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Italian food festivals: Cheese festival in Piedmont celebrates Italian cheese

25 March, 2020

The town of Bra in Piedmont, famous for its Italian cheese and the Slow Food movement, is currently hosting the Slow Food Cheese Italian food festival. Autum in Italy is THE season for food festivals, so you’d best get your…

Farm stay in Arezzo for holidays in Tuscan countryside

25 March, 2020

More summer holiday tips for Italy from us include visiting Tuscany. The region is not just about wine tasting in Italy or following the Chianti trails, but enjoying great beaches, (including in Argentario), hiking and mountain biking and then feasting…

Luxury Holidays in Italy: CastaDiva resort, lake Como

25 March, 2020

Casta Diva resort on lake Como was built around the beautiful Villa Roccabruna where the famous and talented soprano Giuditta Pasta lived (she was the first opera singer to perform Casta Diva which Vincenzo Bellini had composed specifically for her).…

Ex-Italian footballer calls Maradona a charlatan

25 March, 2020

Argentina’s 4-0 loss to Germany in the 2010 World Cup will only help to pour salt into the words of Diego Maradona who has already invested in press conference time this year by mentioning episodes of 28 years ago. After…

Study in Italy: University Cassino

25 March, 2020

If you’re looking for a university with a small town feel in Italy, you could try out the Università di Cassino, in Italy’s south. The university is in the small town of Cassino, which is two hours from Rome and…

Truffle market show at Colliano, Valle del Sele

25 March, 2020

From 9 to 11 October 2009 at Colliano in the beautiful but often underrated province of Salerno took place an important exhibition market devoted to truffles; a three-day event during which visitors could not only buy truffles (which are a…

Antonio Cassano and his wife rumoured to be expecting first child

25 March, 2020

According to La Repubblica, Antonio Cassano and her wife Carolina Marcialis are expecting their first child together Things are looking up for the once-disgraced footballer who after being left out of Italy‚Äôs World cup squad, scored a decisive goal against…

No bird feeding in Venice? What's the world coming to?!

25 March, 2020

This is great - there is finally going to be a ban on feeding the pigeons polluting St. Mark’s square in Venice. Wonderful news, in my opinion, having been to the city and realising that there is enough pollution around…

Venice Carnival breaks: Hilton Molino Stucky

25 March, 2020

If you love street parties and are a good mixer, you can’t afford to miss this offer by the Hilton Molino Stucky in Venice which for the upcoming Carnevale has a special package deal for families. The offer includes one…

Study in Italy at the University of Naples

25 March, 2020

Leaving aside jokes of living in the rubbish, going to study in Naples would be a really unique experience. I have heard that to appreciate this city with all its elegance, squalor and personality you need to tour with someone…

Exploring Tuscany: Certaldo, near Florence

25 March, 2020

The small town of Certaldo in the heart of Tuscany is famous for being the hometown of writer Giovanni Boccaccio, one of the fathers of the Italian language, but the place is also a treasure chest of impressive medieval monuments…

Italian dessert recipe from Sardinia: ricotta cheesecake

25 March, 2020

This ricotta cake recipe comes from Sardinia and is a simple Italian dessert recipe made with limited ingredients.Take 600 grams of ricotta, 150 grams of sugar, three eggs and one sachet of saffron. For a stronger and more decisive taste,…

Emporio Armani Velvet Clutch

25 March, 2020

This Emporio Armani clutch made of black velvet with patent leather detailing will add a touch of sophisticated elegance to your eveningwear. The bag has an interior mirror and magnetic tab closure. Price: € 230

American football in Italy: coaching for pizza

25 March, 2020

While you may not believe this in a land of hard core soccer fanatics, but Italy has its niche following of American football teams and associations. While I suspect this is a good excuse for Americans and Italo-Americans to come…

Italian festivals: chestnut roasting and nutella at chestnut festival

25 March, 2020

October festivals in Italy in autumn, could very well include the chestnut harvest and associated festivals. We held our annual (invitation-only) chestnut festival in the Valtellina yesterday (castagnata) and I have to say it’s a good year for chestnuts.The harvest…

Italian art: Francesco Hayez "Il bacio" on auction at Sotheby's

25 March, 2020

This incredibly suggestive piece of Italian art will go under the hammer at a Sotheby’s auction on November 12 and bidding is expected to be fierce. “Il bacio” or “the kiss” by Francesco Hayez, is one of four pieces created…

Dolce & Gabbana backstage pics by Stefano Gabbana

25 March, 2020

These interesting backstage pics from the Dolce & Gabbana spring-summer 2011 range come from Stefano Gabbana himself. It seems that an eye for fashion and an eye for photography go hand in hand. Stefano took the pics with his cell…

Funny Italian video: football commentator Tiziano Crudeli risks heart attack for AC Milan

25 March, 2020

Italian football is an excitable sport for the Italian people, and their commentators, according to this video. Tiziano Crudeli is an Italian football commentator and die-hard fan of AC Milan football club (in Italy partiality is not prized - you…

Budget hotels in Rome…?

25 March, 2020

It appears that a major drawback in the current diminished value of the American dollar is travelling to Europe. Italy has always been a popular destination for Americans and you can hear the accent everywhere from Naples, to Rome, to…

Sergio Rossi python cut-out sandals

25 March, 2020

Add a flash of luxe femininity to your look with these Sergio Rossi python sandals; Those circle cut-outs on front will create a real sensation and make you stand out from the rest! Price: £ 560

Italian office clerk claims movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is based on one of her stories

25 March, 2020

Adriana Pichini, an Italian office clerk is convinced that , The Strange Case of Benjamin Button, one of the most successful movies of the season, nominated for 13 Oscars, is based upon a story she wrote in 1994; Arthur’s Return…

Key West by Massimo Ghini for Snaidero

25 March, 2020

This kitchen called Key West, projected by Massimo Iosa Ghini for Snaidero, and made of excellent wood seems to give modern design an older flavour. In following the most up-to-date trends the designer Iosa Ghini has succeeded in creating a…

Holidays in Tuscany: Residenza Il colle in the Chianti region

25 March, 2020

The Residenza Il Colle in Tuscany has plenty to offer; located in the beautiful Chianti region, the resort has a breathtaking view of green rolling hills and fields and the peace one breathes there is like a balm, the perfect…

A concise history of Nutella

25 March, 2020

For our cuisine spot today, we’re going to dedicate ourselves to a very famous but overlooked Italian “delicacy” - Nutella. While the Americans have Oreos, and the Australians Milo and the English are famous for their old-school toffees, the Italians…

Italy farewells Pietro Ferrero

25 March, 2020

Pietro Ferrero from Italy’s famous nutella-making Ferrero group passed away on Monday in South Africa, while riding his bicycle. The details of his death haven’t been released yet, but it is expected he possibly died of a heart attack. While…