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Rome: Villa Medici opens its doors to the public

11 April, 2020
Following Frederic Mitterand’s definitive goodbye to Rome (he has been just nominated Minister of Culture and Communication in France, his home country), the Academy of France in Rome has decided to open the doors of the beautiful Villa Medici to…

Skiing holidays in Trentino, Italy

11 April, 2020
Passo Brocon is only 60 kilometres from the town of Bassano del Grappa in Trentino and features a 15 km long running ski track, ski school with roofed tapis roulant, bob-sleigh track, special snow park for children (Skilandia), snow park…

Monica Bellucci on working with Robert De Niro

11 April, 2020
Monica Bellucci was thrilled about working with Roberto De Niro. At first, the Italian actress said, we were all in awe before such a big star, but it just lasted for a few minutes. Broken the ice, the whole cast…

Milan wins World Expo 2015 bid

11 April, 2020
102 years after the last time it was hosted in Milan, the city has won its bid to host the 2015 Universal Exposition (Expo 2015) . In a difficult political and economic climate for Italy, the city won over the…

Funny Italian video from Heineken: mime artist attacks a drunk

11 April, 2020
A mime artist attacks a drunk guy with his juggling equipment in Heineken’s “Know the Signs” viral marketing campaign against excessive drinking. The mime artist is in Italy, and, in the funny viral commercial, the guy filming says “I’m going…

Italian heiress Barbara Berlusconi enjoys Caribbean holiday

11 April, 2020
Barbara Berlusconi, Silvio Berlusconi’s youngest daughter, has flown to the Caribbean with her family in tow for the Christmas season. After getting a degree in Philosophy and speaking her mind about her father’s scandals, the heiress looks relaxed and happy…

Bottega Veneta 2010/11 autumn-winter collection

11 April, 2020
An apt definition for Bottega Veneta new collection for autumn 2010 would be “rockabilly meets Coco Chanel“ (or the other way round). In Milan the famous Italian brand presented a fashion look which took us by storm and left us…

Driving in Italy: parking in Rome pisses some people off

11 April, 2020
For the Italian language, or Italian English, we’ve already seen the creative and sparky side of the Romans come out with their “clients gentile” funny photo. Here we have another example, but for something far more serious - parking in…

Vintage car event in Italy: gallery

11 April, 2020
The Italian vintage car festival has concluded in Padua, and we bring you this lovely gallery for the car fans among you. The vintage car event includes both road and race models from vintage car clubs and teams, restorers, model…

Italian wedding in private villa: Marina Berlusconi to marry Vanadia

11 April, 2020
After seven years of partnership and two children, Marina Berlusconi, Silvio Berlusconi’s daughter, has decided to marry her partner, Maurizio Vanadia, former dancer from Milan’s La Scala opera. The Berlusconi wedding will take place at the private chapel at the…

Italian Christmas recipes: homemade seafood pasta

11 April, 2020
This Italian Christmas recipe is used as part of the initial Christmas toast at the beginning of the meal, and is an Italian seafood, Christmas pasta recipe.The ingredients for four people are: 400 grams of tagliatelle, 300 grams of turbot…

Padlocks of love at the Trevi Fountain in Rome

11 April, 2020
Young lovers strike again in Italy with public displays of affection. Verona might have a balcony, but Rome has padlocks. The street lamp at Ponte Milvio wasn’t enough and now the tendency has moved to the much more fashionable location…

Italian national identity: author Beppe Severgnini

11 April, 2020
Beppe Severgnini once said about Italians:We think it’s an insult to our intelligence to comply with a regulation. Obedience is boring. We want to think about it. We want to decide whether a particular law applies to our specific case.…