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Casal Monastero, capital of the Tuscan retreat

16 April, 2020
Casal Monastero, just a few kilometers from Siena, in the heart of the Chianti area, is in all likelihood one of the capitals of the so-called Tuscan retreat. This involves a whole medieval village renovated in the name of respect…

Looking for Armani? Go to Switzerland

16 April, 2020
I know this is supposed to be a blog about all things Italian, but it came to mind that I should de-bunk the myth that Milan is a great shopping destination. Well, Milan may very well be a great shopping…

Great Wine Capitals Florence Best of Wine Tourism awards

16 April, 2020
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

16 April, 2020
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…

Panorma magazine interviews Italian actress Monica Bellucci

16 April, 2020
Italian actress Monica Bellucci granted a long interview to Panorama magazine in which she talked at length about aging and how important it is to accept change. She’s not afraid of growing old at all. When you reach forty, added…

George Clooney chased by an Italian fan

16 April, 2020
The whole world knows that George Clooney has a gorgeous villa on lake Como, but I’m sure that many of you do not know he loves to go around on his sparkling Harley Davidson and enjoy the beauty of the…

Ron Howard's Angels and Demons: the "Rome Scenes"

16 April, 2020
The trailer of Angels and Demons that we saw just a few days ago was really compelling, so we are now eagerly waiting for the movie to come out. Actually this pre-sequel to Da Vinci Code, directed by Ron Howard…

Sunglasses ad banned in Italy

16 April, 2020
Italian advertising watchdog IAA has banned a recent Tom Ford advertisement in Italy, describing the advertisement as “vulgar” and “sexually implicit”. In advertising the brand’s sunglasses, the advertisement shows a woman biting a man’s middle finger. Other advertising images can…

Italian actress Martina Colombari caught topless

16 April, 2020
Italian actress Martina Colombari was caught topless while sunbathing on a boat in the Mediterranean and though almost twenty years have passed since she was named Miss Italy in 1992, she still looks great! Take a look at our gallery!

Torre del Mangia: a postcard from Siena

16 April, 2020
To be truthful I couldn’t make any sense out of the subject of this picture. At first I thought it was just one of those jokes one usually come across surfing the net or the plan of some building, then…