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Pope gets white truffle from Alba auction

23 March, 2020
The 12th white truffle auction took place at the Grinzane Cavour castle with the white Alba truffles gaining over 307,000 euros in auction sales. The 13 truffles from Alba under the hammer were all sold with the best example going…

Madonna to design eyewear for Dolce&Gabbana;

23 March, 2020
Madonna is to design or rather put her signature to a collection of sunglasses for Italian label Dolce & Gabbana. The collection which should hit stores next May includes retro black plastic shades and gold-and-silver metal frames which will all…

Monica Bellucci sexy photo shoot for Max

23 March, 2020
Monica Bellucci might not be the greatest Italian actress who ever lived, but we think she certainly deserves the title of Italian diva for her sultry elegance. In this photo shoot for Max, the Mexico edition, she also concedes an…

Typical Italian dishes: focaccia from Recco in Liguria

23 March, 2020
When I went to Liguria a couple of years ago with a friend of mine, we stuffed ourselves stupid with focaccia. Focaccia is wonderful invention and can be enjoyed in so many ways: plain, with olives, fresh tomatoes, cut in…

Cinema Italia: Divorce Italian Style

23 March, 2020
Divorzio all’italiana: 1961Divorce Italian Style directed by Pietro Germi as many of you know won an oscar for best Original Screenplay in 1963 and several international awards among which an oscar nomination for Marcello Mastroianni as best actor and another…

Island of Ischia Pictures

23 March, 2020
Ischia is a small volcanic island in the Thyrrhenian Sea of the west coast of Italy. From its shores on clear days one can spot Naples which is just 17 miles away. The island is almost entirely mountainous and its…

Restaurants in Turin: C’era una volta

23 March, 2020
To have dinner at the restaurant C’era una volta in Turin is like stepping into a world where time has stood still; its atmosphere and superb cuisine hasn’t changed a bit since the famous restaurant opened years ago. Situated on…

Italian music: Giorgia's new style with "Per Fare A Meno Di Te"

23 March, 2020
Our colleagues at Soundsblog.it have lamented the disappearance of Italian female singer Giorgia’s more individual style. The golden era of Giorgia’s career is perhaps characterised by songs such as Vivi Davvero, and Marzo, but those times seem gone now that…

Rome: five-star wine tasting at the Westin Excelsior

23 March, 2020
Italy’s luxury hotel, the Westin Excelsior in Rome situated in the famous Via Veneto area, now has an exclusive wine tasting corner.The 60 metre-square space, called Vin-Orvm, has been designed by architect Michael Stelea and is included in the Orvm…

UFO sightings in Milan, Naples

23 March, 2020
Much like the video of UFO’s in Rome, here is another in recent days claiming UFO sightings in Milan. The quality is not great, but another is available on the Repubblica newspaper site where you can see more closely the…

Carloforte: a Sardinian island with Genovese origin

23 March, 2020
Carloforte is the only inhabitated town on the island of San Pietro (Saint Peter’s) off the South West Coast of Sardinia. Although the town is in this region of Italy, it’s heart is really Genovese: it’s considered an area of…

Italian car design: the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta video

23 March, 2020
This video of Alfa Romeo’s new car, the Giulietta hatchback which replaces the Alfa 147, shows all the classic, sexy pedigree of the Italian brand. This year Alfa Romeo celebrates 100 years and the new Giulietta is hopefully going to…

Vintage car show at Villa D' Este, lake Como

23 March, 2020
The concorso d’Eleganza villa d’este will take place from 23 to 25 April on Lake Como, this is a tradition which started in 1929. Here by the sparkling waters of the lake every year several dozens of vintage cars gather…

Naked Mona Lisas on display at Da Vinci, near Florence

23 March, 2020
The small town of Da Vinci is hosting a new and to some extent bizarre exhibition dedicated to one of the world’s most famous paintings: the Mona Lisa. The bizarre element I am referring to is the centrepiece of the…

Puccini Festival: Opera Music and Nature in Versilia

23 March, 2020
This year in order to celebrate Giacomo Puccini´s 150th birthday anniversary Lucca and Torre del lago, the small town on Massacciuccoli lake where the Maestro lived for years, will organize a series of exquisite events. The Puccini Festival will begin…

Tips for New Year's Eve in Rome

23 March, 2020
If you’re spending New Year’s Eve in Rome it’s unlikely you’ll be thinking about the ancient traditions of celebrating a new calendar year. But for the record, the tradition of celebrating New Year’s Eve on December 31st, and starting a…

Italian wines: the best rosé can be found in Apulia

23 March, 2020
Wine-lovers make a note in your diaries: for a whole week the old town of Ceglie Messapica near Brindisi, will be hosting an important wine festival called Rosati in Terra di Rosati or Rosé in the land of The Rosé…

Longest painting in the world in Italy

23 March, 2020
In a country rich in art history, Italy has just added itself to the world records with the longest picture in the world made by Gabriele Jagnocco. Jagnocco is a painter-sculptor from the Scuola Romana who has achieved some success…