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New Year ski deals for Italy: skiing Val d'Aosta

22 March, 2020

Great deals for skiing in Italy this winter continue with Alpitour offering New Year’s Eve snow weekends in the Valle d’Aosta. The deal is valid for the Ski Club Lo Stambecco at the foot of Cervinio mountain, at about 2,500…

Italian ski season begins: Passo Tonale ski resort in Italy opens its slopes

22 March, 2020

We thought we’d update you on the Italian ski resort situation in case you want an early weekend deal for skiing in Italy as it’s currently snowing outside my window as I write. The “Passo Tonale” ski resort is already…

Hot pics: Italy's captain Cannavaro in hot footballer vote

22 March, 2020

Fabio Cannavaro might not have the hair he once had, but according to a vote by the Sun English tabloid, he can still pull the ladies. The Italians are running a “Ronaldo who?” title to celebrate the victory, which is…

Valentino Rossi on Italian cabaret show: girls, the number 46 and Ducati

21 March, 2020

Valentino Rossi confermed he is one of Italy’s greatest sports stars and all-round funny guys on the Italian television cabaret show, Chiambretti Night. The show is hosted by Piero Chiambretti and gave the motorcycle champion the opportunity to demonstrate that…

The Italian dream: Valentino Rossi rides Ducati

21 March, 2020

These pics show champion rider and one of Italy’s greatest sports stars, Valentino Rossi, on board Ducati as he tests the bike before moving from Yamaha to the Italian MotoGP team next year. The bike isn’t its usual red as…

Mediterranean games in Pescara

21 March, 2020

The southern Italian city of Pescara is preparing to host the Mediterranean games from June 26 to July 5th. The games involve 23 nations around the Mediterranean, in addition to Andorra and Serbia, with a total of 4,115 athletes across…

Hot Italian athlete Margherita Granbassi: "give me Tiger Woods"

20 March, 2020

Margherita Granbassi has moved from being a successful Italian athlete in fencing, into a sports journalism and television personality role. Granbassi participated in both the Athens and Beijing Olympic games, winning bronze in the latter, and has more than once…

Medieval festival in Italy hosts football World Cup trophy at jousting tournament

20 March, 2020

The medieval festival being held at Foligno, in Umbria, has the football World Cup on display, won by Italy in Germany in 2006. The cup is on show at the jousting tournament.While the Cup visits, a large screen will also…

Early skiing in Italy: Dolomites ski resort opens this week

20 March, 2020

The 2008-2009 ski season in Italy was one of the best on record and skiing fans are hoping for another great year. While it’s too early to say, the beginning of the season is looking good, with some Italian ski…

Italian vs English football: Mario Balotelli, red cards and local derbies

20 March, 2020

Currently one of Italy’s most controversial exports, Mario Balotelli is showing his brilliance at Manchester City with two goals in his last match, handing the troubled team and its coach, Roberto Mancini, a win. Balotelli also got himself a red…

Barbara Berlusconi and Alexandre Pato: pics as AC Milan love story continues

19 March, 2020

The Barbara Berlusconi and Alexandre Pato love story continues after their first public kiss and more than one occasion spotted together in public. The football player and AC Milan star is finding himself under scrutiny for his relationship with the…

Adventure sports in Italy: trekking in Piedmont

18 March, 2020

There is an adventure sport in Italy which is a mix between trekking, climbing and caving. Called “ferrate” the sport involves walking through rocky mountainous areas where some equipment and support is required to negotiate the sometimes perilous rocky outcrops.…

Trekking in Italy on the Isle of Elba

14 March, 2020

From April 3 to May 10 on Italy’s Isola d’Elba, the Festival del Camminare will take place; a festival dedicated to trekking on the island that was the first exile for Napoleon, organised by the Arcipelago national park of Tuscany.The…

De Laurentiis Italian football club president criticises English lifestyle: English women don't use bidets

14 March, 2020

A few days ago the president of Naples football Aurelio De Laurentiis, in reaction to possible offers from UK football clubs for Italian players, castigated his team with public comments regarding their contracts and the English lifestyle.The Gazzetta dello Sport…