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Organic food festival, Urbino 3-4 October 2009

7 April, 2020

With this new festival dedicated to healthy, GMO free food and organized by the Institute of Natural Medicine, the city of Urbino steps into the spotlight once again. From 3 to 4 October, people will have the opportunity to take…

Romes legends: Trevi Fountain coins and lovers in Rome

7 April, 2020

The most beautiful and important fountain in Rome is also one of the most romantic, and we all know the legend of the Trevi Fountain: making a wish by throwing a coin over your shoulder will bring you back to…

Sean Penn snapped in Rome with his new Italian girlfriend

7 April, 2020

Like his Italian counterpart Riccardo Scamarcio, Sean Penn is famous for being a bad boy, but the American actor also knows how to show his romantic side. According to some gossip websites, he is now seeing Cristina Serafini, a young…

Giusy Ferreri's new single "La Scala"

7 April, 2020

Only a few days ago our colleagues over at Soundsblog talked about Giusy Ferreri’s La scala or The Ladder, but we now know for sure that the same song will soon be released as a new single from Gaetana, Miss…

Summer in Italy: Brighisella festival

7 April, 2020

Every year the summer brings along an abundance of festivals here in Italy and with all those fairs and festivals for food, music and more you and your family are almost guaranteed an event to go to every weekend! Some…

Expo 2015: Saturday Night at the Museum

7 April, 2020

Milan won its bid to host The Expo and now of course the city is celebrating like mad. For this very reason on Saturday several museums will open their doors to the public. Remember, if you decide to go there…

Italian recipes: fried dough from Parma

7 April, 2020

This recipe is from Parma, a city in Northern Italy famous for its exquisite cheese (i.e. Parmesan cheese) and ham. Ingredients: 250 g flour; 20 g yeast; 4 oz water ; 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; corn oil (deep…

Spring breaks in Tuscany: Hotel Locanda dell'Amorosa in Sinalunga

7 April, 2020

Whenever clients look back on the days they spent at the hotel Locanda dell’Amorosa, a string of enthusiastic adjectives seems to flow from their pens; this according to the TripAdvisor website at least! Located in the small town of Sinalunga,…

Italian recipes: chestnut crepes

7 April, 2020

Coming into autumn it’s time for chestnuts in Italy, but more on the tradition later. The chestnut was an important resource for alpine regions prior to the economic boom, with the wood, leaves, and fruit essential during cold months.These days…

How to make "gattò": potato cake from Naples

7 April, 2020

I once experienced a funny evening in the previous house I lived in with two Calabrian girls and girl from Naples. The girl from Naples was often to be found in the kitchen, experimenting and attempting her mother’s recipes with…

Five star hotels in Venice: San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort

7 April, 2020

If you are on a budget and yet looking for a luxury hotel in Venice where spend a few days of rest and fun without spending a fortune, the San Clemente hotel & resort would make a perfect choice, offering…

Fuorisalone 2008: To Be Us toys by Matteo Ragni

7 April, 2020

At Spazio Rossana Orlandi I was rather mysteriously attracted to a shelf full of toy cars made of wood. A strange choice I thought. After all we were at the Salone del Mobile, surrounded by armchairs, tables and design furniture.…

Dario Minieri: world poker champion is italian

7 April, 2020

You can forget briscola or scopa, and other Italian card games, because the international world championship “World Series of Poker” has just been won by an Italian. For some Poker is a sport, for others a metaphor for life. 23-year-old…

Apple 'sagra' in Italy: Italian food festival of 'pom a moj' at Casalnoceto, Alessandria

7 April, 2020

Whether famous or not, apples are a traditional Italian product, with the most well known being the apples of Trentino-Alto Adige in Italy’s north. An old Italian food festival is being revived though, at Casalnoceto, between Alessandria and Pavia, where…

Elisabetta Canalis' marriage ultimatum to George Clooney

7 April, 2020

Elisabetta Canalis‘ marriage ultimatum to George Clooney is probably the one card she should never have played. That is, if her ultimatum actually occurred, although the National Enquirer reports that it has according to a ‘friend’. The rumours on the…

Tuscany: steam train in Italy for Christmas market at Marradi

7 April, 2020

The town of Marradi in Tuscany is famous for its chestnuts, and was born out of Roman conflict when a fortress was built on the road that connected Faenza to Florence and Lucca. The town now hosts a lovely Italian…

Ski deals for Italy: Alta Badia

7 April, 2020

Go skiing in Italy in December and you could save on some great ski deals. The Alta Badia area is offering three days’ ski pass for the Dolomites in the Superski zone with breakfast at the Col Alto mountain refuge…

Italian actress Sara Tommasi naked in a movie

7 April, 2020

Italian actress Sara Tommasi goes naked in a tv movie called Crimini. The hot scene in which the actress takes off and shows all her charms is still available on you tube, but you’d better hurry, sexy video never stays…

Gossip from Italy: Marco Borriello's new girlfriend Camila Morais

7 April, 2020

According to Chi magazine, one of Italy’s most eligible bachelors Marco Borriello has found the girl of his dreams. Apparently after breaking up with Argentine show girl Belen Rodriguez, the AS Roma player fell head over heels for Brazilian super…

Italian footballer Luca Toni snapped at the beach with model Marta Cecchetto

7 April, 2020

Summer lingers in Sardinia and those who can afford it fly to island and chill out at the beach; Luca Toni is one of those lucky ones. These pics show the famous Italian footballer sunbathing with her girlfriend, gorgeous model…

Italian love songs: "Questo piccolo grande amore" by Claudio Baglioni

7 April, 2020

This is gold: a great Italian entertainer in the days when you didn’t need an invitation to jump the stage and kiss the singer. The crowd nearly puts in a better performance than Claudio Baglioni with this 1972 “Questo piccolo…

Hot Italian fashion on the red carpet for Venice festival premiere

7 April, 2020

The 2009 Venice Film Festival opened with Roberto Cavalli designed frocks for Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian diva of this year’s festival, Elisabetta Gregoraci (accompanying Flavio Briatore) and Sandrine Bonnaire.Other Italian celebrities were also at the Lido, including Simona Ventura, Donatella…