaldo Valenti. The two were sentimentally involved and had…

Veteran Italian showgirl Michelle Hunziker for Vanity Fair

16 April, 2020

Italian show girl and ex-wife to Eros Ramazzotti, Michelle Hunziker is neither old nor unattractive, but since she’s been on Italian television since 1996 at the age of 21, we figure she deserves the title “veteran” for her long-term experience…

Italian love songs: Samuele Bersani's "Spaccacuore", English lyrics

16 April, 2020

This song was originally written and performed by Samuele Bersani, and was then also made famous by Laura Pausini. Another melancholy love tune, see below for the English translation of the lyrics.“Spaccacuore” by Samuele Bersani.Ecco un altro dei miei limiti.Io…

Italian design: Cup, the washbasin by Meneghello Paolelli Associati for Artceram

16 April, 2020

Shaped like a huge cup, this sophisticated washbasin has been designed by Meneghello Paolelli Associati for Artceram; the sharpness of black against white (that’s my favourite version) creates an elegant contrast which, along with its unusual shape, will take your…

Bob Dylan in Italy for Never Ending Tour at Parma poetry festival

16 April, 2020

As part of his world Never Ending Tour, Bob Dylan is in Italy but this time you get the chance to see the man as poet and not music star. Bob Dylan is appearing at the Parma poetry festival, ParmaPoesia,…

Italian love songs: English lyrics to Perdono by Tiziano Ferro

16 April, 2020

This is a kind of semi-rap piece from Tiziano Ferro, taken from R Kelly’s “Did you ever think”, which has been successful around the world. Below is the translation of “Perdono” or “Forgive”.PerdonoTiziano FerroPerdono… si quel che è fatto è…

Pitti Uomo 75: 18CRR81 Cerruti

16 April, 2020

The new 18CRR81 Cerruti Collection Autumn-Winter 2009/10 has just been presented at Pitti Immagine Uomo 75; an amazing collection featuring beautiful, soft coats perfect for any occasion. The multi-pocketed parka made of light-brown wool and the grey tartan jacket you…

Make your own Magic Italy logo with Naomi Letizia

16 April, 2020

After taking a look at the criticism of Berlusconi’s new Magic Italy brand logo, and its relation to tutti frutti Italian television girls, here you can make your very own Magic Italy logo.By downloading Dissapore’s magic hat and wand, you…