First evening of the Sanremo Festival 2021: the highlights
The Festival of Sanremo 2021 has just begun and half of the artists in the competition have already performed. what are the first impressions?
New Year's Eve in Rome
If your are in Rome and haven’t decide yet what to do on New Year’s Eve, don’t worry the Eternal city has plenty to offer; from the classical music concert in piazza del Quirinale to the concert which Italian singer…
2010 Venice Film Festival to start with the best in Italian cinema
The 2010 Venice Film Festival starts tomorrow and we will be seeing a number of wonderful Italian films, Italian celebrities and hopefully a few international stars as well. Whether or not Italy’s favourite adopted celebrity George Clooney makes an appearance…
Italian Festivals: Sagra dei osei at Cisano di Bardolino, Verona
One of the oldest festivals around the city of Verona is dedicated to a local delicacy: bird roast. The festival takes place on 8th September in the small town of Cisano di Bardolino on Lake Garda where hunters have been…
Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta to host Venice Film Festival
Maria Grazia Cucinotta will host the 66th Venice Film festival which will take place at the famous Lido of Venice from 2 to 12 September. As many of you know, the Italian actress hit the big time with a movie…
Italian craft fair: Sant'Orso fair in Aosta
The town of Aosta will host an Italian craft fair on January 30th and 31st, which should have an alpine flavour. The Fiera di Sant’Orso has more than 1000 exhibitors displaying the creations of the Val d’Aosta’s artists and artisans.…
Elisabetta Canalis to interview Robert De Niro at Sanremo festival
The fever for the Sanremo festival has reached its peak; rumours about the rivalry between Elisabetta Canalis and Belen Rodriguez are running rampart on the Internet. According to Novella 2000 magazine Gianni Morandi, host of the show, has a soft…
Bologna hosts exhibition on Federico Fellini
A spectacular exhibition dedicated to Italian film director Federico Fellini has been unveiled in Bologna, Emilia Romagna’s key city (Federico Fellini was born just a few miles way). Dall’ Italia alla Luna or From Italy to the Moon, is the…
65th Venice International Film Festival: Orfeo9
Orfeo composed by Tito Schipa Jr was the first Italian rock opera and was staged for the first time at the Sistina in Rome in 1970; In 1973 the opera became a tv movie and the original soundtrack was released…
Verdi's Nabucco on Italian television to celebrate 150 years of unification
To celebrate 150 years of Italian unification, Italy went back to what it knew best about its traditions and could most celebrate. National broadcaster RAI treated Italians to a live performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco on Italian television last night.…
Rome film festival 2010: Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes at Lancia Café party
With the Rome film festival in full swing, it’s quite easy to bump into some American stars such as Eva Mendes and Keira Knightley. The two actresses wrapped up in designer clothes were in fact spotted at the Lancia café…
Italian actress Francesca Inaudi goes topless for GQ
Francesca Inaudi bares almost all for GQ; the Italian actress who hit the big time with her role in Napoleon and I a couple of years ago is now in Venice to present her latest movie Noi credevamo or We…
Italian food festivals: polenta 'sagra' in Lazio
An unusual Italian food festival celebrating polenta will take place at Castel di Tora, Rieti in the region of Lazio. The ‘sagra‘ will take place on February 21st at the gates to the historic town centre where an enormous copper…
Brad Pitt in Venice with daughter and son
Isn’t he sweet ? Of course I’m talking of Brad Pitt just arrived in Venice with daughter and son in tow!At 44 Mr Pitt still looks great and during a press conference held after his arrival in Italy, the actor…
Eurochocolate 2008: Ceramica & Cioccolato at Deruta, Umbria
While the Eurochocolate festival has commenced, with Perugia as the protagonist of the chocolate festival, other towns in Umbria are celebrating the event with their own programs. Umbria is famous for its ceramics, and at Deruta you will find the…
Postcards from the Venice Film Festival: Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway, one of the most charming and graceful actresses of American Cinema, has just arrived in Venice with costar Jonathan Demme to present her new movie Rachel Getting Married. Miss Hathaway, after some setbacks in the initial stage of…
Flower festival in Parma to celebrate autumn in Italy
Autumn in Italy will be celebrated by a flower exhibition and festival in Parma, to celebrate harvest time and the fruits of fall. The stunning location for the “Nel segno del Giglio Autunno” is Parma’s royal palace of Colorno.The exhibition…
Arena Opera festival opens for summer Verona opera season
In 1913 the famous tenor from Verona, Giovanni Zenatello, visited the Arena in Verona with some friends, and for some improvised fun, sang an operatic aria. Zenatello and the group were surprised by the incredible acoustics in the 2,000 year-old…
Venice film festival: photo gallery of Charlize and beautiful actresses
After our photo gallery of George Clooney and Brad Pitt at the Venice Film Festival, today we focus on the lovely women at Venice’s lido. Starting with the first photo of a fan’s tribute to Heath Ledger, who was here…
Traditional Italian recipes for New Year's Eve: cotechino carpaccio
The most classic Italian recipe for New Year’s Eve in Italy is ‘cotechino‘ with ‘lenticchie’, or boiled pork sausage with lentils. The lentils are said to bring good fortune for the New Year, and the dish is usually prepared on…
Venice Film Festival: Valentino, The Last Emperor
Valentino, the great Italian fashion designer, has just been celebrated at the Venice Film Festival with a movie called Valentino: The Last Emperor; directed by Vanity Fair journalist Matt Tyrnauer, the film tries to unveil the man behind Valentino’s mask.…
65th Venice Film Festival: Yuppi Du's comeback
There have been rumours that the re-screening of Yuppi Du might be cancelled due to some problem with the English subtitles. Apparently this was not true or maybe it was just quickly fixed; in fact we now know for sure…
Italy returns to 2011 Eurovision Song Contest
Italy will be back at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest after a 13-year absence from the competition. Given that RAI television has gained the rights to screen the contest, Italy has the opportunity to enter a team in Europe’s famous…
Italian festivals: Ferragosto
Given that today is August 15 and is one of the biggest holidays of the year in Italy, we thought we’d give you a run-down as to what it’s all about. While most Italians will say they don’t know why…
Summer in Italy: "le sagre" of August and food and wine festivals
Summer in Italy means “sagra” time which is basically town parties that may, or may not, have religious connotations. Whoever you ask though, will tell you that the important thing is to eat well and have fun. So here is…