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Awakening by Seward Johnson on display in Rome

28 March, 2020
The famous sculpture the Awakening comprises of five separate elements buried in the ground. Created by Seward Johnson, this astonishing work of art (depicting a giant who struggle to free himself) is above all a symbol of liberty. The awakening,…

Italian show girl Belen Rodriguez and the Ducati Desmosedici

28 March, 2020
While Belen Rodriguez can be described as an Italian showgirl, she is, in fact, Argentinian. Not that that will matter to Ducati fans after seeing this hot bike shoot featuring the Desmosedici and Rodriguez. The Desmosedici belongs to Nicky Hayden…

Barbara Berlusconi graduates with top honours amidst controversy

28 March, 2020
Silvio Berlusconi’s daughter, Barbara Berlusconi, has graduated in philosophy at Milan’s San Raffaele university with top honours but not without controversy. Clearly being the prime minister’s daughter (and just any prime minister, we should add), there were whisperings that she…

Italian Olympian Andrew Howe in Vanity Fair exposé

28 March, 2020
The cover and a super-sexy photo shoot has seen Andrew Howe in Vanity Fair, in youthful exuberance ready for the Olympic Games. The 23-year-old will compete at the Games for Italy and is expected to bring home a medal from…

Italian boy of four calls police over dummy

28 March, 2020
There are many jokes about Italian carabinieri, but this bizarre situation with the Italian police actually happened. In a strange but true story, the mother of four-year-old Marco was concerned that her son, still using his dummy, should grow up…

Rome shopping: Ai monastery, a shop from another era

28 March, 2020
Yesterday while I was walking through the streets of Rome, I came upon the strangest shop I had ever seen; unable to check my curiosity I went in and found a series of artefacts and products from the major abbeys…

Fiori: exhibition explores art through flowers at Forlì

28 March, 2020
Next year the San Domenico museum at Forlì will host an extraordinary art exhibition in Italy celebrating the works of artists such as Rembrandt, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and Renoir. The idea is to explore flowers and floral charm by…

Guide to Tuscan wine trails

28 March, 2020
If anyone’s looking for the abridged guide to wine tourism in Tuscany for this long weekend, we recommend this site on the Wine Trails of Tuscany, where you can find a map and various information on the wine making areas…

Cannes Film Festival 2009: Marco Bellocchio's Vincere

28 March, 2020
The Cannes International film festival is now in full swing and we were eagerly waiting for the screening of Italian movie director Marco Bellocchio’s Vincere or To Win, which took place yesterday; the movie which tells the story of Benito…

Italian villa up for sale near Camerino, Marche

28 March, 2020
Not far from Camerino and just a few miles from the historic town of Sarnano there’s a lovely rural house that locals aptly call Villa Eden; surrounded by cultivated farmland extending towards the mountains, this house set over 3 floors,…

Italian movie Il Divo to hit American cinemas in March

28 March, 2020
After the American success of Gomorrah which brought in 144,290 dollars, it’s now time for another Italian movie to step into the spotlight and.. hope for the best! We are of course talking about Paolo Sorrentino’s Il Divo which will…

Balls and carnival in Venice: costumes and videos

28 March, 2020
In the video above you can see a news service on some of the scenes from Italy’s famous Carnevale in Venice, with all the masks and colour on display in St. Mark’s square. For anyone lucky enough to be in…

Milan men's fashion week spring-summer 2011: Gucci

28 March, 2020
The Gucci man is sophisticated and confident; every day he travels effortlessly through life in style so this new collection for next spring somehow reflects his obsession for luxury and perfection; with his safari jackets, tight trousers, leather coats and…

Ferrari FF: new Ferrari design for the next generation

28 March, 2020
A Ferrari hatchback? That’s what you could be thinking on seeing this new Ferrari FF which recently had its world premiere at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The model is called a shooting brake and is Ferrari’s first four-seater, boot-space…

Easter in Italy: in Tuscany at the thermal springs

28 March, 2020
If you’re staying in Tuscany for Easter, try something different and go to the thermal baths in the Val d’Orcia. Hotel Miralaghi at Chianciano Terme has offers from April 9 to 13 that include visits and treatments at the Parco…

Restaurants in Umbria: Alla Via di Mezzo at Torre del Colle

28 March, 2020
I have just fallen in love with Torre del Colle, a picturesque hamlet in the heart of Umbria. The place id idyllically situated, surrounded by rolling green hills and thousands of old olive trees which produce an amazing extra virgin…

Italian anniversaries: the ape moped truck

28 March, 2020
An Italian legend turns 60 this year - and we’re talking about the three wheeled Italian truck called the Ape. It was developed by Piaggio in 1948 in post-war times of invention and genius. It was modelled on the idea…