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Italian manufacturing: bicycle revival with Taurus Biciclette
There is more cycling tradition in Italy than you make think and as we head to the height of the Italian summer, we take a look at the historic bicycle builder, Taurus. The company was originally established in 1908 and…
Valentino Rossi is Italy's highest paid sports star
Italian sports stars apparrently don’t get much bigger than Valentino Rossi. After his move to Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati for the 2011 MotoGP season, it turns out Rossi is also the most highly paid Italian sports star around. It’s quite…
No F1 in Rome: Luca di Montezemolo says hands off Monza Grand Prix
Ferrari president and well-known Italian entrepreneur, Luca di Montezemolo, has announced at a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Monza that Italy’s famous Formula 1 race will stay in Monza. The announcement comes after concerns that the race would be moved…
Versace opens new jewellery boutique in Beijing
Versace has just opened a new jewellery boutique in Beijing; 80 square metres in size, the luxury boutique which sells Versace watch and jewellery collections is located within the famous China Central palace, Beijing’s most exclusive shopping mall. The interior…
Italian wines from Liguria on show in La Spezia
“Liguria da bere” or “Drinking Liguria” is an fair of traditional products and wine from Liguria that will take place in La Spezia, south of the Cinque Terre, this weekend.Liguria is one of the more undervalued regions in Italy, though…
Belen Rodriguez removed from Italian advertising campaign?
It will be a difficult move for the Italian show girl from Argentinian origin, if Belen Rodriguez were to be sacked from her brand endorsement role at TIM: Telecom Italia. We’ve already looked at how to do advertising in Italy,…
Great Wine Capitals Florence Best of Wine Tourism awards
The Great Wine Capitals Florence branch announced the 2011 winners of the Best of Wine Tourism in Chianti last week, and DolceVita participated in the event and the subsequent tour of the winning locations. The awards were announced at the…
Italian lingerie bra trade-in scheme with Irina Shayk
When next you’re shopping for some Italian lingerie, especially if you pop in to an Intimissimi store, you might find a surprising sign out the front. It happened to me recently and I thought ‘as if!’ but it turns out…
S.Pellegrino limited edition bottle by Missoni
The fad to clothe bottles started in France years ago when Christian Lacroix teamed up with Evian; now it’s the turn of Italian brand Missoni to try their hand and cover the S.Pellegrino bottle label with their signature zig zag…
Fiat to the US: bringing the dolce vita style to America
One of Italy’s most significant brands, Fiat, is preparing for its return to the US car market after 30 years of absence. Whether the Italian company purchased Chrysler motors or not, the relaunch is a big thing for Italy and…
Italian brand Bulgari to open new hotel in London
Bulgari Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement for the new Bulgari Hotel in London scheduled to open in spring 2012. So after Milan and Bali, London is the third city to boast a Bulgari Hotel. Located in the district…
Forbes: Italy's richest man Michele Ferrero, or Mr Nutella, followed by Berlusconi
It seems the world can’t get enough of Nutella, Italy’s famous chocolate hazelnut spread. Nutella on Facebook is one of the five pages with the most fans, and Forbes magazine has just voted Michele Ferrero aka Signore Nutella, the richest…
Alitalia gets best airline food award
This might be hard to believe for some, but it turns out that Italian airline Alitalia, which has been through a tumultuous period of late, has received the award for the best airline food from the US magazine Global Traveler.…
Stradivarius to open flagship store in Milan
After Abercrombie&Fitch, Gap and Banana Republic, it’s now the turn of Stradivarius to open its own flagship store in Milan. Specialising in casual wear for the younger consumer, Stradivarius, which, as you well know, is a Zara sub-brand, will inaugurate…
Silvio Berlusconi on television: time off from scandals for Italian tourism commercial
In the face of more Berlusconi scandals and a trial to start April 6, the Italian prime minister has taken time off from the controversies to further his Italian tourism campaign. Silvio Berlusconi has taken a personal interest in the…
Italian cuisine in New York: get tips and recipes from Lidia Bastianich
Croatian cook Lidia Matticchio Bastianich has a quite interesting story behind her. Forced to leave her homeland, back then oppressively ruled by a Communist dictator, Ms Bastianich took refuge in Italy where she patiently learned all the secrets of Italian…
Banana Republic opens flagship store in MIlan
Banana Republic disembarks in Milan and opens its first flagship store in the fashion district of the city! Our colleagues over at Fashionblog were present at the event and took a few interesting pics. Have a look at our gallery!
World famous Bialetti Moka coffee moves production
The famous Italian brand of Bialetti, the little man with the moustache who makes coffee in a staggeringly huge percentage of Italian homes, will no longer be a ‘made in Italy‘ brand. Production of the Moka Express, the ubiquitous stove-top…
Italy farewells Pietro Ferrero
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…
The secret to being on the Forbes rich list lies in a nutshell: Nutella and Italy's richest man
With Michele Ferrero voted the richest Italian in the world, it’s time to find out why. With 9.5 billion dollars, the 82-year-old occupies first place on the Forbes list for his country, and is at 40th place overall.The Ferrero family…
Italian millionaire Flavio Briatore to open "Billionaire's Square" in Dubai
Multimillionaire Flavio Briatore is about to open a new a new Billionaire’s Square complex in Arabia (Dubai). The Italian entrepreneur thus hopes to repeat the success of his Billionaire club for the rich and famous which he opened in Sardina…
Italian designer Ermanno Scervino opens luxury boutique in Paris
Italian designer Ermanno Scervino has just opened his first boutique in Paris; located in Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the heart of the city, the 300 square metre boutique is arranged on three floors and features an amazing lift entirely…