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Where to go in Italy: Touring Club awards Lombardy tourism

15 April, 2020
The Touring Club Italy with its orange flags is a kind of Italian tourism equivalent of Michelin stars. Since 1999 it has been awarding towns with less than 15,000 inhabitants according to rigorous selection criteria. Local councils must have important…

Americans living in Italy: how to survive Italian dinner parties

15 April, 2020
Having recently found myself at a dinner table in Italy with Americans, I find the following article on “The America manual“, for Americans in Italy, quite interesting.It’s all about trying to deal with conversations about your native country (in this…

Melissa Satta sexy for Star Tv

14 April, 2020
After her hot shoot for Sport Illustrated, Melissa Satta‘ s popularity (especially among men) has sky-rocketed and in order to keep the flame burning alive between her and doting fans, the Italian show girl has now decided to appear half…

Italian recipes: stuffed onions from Genoa

14 April, 2020
Stuffed onion recipe from Genoa: delicious and easy to prepare.Ingredients: 6 large onions; 1 veal steak; 3 eggs; 50 g Parmesan cheese; 1 clove garlic; breadcrumbs; 50 g Parma Ham; extra virgin oil; butter; marjoram; a pinch of saltMethod: 1.…

Le Piramidi: Middle East Cuisine in Rome

14 April, 2020
If you find yourself in Campo dei Fiori you should try this small takeaway restaurant called “Le Piramidi”. Trust me it’s one of the best restaurants I have ever been to. My favourite dishes are Baniam and Kougary , two…

Venice tours: alternative routes around the lagoon

14 April, 2020
After our visit to Venice with Legoland Tours, here are some real tours that provide something different to the classic Murano island visit.The ONLUS RiViviNatura cooperative has boat tours every Saturday around the northern lagoon. Other boat tours are also…

Italy's football museum in Tuscany

14 April, 2020
Italy’s football museum is located in Tuscany, in the florentine area of Coverciano which is the technical centre of the Italian national football team.As a kind of sacred ground in Italian soccer, the museum shows the glory and pain of…

Letters to Juliet set locations in Italy

14 April, 2020
Yes, you guessed it. The photo above is THE balcony in Verona and I expect we should be seeing it at some stage in the film Letters to Juliet, to be released next year. Directed by Gary Winick, the film…

Carnival in Italy: Carnevale dei Popoli, Genoa

14 April, 2020
The Carnival, which every year takes place in Genoa, was rechristened many years ago as Carnevale dei Popoli or the Carnival of the Peoples; on this very special occasion the city seems to regain its pivotal role as one of…

Nutella: contributing to pest control by catching mice

14 April, 2020
Much loved by children and adults alike, fans of Nutella should not be surprised that smaller creatures also find this typical Italian delicacy irresistable. Nutella has a unique flavour such that mice have also been discovered to have a predilection…

How to make carbonara

14 April, 2020
Of all the famous sauces you can put on pasta in Italy, today we look at Carbonara. While the traditional recipe doesn’t involve cream, in Italy every mother, grandmother and house wife has her own recipe. Pasta alla carbonara is…

Pasta recipes: dried tomatoes

14 April, 2020
Dubbed by the guys on Gustoblog as a “new recipe”, it’s no news to me, having had experience with a more international style of Italian cooking. Below, we give you the run-down on pasta with sundried tomatoes.Ingredients: any kind of…

Kylie Minogue's Tour Costumes Designed by Dolce & Gabbana

14 April, 2020
Kylie Minogue’s stage costumes for her tour “Les Folies” have all been designed by Dolce & Gabbana; a range of spectacular dresses that will add a touch extravagant elegance to her performances all around the world!Take a look at the…

Monica Bellucci on love and faithfulness

14 April, 2020
In an interview given to Style, Monica Bellucci revealed that passion though always an important factor is not so fundamental as one could imagine; in a long term relationship it gives way to profounder sentiments. My husband (i.e. French actor…

Alfa Romeo 100 years anniversary exhibition in Milan

14 April, 2020
To celebrate its centennial anniversary Alfa Romeo will release some of its most beautiful historic models to the Triennale museum in Milan. The exhibition, called “Il segno Alfa” will take place from September 23rd to October 10th and will retrace…

Day-trips from Milan: parco Sigurtà, lake Garda

14 April, 2020
If you have a passion for gardens and parks, you must absolutely pay a visit to the enchanting Parco di Sigurtà on the shores of Lake Garda which is just a stone’s throw away from Milan; with its hundred varieties…

Lost Caravaggio painting possibly found by Italian art historian

14 April, 2020
A new Caravaggio painting may have been found; according to art historian Silvia Danesi Squarzina, Caravaggio painted a portrait of Saint Augustine which ended up in a private collection abroad. While delving into the Giustiniani archives - she told reporters…

Photo gallery of sexy Italian singer Giusy Ferreri

14 April, 2020
This is a hot gallery of sexy Italian singer Giusy Ferreri. Dedicated by Brain Trainer from Focus, it shows the past, present and likely future of the Sicilian singer, having become a true star with her new album Gaetana, and…