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Italy's best beaches: the Marina at Viareggio in Tuscany

11 April, 2020
Tuscany is not just famous for its historic cities of art like Florence and Siena, it also has the most beautiful coastline, if you’re looking for a beach holiday in Italy. Viareggio is located in the province of Lucca, in…

Italian director Gabriele Muccino on being a divorced dad

11 April, 2020
Gabriele Muccino’s latest movie Baciami ancora or Kiss me again, tells the story of a group of fortyish people who struggle to come to terms with divorce, failure and loneliness. The Italian director told reporters that he drew inspiration from…

Terra Ribelle, hot actor Rodrigo Guirao Diaz's debut single

11 April, 2020
After the smashing success of Elisa Di Rivombrosa, the director Cinzia Th Torrini is back with a new tv series called Terra ribelle or Rebellious Land starring hunky Rodrigo Guirao Diaz (his hot sex scenes have elicited harsh criticism from…

Easy Italian recipes: pesto meatballs

11 April, 2020
Italy’s classic meatballs are very tasty and you don’t always have to have them with spaghetti. Today we look at a variation on the Italian recipe, adding some pesto which will overwhelm anything else you put in your meatballs. But…

Milan Menswear fashion week S/S 2009: Roberto Cavalli

11 April, 2020
Roberto Cavalli collection spring-summer 2009 seems to take us on a mysterious journey through a landscape of enchanted and almost luxurious beauty. Colours that appear to throb and quiver, floral prints that shine out with an extraordinary effect. Trousers that…

Luxury Perugia Hotels: Brufani Palace from Sina hotels

11 April, 2020
The Brufani Palace hotel was established in 1884 and almost immediately it became a great favourite with the rich and famous, including Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and the Prince of Monaco. Located in the city centre, the hotel is…

Italian traditions: coffee, part one

11 April, 2020
It’s fairly common on travel blogs, to see a list of “the best (insert word) in the world”, and so it is in Ben Groundwater’s piece on where to get good coffee. And it’s no secret that Italy has the…

Real tomato soup: Italian recipes

11 April, 2020
Around the various markets of Italy, we’re starting to see fresh tomatoes on sale, and so we thought we’d give you the proper tomato soup recipe from Italy. It is a simple dish, but truly special when you taste the…

Restaurants in Rome: I Laureati in Monteverde

11 April, 2020
If you’re in the area of Monteverde in Rome, you could think about dropping in at I Laureati for a meal. We wouldn’t recommend a special trip for this restaurant in Rome, but for a decent spot in the area,…

Queen Rania of Jordan's shopping spree in Italy

11 April, 2020
Queen Rania and her husband King Abdullah II of Jordan have recently spotted in Lipari. After cruising through the famous Italian archipelago, the royal couple anchored their luxury yacht at the nearest harbour and went on a shopping spree!

Art exhibition on water in Venice

11 April, 2020
What city other than Venice should host an exhibition dedicated to water? The Ca’ d’Oro palace in Venice will be the venue for “L’anima dell’acqua” or “Water’s Soul exhibition, dedicated to the element of water.The event includes videos from Bill…

Udine to host major exhibition on Giambattista Tiepolo

11 April, 2020
From 21 May to 31 October the city of Udine will host a major exhibition dedicated to Giambattista Tiepolo ‘s graphic work. The exhibition Giambattista Tiepolo tra scherzo e capriccio aims to shed a new and stronger light on one…

Rome: Villa Medici opens its doors to the public

11 April, 2020
Following Frederic Mitterand’s definitive goodbye to Rome (he has been just nominated Minister of Culture and Communication in France, his home country), the Academy of France in Rome has decided to open the doors of the beautiful Villa Medici to…

Skiing holidays in Trentino, Italy

11 April, 2020
Passo Brocon is only 60 kilometres from the town of Bassano del Grappa in Trentino and features a 15 km long running ski track, ski school with roofed tapis roulant, bob-sleigh track, special snow park for children (Skilandia), snow park…

Monica Bellucci on working with Robert De Niro

11 April, 2020
Monica Bellucci was thrilled about working with Roberto De Niro. At first, the Italian actress said, we were all in awe before such a big star, but it just lasted for a few minutes. Broken the ice, the whole cast…