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Italy strange but true: armoured tank and scooter in accident

15 April, 2020

Anyone who’s ever attempted driving in Italy knows that you take your life in your own hands. That is until the Italian drivers get out and then all hell breaks lose. Touring Italy on a Vespa might be very romantic,…

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…

Milan fashion week: 1A Classe Alviero Martini autumn/winter 2009/10

15 April, 2020

The collection 1A Classe Alviero Martini for autumn-winter 2009/10 is entirely inspired by the 1970s. Using rather masculine fabrics such as tweed, the house delivered a solid range of elegant, sober clothes with really interesting details. Here we have a…

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 pesto and prawns with linguine: Italian pasta dishes

15 April, 2020

This pasta recipe takes the traditional linguine with pesto and adds a touch of class with pan fried prawns. If you don’t overdo it on the very perfumed and strong-flavoured pesto, it’s a perfect entree to a meal featuring Italian…

Monteriggioni: fortified mediaeval town in Tuscany hosts mediaeval festival

15 April, 2020

Monteriggioni in Tuscany is a stunning mediaeval town completely surrounded by a circular wall and towers. It sits on top of a hill, not far from Siena, with views of the surrounding Tuscan countryside.What the small town with only two…

Valentine's Day in Rome: romantic dinner at Al Pescatore, Ostia

15 April, 2020

No plans for Valentine’s Day? Well, if you are in Rome, you could spend a romantic day in Ostia, first walking by the sea and then, when night falls and the moon is up have dinner at Al pescatore, a…

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.…

Laura Pausini's new single "Un Fatto Ovvio", the video

15 April, 2020

After the release of Laura Pausini’s new single Un fatto ovvio (or An Obvious Fact) just a couple of days ago , we can now enjoy its video set in the city of Berlin in 2039; a city where kissing…

A sword in the stone, Siena in Tuscany

15 April, 2020

This could well be Italy’s version of the famed Tintern Abbey in Great Britain. The San Galgano abbey lies 30 km west of Siena in Tuscany, and has the majestic, lofty silence you would expect from an abbey. And to…

Video: Italian hand gestures. How to express yourself in Italy

15 April, 2020

Italian people are famous for the expressive way of communicating. Now, they will often combine the Italian gestures in this video with fast-paced, angry soliloquys, hysterical outbursts, sweet, ironic smiles or even as part of general conversation when relating anecdotes,…

Claudia Cardinale in bed with Marlon Brando: life's regrets

15 April, 2020

Though fifty years have passed since her encounter with actor Marlon Brando, Claudia Cardinale seems to find no peace! In an interview given to Grazia Magazine and which readers can read in full in the new issue out this week,…

Clooney sells Lake Como villa to towell family: possible wedding bells with Canalis?

15 April, 2020

News from Italy is that George Clooney has sold his Lake Como villa - Villa Oleandra - and to who? No-one famous or interesting, no Russian oligarchs or eastern princesses, but an unknown industrial family from the Brianza (lucky them!).…

Italian jewellery design exhibition in Milan

15 April, 2020

Milan will host an Italian jewellery exhibition next year called “Gioelli per Milano” at the city’s Triennale Design Museum. The jewellery on display has been collected by university lecturer Alba Cappellieri at one of Italy’s most prestigious universities, the Milan…

Luxury Italian watches: limited edition Panerai Radiomir Regatta 2010

15 April, 2020

In order to celebrate the sixth edition of Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, an international circuit of regattas reserved for vintage and classic sailing boats, the Officine Panerai has launched the Radiomir Regatta watch; this amazing time-piece features split-seconds chronograph with…