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Tiziano Ferr0's new video "Il sole esiste per tutti"

15 April, 2020
2009 has been a great year for Italian singer Tiziano Ferro; his latest album has sold millions of copies across the world and his tour has been an authentic triumph; the Olympic stadium in Rome, for instance, was filled to…

Italian bags: Gucci Babouska fall collection

15 April, 2020
The Gucci collection for next fall is a mix of several elements; a bit of rock’n’roll, a pinch of ethnic and a sprinkle of folk spirit. The Babouska handbags made of GG fabric with brown leather and brown suede trim…

Miu Miu sculpted heel pumps

15 April, 2020
These multicoloured leather pointed toe pumps are stylish and chic; made from top quality leather, Miu Miu sculpted heel pumps will bring out that dangerously seductive woman in you: Price: £ 315

Italian English: "customers gentile" and other fables

15 April, 2020
Far be it from me to criticise Italians for their English, this one comes from the locals themselves. I have been an English teacher in Italy and congratulate myself that none of my students would produce anything quite as creative…

Culinary tours and Italian cooking classes

15 April, 2020
While this might be confusing for Italians who can’t understand why you want to cook while on holiday, culinary tours in Tuscany and other regions, are nothing new for tourists to this country. Generally aimed at promoting local specialties, the…

Bathroom designs: Texture by Francesco Lucchese for Olympia

15 April, 2020
Texture the new collection by Francesco Lucchese for Olympia Ceramica has been presented at the Bathroom furniture Show in Milan. The Italian designer believes that sanitary ware can really create through colour and ceramic decoration something really unique. A series…

What to see in Rome: The Vittoriano

15 April, 2020
The Romans, it seems, do not love the Vittoriano; a huge monument dedicated to Vittorio Emanuele II, first king of Italy. It was completed in 1935 when Italy was ruled by Mussolini and W.W.2 was looming on the horizon. The…

Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta wants another child

15 April, 2020
From actress Monica Bellucci to singer Gianna Nannini, lots of women working in the showbiz wholeheartedly choose to have their children later in life. So it did not surprise me to hear Maria Grazia Cucinotta say that she is planning…

Ivana Trump and Rossano Rubicondi fighting over divorce

15 April, 2020
Rumours about their divorce have circulated for months, but now it’s official: Ivana Trump and Rossano Rubicondi have decided to go their separate ways. Mrs Trump filed for divorce in December and there’s no doubt that it will be a…

Pasta recipes: tagliatelle with mushrooms and rocket

15 April, 2020
Here’s a great Italian pasta recipe for late summer/early autumn with bavette or tagliatelle with mushrooms and rocket. A few other ingredients give it some extra zing, making this a great entree course for any season.Ingredients: 250 grams of bavette,…

Victoria Beckham on life in Italy: la dolce vita

15 April, 2020
Victoria Beckham has revealed that she loves her life in Italy, and that it could be a future for David Beckham and the family.In an interview with Il Giornale, the former Spice Girl has said that she loves “spaghetti bolognese”,…

Milan men's fashion week spring-summer 2011: Prada

15 April, 2020
Miuccia Prada likes to experiment a lot with new materials but even when she reverts to old fabrics as in this case, she knows how to reinvent them. In this new and exciting collection dominated by blue shades, she takes…

Christmas comes early in Cortina D' Ampezzo

15 April, 2020
Christmas in Italy is a well-planned affair and although it’s only October, in the pretty town of Cortina one can already feel December 25th in the air; the most sophisticated shop windows down its main street called Corso Italia have…

Rome by night photo gallery

15 April, 2020
Living in Rome often means negotiating traffic problems, transport strikes, and the daily drudge of routine and chaos. If you know Italians, you will find they often lament their own lack of appreciation for the beauty of their country, saying…

Rome guided tours on a Segway

15 April, 2020
Someone will probably say that this is very American, and I’m also inclined to wonder what’s wrong the innocent bicycle (which can be quite sexy, especially when ridden by Italian women wearing stilettos). But the firm Segway, after Florence, is…

Homemade pasta: recipe from Umbria, Italy

15 April, 2020
Believe me, homemade pasta is worth every effort, and you should always seek out the ‘house’ pasta in restaurants where you know they make it themselves, because there’s nothing more disappointing than paying money in a restaurant to eat Barilla.…