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Christmas cake with nutella: Italian Christmas recipes

16 April, 2020

This Italian recipe takes a traditional Christmas cake and adds a Nutella icing for something even more gluttonous than the usual Italian Christmas food. It’s not difficult to make and you’ll certainly add a touch of hearty calories to your…

Roberto Cavalli Snake Detail Sunglasses

16 April, 2020

Roberto Cavalli loves snakes and this pair of stylish, super glamorous sunglasses seems to confirm it. Black sunglasses with a metallic snake on arms and graduated lens that will make you look like a runway model! Price: £ 220

Italian actress Alessandra Mastronardi sexy for GQ

16 April, 2020

Italian actress Alessandra Mastronardi who became famous playing Eva in the much loved tv series I Cesaroni told GQ that now that her contract has expired, she can at last fly to America and try to build a career over…

After McDonald's Italy burger, Gualtiero Marchesi makes Italian sandwich

16 April, 2020

World famous Italian chef, Gualtiero Marchesi, has decided to dedicate a new sandwich to Italy. The chef, famous for his Michelin-star efforts for Italy, is making the sandwich not long after the brand image campaign surrounding the McItaly burger.Marchesi is…

Rossano Rubicondi and Ivana Trump were never a real couple

16 April, 2020

Here we are again talking about the endless saga of Ivana Trump and Rossano Rubicondi whose marriage according to the New York Daily News was more or less a fraud. In fact the two just wanted to draw media attention…

Foreign media's impression of Rome

16 April, 2020

Writer James Joyce did not love Rome which he used to describe as a man who lives by exhibiting to travellers his grandmother’s corpse, but years have passed since those days and now foreign magazines and newspapers tend to praise…

Monica Bellucci to star alongside Robert De Niro in Manuale d'Amore 3

16 April, 2020

After the steaming sex scenes with Riccardo Scamarcio in Manuale d’amore 2, Monica Bellucci is ready to fire up the silver screen once again! The sequel direct by Giovanni Veronesi and starring Robert de Niro - who plays a divorcé…

Italian festivals: Ferragosto

16 April, 2020

Given that today is August 15 and is one of the biggest holidays of the year in Italy, we thought we’d give you a run-down as to what it’s all about. While most Italians will say they don’t know why…

Italian director Mario Monicelli dies at 95 years

16 April, 2020

Veteran Italian director and important figure in the history of Italian cinema, Mario Monicelli, has died by commiting suicide at the age of 95 years. In hospital for treatment for prostate cancer, Monicelli threw himself off the fifth floor balcony…

Laura Pausini featuring James Blunt: "Primavera In Anticipo", the video

16 April, 2020

Laura Pausini has had some success with her new album, and here is the Pausini, James Blunt video of “Primavera in Anticipo” or “Early Spring”. In the above version, there are even some Spanish lyrics. It may not be your…

Rizzati brothers: chocolate and beer in Ferrara

16 April, 2020

It appears that Italy could become a real beer drinking nation after our pieces on Amiata Beer and Turin’s brewery. And now we’ve just discovered that the Rizzati brothers are experimenting in a beer/chocolate combination.Since 1997 the brothers have had…

Touring Italy and its monuments: use it or lose it advertising campaign

16 April, 2020

A new advertising campaign in Italy to promote Italian monuments has a threatening slogan of “if you don’t visit it, we’ll take it away”, developed by the cultural and arts ministry. It’s an odd way of promoting tourism in Italy,…

Italian lakes weekends: Hotel Sirmione and Aquaria

16 April, 2020

The four star Hotel Sirmione on Lake Garda offers a really interesting package called Magico relax and which includes two or three nights’ accommodation in a double room (Comfort) with breakfast and free access (Aquaria Day Lux) to the outdoor…

Jamiroquai and Fat Boy Slim at Neapolis summer music festival

16 April, 2020

The 2010 Neapolis Festival is one of Italy’s most popular summer music festivals, around since 1997, and takes place this year from July 15 to 16 in piazzale Tecchio. While often the program has been a mixed bag, this year’s…

Italian recipes: fettuccine with artichokes and mussels

16 April, 2020

Today for you we have an old measure-free recipe that will make your mouth water! Don’t worry it’s quite easy to prepare and, above all, will be a success with your friends. Ingredients: fettuccine; 2 artichokes ; mussels; tomatoes; white…

Italian fashion: Prada ad campaign 2009

16 April, 2020

Julia Hafstrom, Ymre Stiekema, Kendra Spears, Katlin Aas and Anna de Rijk star in the new Prada campaign for autumn 2009. Photographed by Steven Meisel, the four super models look a bit eerie and mysterious wearing knee-high rain boots, gorgeous…

Bottega Veneta T-bar Sandals

16 April, 2020

Bottega Veneta T- bar sandals with their imprinted crocodile pattern will add that final touch to your ensemble and make you look chic and refined. Price: £ 540

Italian music: Dolcenera' s new single "Un Dolce Incantesimo", the video

16 April, 2020

With her new single Un dolce incantesimo or Sweet Spell, Italian singer Dolcenera has opted for a far more sophisticated look; even the video of the song is particularly fascinating thanks to a series of rather eerie images which capture…

Casal Monastero, capital of the Tuscan retreat

16 April, 2020

Casal Monastero, just a few kilometers from Siena, in the heart of the Chianti area, is in all likelihood one of the capitals of the so-called Tuscan retreat. This involves a whole medieval village renovated in the name of respect…

Looking for Armani? Go to Switzerland

16 April, 2020

I know this is supposed to be a blog about all things Italian, but it came to mind that I should de-bunk the myth that Milan is a great shopping destination. Well, Milan may very well be a great shopping…

Great Wine Capitals Florence Best of Wine Tourism awards

16 April, 2020

The Great Wine Capitals Florence branch announced the 2011 winners of the Best of Wine Tourism in Chianti last week, and DolceVita participated in the event and the subsequent tour of the winning locations. The awards were announced at the…

Summer in Italy: "le sagre" of August and food and wine festivals

16 April, 2020

Summer in Italy means “sagra” time which is basically town parties that may, or may not, have religious connotations. Whoever you ask though, will tell you that the important thing is to eat well and have fun. So here is…

Italian lingerie bra trade-in scheme with Irina Shayk

16 April, 2020

When next you’re shopping for some Italian lingerie, especially if you pop in to an Intimissimi store, you might find a surprising sign out the front. It happened to me recently and I thought ‘as if!’ but it turns out…

Panorma magazine interviews Italian actress Monica Bellucci

16 April, 2020

Italian actress Monica Bellucci granted a long interview to Panorama magazine in which she talked at length about aging and how important it is to accept change. She’s not afraid of growing old at all. When you reach forty, added…

George Clooney chased by an Italian fan

16 April, 2020

The whole world knows that George Clooney has a gorgeous villa on lake Como, but I’m sure that many of you do not know he loves to go around on his sparkling Harley Davidson and enjoy the beauty of the…