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Expo 2015: a new Louvre in Milan's Brera district?

16 April, 2020
Milan is a city holding its breath for the 2015 Expo when the event will hopefully breathe some new life into a city that often struggles to have its cultural qualifications recognised. The Brera district of Milan is truly beautiful,…

Italy's best beaches for 2009

16 April, 2020
Tourists who are planning to visit Italy net summer will be happy to know that the number of Italian beaches deserving a blue flag are now 227 which is 21 more than 2008. As you know blue flags are granted…

Italy's most beautiful parks

16 April, 2020
We don’t know yet which Italian park will win the contest Il Parco più bello d’ Italia or Italy’s most beautiful park; there are so many contenders that is almost impossible to tell which one will prevail and win; the…

Cannes Film Festival 2008: Sangue Pazzo by M.T. Giordana

16 April, 2020
Sangue Pazzo(tainted blood) directed by Marco Tullio Giordana will be screened out of competition at the Cannes Festival 2008. It tells the story of two famous Italian actors, Luisa Ferida and Osvaldo Valenti. The two were sentimentally involved and had…

Veteran Italian showgirl Michelle Hunziker for Vanity Fair

16 April, 2020
Italian show girl and ex-wife to Eros Ramazzotti, Michelle Hunziker is neither old nor unattractive, but since she’s been on Italian television since 1996 at the age of 21, we figure she deserves the title “veteran” for her long-term experience…

Italian love songs: Samuele Bersani's "Spaccacuore", English lyrics

16 April, 2020
This song was originally written and performed by Samuele Bersani, and was then also made famous by Laura Pausini. Another melancholy love tune, see below for the English translation of the lyrics.“Spaccacuore” by Samuele Bersani.Ecco un altro dei miei limiti.Io…

Italian love songs: English lyrics to Perdono by Tiziano Ferro

16 April, 2020
This is a kind of semi-rap piece from Tiziano Ferro, taken from R Kelly’s “Did you ever think”, which has been successful around the world. Below is the translation of “Perdono” or “Forgive”.PerdonoTiziano FerroPerdono… si quel che è fatto è…

Pitti Uomo 75: 18CRR81 Cerruti

16 April, 2020
The new 18CRR81 Cerruti Collection Autumn-Winter 2009/10 has just been presented at Pitti Immagine Uomo 75; an amazing collection featuring beautiful, soft coats perfect for any occasion. The multi-pocketed parka made of light-brown wool and the grey tartan jacket you…

Make your own Magic Italy logo with Naomi Letizia

16 April, 2020
After taking a look at the criticism of Berlusconi’s new Magic Italy brand logo, and its relation to tutti frutti Italian television girls, here you can make your very own Magic Italy logo.By downloading Dissapore’s magic hat and wand, you…

Light festival in Pisa for patron saint celebrations

16 April, 2020
In this video you can see the Luminara di San Ranieri or the light festival in Pisa. In an ancient tradition, the people of Pisa celebrate their patron saint with a light festival on June 17th. About 70,000 candles in…

Rome: The Angels and Demons tour

16 April, 2020
With the movie Angels and Demons, Rome steps back into the spotlight, though if I can speak my mind, Rome, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, doesn’t need the buzz generated by the up-coming film. Its millenarian…

67th Venice film festival, the programme

16 April, 2020
The 67th Venice International film festival organized by La Biennale di Venezia, will run 1st to 11th September 2010 at Venice Lido. This year the programme includes the following:Concorso Venezia 67-Black Swan by Darren Aronofsky (the festival’s opening movie)-La pecora…

Venice Film Festival: Ferzan Ozpetek's "Un giorno perfetto"

15 April, 2020
Closing off our coverage of the Venice Film Festival, we look at Ferzan Ozpetek’s “Un giorno perfetto”, or “A perfect day”, with Isabella Ferrari, Valerio Mastandrea, Valerio Binasco, Nicole Grimaudo, Federico Costantini, Monica Guerritore, Angela Finocchiaro, Stefania Sandrelli, Christian Serritiello,…

Italian women voted the best "beach babes" in Europe

15 April, 2020
Anyone who’s used to casual, public beach going may get a shock on first coming to Italy or Europe in general. It certainly was for me as half of our beaches are in national parks and nearly all of them…