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Carla Bruni in Woody Allen film

13 April, 2020
We doubt if this nude pic of Carla Bruni is what we’ll see in the Woody Allen film, but one thing is sure: the French first lady has accepted an offer from the famous and sometimes controversial American director to…

Tv Puppet Topo Gigio turns 50

13 April, 2020
Topo Gigio, one of the most famous Italian puppets, will soon turn 50; its debut goes back to 1959 when Topo Gigio was the lead character of a children’s puppet show on Italian tv. It was a prime time show…

Italy: row over ownership of Michelangelo's David

13 April, 2020
The city of Florence and the Italian state are furiously fighting over the ownership of Michelangelo’s masterpiece David. The famous statue has been Florence’s mascot since 1504 when it was put on display at the entrance of Palazzo Vecchio as…

Italian Hotels among winners of Condé Nast Johansens awards

12 April, 2020
The prestigious Nast Johansens 2011 Annual Awards for Excellence were announced in London; there were five Italian hotels among the winners. Here’s the partial list:Most Excellent Hotel: Ca’ Sagredo hotel in Venice;Most Excellent Charming Hotel: Monsignor della Casa Country Resort;Most…

Driving in Italy: parking in Rome pisses some people off

11 April, 2020
For the Italian language, or Italian English, we’ve already seen the creative and sparky side of the Romans come out with their “clients gentile” funny photo. Here we have another example, but for something far more serious - parking in…

Italian brand Bulgari to open new hotel in London

10 April, 2020
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…

Alitalia gets best airline food award

9 April, 2020
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.…

Miss World Italy 2008 finalists

9 April, 2020
After the announcement of Claudia Ferraris winning the Miss Universe Italy contest, Miss World Italy is also coming into its final round, which will take place on June 7 at Gallipoli: 52 finalists will be judged by television and print…

Two new Italian sites join Unesco geo-parks list

8 April, 2020
Good news for the parks here in Italy; two more sites have in fact just been added to the Unesco ’s world heritage site list. Actually we are talking about the Global Network of National Geoparks which is backed by…

George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis break up – the details

8 April, 2020
The names of international and Italian celebrities make a small list in the break up of George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis. Around the story is Christian Vieri, showgirl Belen Rodriguez and Italy’s favourite gay television star and Chi magazine director,…

Italy's lottery won for 147 million euros

6 April, 2020
Lucky lucky lucky! Italy’s mega lottery of over 147 million euros has been won by someone from Bagnone in Tuscany, with a winning ticket of just two euros purchased at the Biffi Bar. The total winning figure is 147,807,299 euros…

Flavio Briatore and Elisabetta Gregoraci: weird baby name

5 April, 2020
If the idea that Elisabetta Gregoraci is having a baby to much older Flavio Briatore gives you the creeps, read no further. Former Italian show girl and model, Gregoraci, is pregnant to her husband Briatore, and has revealed that he…

Rome to bid for 2020 Olympics

4 April, 2020
After Rome lost the Serie A Championship to a final goal from FC Internazionale in its game against Siena, other good news on the sports front will hopefully be some consolation to the city. Rome has won Italy’s candidature choice…

Valentino Rossi legal action against truffle festival

1 April, 2020
The Italian truffle festival at Sant-Angelo in Vado (Pesaro) has encountered an unusual problem this year, in the form of champion sports star Valentino Rossi. The truffle festival has reached its 46th edition, and the logo of this year’s festival…

Mara Carfagna: showgirl- turned- minister

1 April, 2020
Mr Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s new prime minister, has just chosen his government. Among his closest collaborators and aides, the former show girl, Mara Carfagna who will serve as Equal Opportunites Minister. Mara Carfagna, who worked for tv channels owned by…

George Clooney to buy new Italian villa on Lake Maggiore

30 March, 2020
In more gossip from Italy, George Clooney could buy a new luxury villa in Italy on Lake Maggiore, replacing the famous Clooney Villa Oleandra on Lake Como at Cernobbio. According to reports, the new villa may or may not be…

World famous Bialetti Moka coffee moves production

29 March, 2020
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…

Beautiful Italian women among thinnest in Europe

29 March, 2020
We all know Italian women are fashionable and often very beautiful but in a country which is increasingly concerned about obesity problems among its youth, it turns out that Italian women are among Europe’s thinnest ladies. The bikini-clad women you’ll…

Italian footballer Alberto Gilardino to tie the knot

29 March, 2020
Italian footballer Alberto Gilardino will soon tie the knot! In an interview granted to Sport Mediaset his fiancée Alice Bregoli announced their intention to marry and although a date has not been set, the wedding will probably take place next…

Vatican forgives John Lennon 'Beatles bigger than Jesus' comment

29 March, 2020
44 years after John Lennon famously declared that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, the Vatican’s newspaper Osservatore Romano has published an article in which it discusses the pop phenomenon of the world famous British band. According to the paper,…

Giorgio Armani to design Monaco's royal wedding dress

28 March, 2020
Italian designer Giorgio Armani will dress Charlene Wittstock for her wedding to Prince Albert of Monaco. This is at least what Giorgio Armani told reporters at the end of his fashion show in Milan yesterday. For more news on Charlene…