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Mozzarella world record

9 April, 2020

Italy has created the longest mozzarella cheese braid in history, with the town of Sala Consilina making a world record cheese braid 78.8 metres long. This beats the previous record of 42.8 metres in 2007, and required four tonnes of…

Living in Rome: first ecological housing saves electricity and money

9 April, 2020

Living in Rome is going green with Rome’s first environmentally sustainable residential complex to be built at Parco di Plinio, in the Infernetto area of Rome. The complex will be built based on eco-architectural principles, and will produce its own…

Milan men's fashion week s/s 2010: Gucci backstage

9 April, 2020

After peering into the wings at the Versace fashion show in Milan, we can now take a look at a batch of new backstage pics taken at Gucci! Enjoy!Gucci P/E 2010 uomo: immagini dal backstage

Summer holidays in Italy: health spa and beaches on Ischia

9 April, 2020

It’s summer in Italy and the Italians are spoiled for choice when it comes to seaside destinations. If you’re looking for some relaxation and health spas on the island of Ischia, try the Park Hotel terme Michelangelo at Lacco Ameno.…

Italian recipes: stuffed squids from Liguria

9 April, 2020

Summer is almost over, but the following recipe can be served either hot or cold, so there’s no excuse not to get into the kitchen and start cooking. Ingredients: 1 kg squids; 100 g green olives; 2 tablespoons salted capers;…

Tototruffa ’62: Totò sells Trevi Fountain

9 April, 2020

If in New York conmen used to sell skyscrapers to naïve tourists just arrived in town, here in Italy Totò made a very funny movie called Tototruffa ’62 about a similar theme. In fact the movie tells the story of…

Italian mountain holidays: the "maso" or farmhouses in Alto Adige

9 April, 2020

Italy’s northern region Alto Adige has a wonderful mix of culture and you will often hear German spoken in this part of Italy, not Italian. It is a real highlands Italian culture, with all the elements of isolation you might…

Elisabetta Canalis in lingerie for Roberto Cavalli

8 April, 2020

A few days ago we showed you the backstage video of Roberto Cavalli underwear campaign with a super sexy Elisabetta Canalis, today we are back with a new batch of pics in which the Italian show girl photographed by Mert…

Silvio Berlusconi's summer holidays at the villa Certosa, Sardinia

8 April, 2020

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s prime minister, is spending a few days of rest in his luxury villa in Sardinia. The villa Certosa (this is the name of Berlusconi’s gorgeous retreat on the island) is surrounded by meadows, woods, lakes and artificial…

Italian actress Gabriella Pession for Playboy Italy

8 April, 2020

Italo-American born Italian actress Gabriella Pession modelled for Playboy Italia, showing a playful artistic flair in the photo shoot, using accessories in now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t, retro style pics. Gabriella originally trained in figure skating and ballet, which explains her sense of…

Traditional Italian products: red chicory for Christmas and winter recipes

8 April, 2020

If you were wondering what the red stuff was in your Italian Christmas dish, or New Year’s Eve recipe, you may find it was the red endive, or chicory, currently in season in Italy and used in various Italian recipes…

Cinque Terre accommodation and the Santuario di Montenero

8 April, 2020

If you’re planning a holiday in Italy to the Cinque Terre in the warmer months, here is good site with plenty of accommodation tips for Monterosso, Riomaggiore and rooms in the Cinque Terre area.The Manario.it site has plenty of accommodation…

Tuscany, a good place for vegetarians

8 April, 2020

Who said that vegetarian cooking is not delicious? If someone mistakenly did, then they should try some Italian vegetable dishes which, besides being healthy, are a really tasty treat! An important event devoted to vegeterian food and the joy and…

The real Italy: interview with taxi driver in Rome

8 April, 2020

Who better than a cab driver to tell the story of a city? In Rome and Milan, we start a series of interviews with Italian taxi drivers, to glean the character of these complex and fascinating Italian cities.Two different cities,…

Two new Italian sites join Unesco geo-parks list

8 April, 2020

Good news for the parks here in Italy; two more sites have in fact just been added to the Unesco ’s world heritage site list. Actually we are talking about the Global Network of National Geoparks which is backed by…

Rome by night by bicycle

8 April, 2020

Summer in Italy’s capital of Rome marks a hot and busy city until the locals start to head for the seaside, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy things from a different point of view. In fact, the eternal city…

Photographs of Rome: Geotagger World Atlas

8 April, 2020

These amazing photographs are part of Eric “The Incredimazing” Fischer’s Geotaggers World Atlas. The purpose of these particular images has been to filter what locals vs tourists photographs in some of the world’s big tourism locations. The blue areas are…

Gucci Aquariva gets Wallpaper Design Award as "Best Boat"

8 April, 2020

Gucci Aquariva has just received the prestigious Wallpaper design award in the category “Best boat”. Officially unveiled last September in Cannes and fruit of a collaboration between Riva and Gucci, this beautiful boat is the best the world has to…

Eros Ramazzotti to marry girlfriend Marica Pellegrinelli

8 April, 2020

According to Gente magazine, one of Italy’s most popular gossip magazines, Eros Ramazzotti will soon marry his girlfriend Marica Pellegrinelli. The couple is expecting their first child together, but as you know the Italian singer has another child from his…