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Italian actor Gabriel Garko rocks for Rolling Stone mag

14 April, 2020

Gabriel Garko plays the rocker for the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Shot at the beautiful villa Erba at Cernobbioby Giovanni Gastel (his uncle was the great Italian director Luchino Visconti), this editorial shows the Italian actor at his…

Italian painter Caravaggio's remains found

14 April, 2020

The remains of Italian painter Caravaggio have been found in a cemetery at Porto Ercole, in Grosseto. Via carbon dating and metal tests to determine the possible presence of lead and mercury residue (commonly used by painters), scientists are 85…

Legendary still photographer Alfonso Avincola on display in Naples

14 April, 2020

The beautiful city of Naples is now hosting an exhibition called Un fotografo per il cinema: 100 scatti di Alfonso Avincola; five days dedicated to Alfonso Avincola, a famous still photographer who has worked for the legendary movie producer Dino…

What to see in Rome: famous from Dan Brown, the Vatican's secret passage way "Passetto di Borgo" open to the public

14 April, 2020

While already famous for its underground mystery so apt for Rome, Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons really put the Passetto del Borgo on Rome’s map for tourist attractions. While he had the fantasy to open it into the Papal library,…

Cute Italian men: athlete Andrew Howe after the Olympics

14 April, 2020

In a “don’t mention the Olympics” scenario for Andrew Howe, after his disppointing performance at Beijing 2008, we give you some more photos of the Italian athlete, after our original gallery of his Vanity Fair shoot.Medal or no medal, we…

Italian love songs: Vasco Rossi "e" in english

13 April, 2020

Vasco Rossi is a legend in Italian music, and today we give you one of his softer songs, “e”. It’s a simple song, but full of emotion and regret. Above is the video of Vasco live in concert and after…

Italy's favourite sports stars: hot rowers and sexy swimmers rank among Italy's best sports stars

13 April, 2020

After some research done by Italy’s RAI network on TG2 Costume e Società, a ranking of the most popular Italian sports stars has emerged, covering a diversity of sports in results that pleasingly show that soccer is not the focus.Among…

65th Venice Film Festival: Kineo Diamanti al Cinema awards

13 April, 2020

Just a few days ago Minister Biondi and Massimo Cacciari, mayor of Venice, laid the first stone for the new Palazzo del Cinema (you can see the stone in the picture above) which should be inaugurated within a couple of…

Florence: Donatello's David back on display after a lengthy restoration

13 April, 2020

After almost two years of painstaking restoration work and € 200,000 spent along the way, Donatello’s David, one of the greatest masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance is back on display at the museum of Bargello in Florence. This time, visitors…

Weddings in Italy: traditional marriage in Santadi, Sardinia with the "Matrimonio Mauritano"

13 April, 2020

If you’re planning on getting married in Italy, you might want to see how it was done in the good old days in Sardinia. On August 3, in Santadi, a traditional “Matrimonio Mauritano” will take place.In such a marriage, the…

Getting married in Italy: weddings in Verona at the house of Juliet

13 April, 2020

One of Italy’s most romantic cities, Verona, is fast becoming a very fashionable destination for a wedding in Italy. Following in the steps of one of literature’s most famous couples, Romeo and Juliet, you can get married at the house…

Italian actress Manuela Arcuri with tickets for 95 million euro lottery

13 April, 2020

According to the Metropolitan Post, this afternoon Italian actress Manuela Arcuri will distribute tickets for the superenalotto lottery at the Trevi Fountain. The online magazine also reveals Miss Arcuri’ s plan to take a plunge into the fountain - just…

Italian pictures: motorcycle coffee break

13 April, 2020

This wonderful Italian picture shows just how much the Italians take their coffee seriously. The owner of this bike is using a little gas burner to make his Moka coffee off the back of his Moto Guzzi Stelvio bike. What’s…

Huge pillow fight takes place in Milan's Duomo square

13 April, 2020

If you were in Milan’s centre yesterday, any ideas you had about nutter Italians would have been confirmed on encountering a massive pillow fight. Much publicised on Facebook the event took place in the square in front of the Duomo,…

Eros Ramazzotti secretly married?

13 April, 2020

Reports are out that Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti and Marica Pellegrinelli were secretly married in Milan. According to Star+Tv magazine the couple who got married at Milan city hall was accompanied by two close friends who acted respectively as best…

Nativity scene exhibition in Italy

13 April, 2020

Italy’s most famous nativity scene tradition comes from Naples, and we’ve seen before the many workshops and their modern interpretations with the Michael Jackson nativity scene and the Barack Obama nativity scene.If you’re more interested in classic depictions of the…