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Skiing in Italy: a slice of Austria in Val Gardena

17 April, 2020

If you’re looking for a quaint town and beautiful Italian ski resort in Bolzano, region of Alto Adige, check out the town of Castelrotto in the heart of the Val Gardena. The town is one of a population of only…

English lyrics "Ti amo" Umberto Tozzi

17 April, 2020

This is pure 1980’s Italian rock. Italian singer songwriter legend Umberto Tozzi sings live “Ti amo” in a rock anthem style. Below is an extract of the lyrics in English. This is one to sing along to. Enjoy.Umberto Tozzi “Ti…

Belen Rodriguez removed from Italian advertising campaign?

17 April, 2020

It will be a difficult move for the Italian show girl from Argentinian origin, if Belen Rodriguez were to be sacked from her brand endorsement role at TIM: Telecom Italia. We’ve already looked at how to do advertising in Italy,…

Christmas shopping in Rome: transport links

17 April, 2020

Christmas shopping in Rome will provide you with one of those opportunities to troop the streets of the city, really getting to know Rome’s shopping districts as you buy for Christmas. The problem is that shopping in a big city…

Italian football player Christian Vieri breaks up with girlfriend Melissa Satta

17 April, 2020

More gossip from Italy over local Italian football players has a break up between Christian Vieri and his girlfriend Melissa Satta. The Italian showgirl denied only recently that there were some problems in their relationship, saying she still loved her…

Italian hot chocolate: homemade recipe

17 April, 2020

Here’s a recipe for homemade Italian hot chocolate, so you can enjoy traditional Italian-style “cioccolata” at home. Contrary to Neenah’s comment on our first post about Italian hot chocolate, one made at a bar is always made with milk and…

Vanessa Incontrada snapped in bikini at Follonica, Tuscany

17 April, 2020

Vanessa Incontrada is spending a few days of rest at Follonica in Tuscany; although she delivered a child only a year ago, the tv presenter and former model looks gorgeous in her bikini. Take a look at our gallery!

Italian cheese: scimudin from the Valtellina

17 April, 2020

If we had to do a list of all the cheeses in Italy, this would become a never-ending cheese blog. But given the hugely rich Italian culinary tradition, we take a look every so often at an Italian cheese product…

Italian gestures in pictures: learn Italian expressions

17 April, 2020

We’ve seen world famous Italian gestures in this hilarious Italian video, and here we bring you a post on Italian gestures - in pictures! Ever wanted to know exactly what the guy was telling you when you hired your car…

Beckham in Milan: posh hotel for posh guests

17 April, 2020

With David Beckham in Milan, his arrival relieves some tension and brings a respite to the soap opera that had become the city’s expectation of the Posh and Becks arrival. But the Beckham rent in Viale Abruzzi will be put…

Giorgio Armani: luxury holiday on Main Armani yacht

17 April, 2020

Italian celebrities love their luxury Italian summer holidays, and who better than Giorgio Armani to show us how it’s done? The Italian fashion designer has spent his holidays in Calabria, touring on the Armani luxury yacht, Main by Codecasa.The luxury…

harry and meghan in LA delivering fodd for charity

LA, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry delivering food for a charity

17 April, 2020

The Duke and the Duchess were seen for the first time in LA while volunteering for the Project Angel Food charity.

Summer Holidays in Sardinia: Hotel La Valle on the island of San Pietro

17 April, 2020

The island of San Pietro off South-western coast of Sardinia is a piece of heaven fallen to earth, so if you are looking for a really special place where to spend you summer holidays, well your search is officially over!…

Culatello : the finest ham in the world

17 April, 2020

Today we talk about Culatello of Zibello and the annual fair dedicated to this delicious product from Parma and nearby towns such as Zibello and Fidenza. It comes from the leg of an adult hog and it’s usually aged for…

American football in Italy: John Grisham's "Playing for Pizza" becomes reality

17 April, 2020

Not many people know it (and I was one), but American football is played in Italy. It probably forms part of the Italian’s age-old love affair for the US, and the experience of an American who goes to play football…

Lecce to celebrate Notte Bianca in July

17 April, 2020

White Nights in Italy are very popular (shops and bars are open into the wee small hours and the streets aswarm with revellers) and in Lecce, a beautiful city in Southern Italy the last white night event took place in…

Marco Simoncelli's interview with Vanity Fair

17 April, 2020

In an interview granted to Vanity fair Marco Simoncelli, the Grand Prix motorcycle road racer talks at length about his beginnings, his family, his strongest passions in life and the extraordinary season he has had as a 250cc racer. Enjoy…

Rome: Why throw a coin in the fountain when you can throw jade!

17 April, 2020

The legend has it that by throwing a coin over your shoulder and into the Trevi fountain you will safely return to Rome, but this time something went wrong and a tourist from Shanghai along with his coin saw his…

Italian recipes: pasta with porcini and zucchini

17 April, 2020

Fed up with complicated recipes which never work out the way one wanted? If so try this quick and easy Italian recipe for pasta with porcini and zucchini; it won’t have you slaving in the kitchen for hours!Ingredients: 350 g…

Milan Fashion week: Roberto Cavalli autumn/winter 2009/10

17 April, 2020

Last week at Roberto Cavalli show in Milan, beautiful models regally strutted down the catwalk in ultra feminine outfits; black mini skirts, transparent dresses and studded skinny jeans which rather skilfully evoked the atmosphere of the Punk rock era! For…