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Gianna Nannini' s Maledetto Ciao, the video

10 April, 2020

After coming back from Iceland where she shot her latest video Maledetto Ciao, Italian singer Gianna Nannini has publicly confessed her love for this beautiful and magic island where the light in summer seems to continuously regenerate itself, putting the…

65th Venice Film Festival: Di Gregorio's Pranzo di ferragosto

10 April, 2020

Il pranzo di Ferragosto or Ferragosto Lunch directed by Gianni di Gregorio will be screened in the separate Critics Week section at the next Venice International Film Festival.Set in Rome Il pranzo di Ferragosto is the story of Giovanni, a…

Rome: Trevi fountain as seen from inside

10 April, 2020

Actually the coins you see in this picture were not thrown into the Trevi fountain, but I must say the effect this skilled photographer has succeeded in creating is quite convincing. Don’t you think so?Anyway the legend has it that…

New film by Pupi Avati

10 April, 2020

Pupi Avati will start filming his new work, Il cuore grande delle ragazze (Girls’ big hearts) in Ferbruary 2011, which is set to be another of those relating the lives of Italian families, couples and love. Hopefully the new film…

Italian Christmas recipes: coconut tiramisu

10 April, 2020

The traditional Italian dessert of tiramisu is so simple that it’s one of those great dishes which lends itself to variation. So today we bring you tiramisu with a twist - coconut tiramisu for an Italian Christmas recipe. It’s also…

Gianni Versace' s art collection to be auctioned at Sotheby's

10 April, 2020

Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace had a beautiful villa on lake Como and now, several years after his tragic death, all its contents, which include antiques and extraordinary works of art (among them two masterpieces by Antonio Canova) will be…

The Official Ferrari Opus book with diamonds costs $275,000

10 April, 2020

Let’s just say that Ferrari is like no other Italian brand - it combines high performance motorsports and luxury accessories and seems to have no problems doing so. The Official Ferrari Opus book is a case in point. The hefty…

Travelling in Italy: the best tourism internet site is Apulia

9 April, 2020

The official tourism site of Apulia, ViaggiareinPuglia.it has been nominated with a Bit Award in Italy, as being Italy’s best tourism site. The Puglia tours and holidays site was voted for its ease in navigation, accessibility, efficiency, organisation and the…

Official 2011 Pirelli Calendar launch: more pics

9 April, 2020

These preview pics of the 2011 Pirelli Calendar look as though they herald a departure in style for the new Pirelli Calendar this year being shot by fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld. The gods of Olympus theme is certainly giving the…

Lapo Elkann to host new tv Show

9 April, 2020

Lapo Hellkan, talk of the town and jet set’s darling, will soon host a tv show called “Idee in progress”, Ideas in progress.On the show, the fiat heir will talk at length about his own professional ideas and his relationship…

Alitalia gets best airline food award

9 April, 2020

This might be hard to believe for some, but it turns out that Italian airline Alitalia, which has been through a tumultuous period of late, has received the award for the best airline food from the US magazine Global Traveler.…

Kakà to remain in AC Milan: back to the Beckhams in Italy

9 April, 2020

AC Milan keeps its star player Kakà and AC Milan fans continue their love-story with the Brasilian born player. After our post on the AC Milan-Manchester City talks of recent days, AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has revealed that the…

Eros Ramazzotti and Marica Pellegrini talk love in Vanity Fair cover story

9 April, 2020

For the first time since their love started a couple of years ago, Eros Ramazzotti and his fiancée Marica Pellegrini go public and talk about their relationship and how the Italian singer fell for her head over heel by just…

Pastries from Sicily: new gelato flavours

9 April, 2020

If you love traditional cannoli from Sicily, made with pastry, ricotta and chocolate, you may find yourself a fan of this latest novelty: the cannolo-cone, or cono-cannolo.This invention was created by two former colleagues from a school in Canicattì who…

Christmas shopping in Rome

9 April, 2020

Every year the Association Artigiani di via dell’ Orso (Rome) organises an event called Mostra di Natale or Christmas exhibition and during which the most skilled artisans in the area around via dell’ Orso, via dei Gigli d’oro, vicolo della…

Italian accessories: the Lamborghini laptop

9 April, 2020

This Lamborghini Murcielago laptop marks the seventh accessory from the collaboration between the Italian brand and Asus computers. The Asus VX7 comes with Lamborghini-style taillights out the back and the raging bull logo on the lid. Luxury bits include leather-lined…