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Touring Lombardy by canal: from Lake Maggiore to Milan via the marble way

9 April, 2020

Italy is branching into the touring canal tradition, so famous in the Netherlands and France, with tours available on the canals of Lombardy.The project to restore a canal that links Italy’s Lake Maggiore with Milan is well underway, completing a…

Pillow fight in Rome vs Rome marathon this Sunday

9 April, 2020

Prepare a pillow, preferably small and without a zipper, hide it in your back pack and get to Piazza del Popolo in Rome at 10:50 in Sunday March 22, for a pillow fight. At 10:55 a whistle will sound for…

Saint Valentine breaks in Tuscany: Castello del Trebbio

9 April, 2020

Trebbio Castle which is only 15 km from Florence was built by the powerful Pazzi family who right here plotted against the Medici family. Anyway times have changed since they tried to kill Lorenzo the Magnificent and now the castle…

Giuseppe Zanotti bejewelled mules

9 April, 2020

Packing for a cruise or tropical resort? If so, this Giuseppe Zanotti bejewelled mules will be perfect for you. They will add a touch of sophisticated elegance to your holidays wear. Made of bronze metallic leather with an amazing stone…

Terrazza Martini: Milan skyline

9 April, 2020

Just a little something to get us started on a Monday morning are these photos of the Milanese skyline, taken from the 15th floor of the Terrazza Martini near the Duomo. Like many European cities there isn’t a high-rise city…

Infamous figures at Naomi Letizia's party with Berlusconi

9 April, 2020

In the wake of what might turn out to be a scandal or a storm in a tea cup in time to come, the guys at the Brindaconpapi (Toasting with Dad) blog have been having some fun photoshopping the various…

The Geometry of Pasta: new cookbook explains pasta shapes

9 April, 2020

The shape of pasta is not just a random thing that you can throw any sauce at. On the contrary, Italian cooking has known for centuries which are the best sauces to match to certain pasta shapes, and which shapes…

Sophia Loren to become grandmother again

9 April, 2020

Sophia Loren (I’m sure you will agree with me) is the sexiest granny alive! But the big news is that her son Edoardo Ponti will soon welcome a new baby in the family, making Sophia Loren grandmother again!

Italian recipes for fish-based dishes: cuttlefish, peppers, and potatoes

9 April, 2020

Eating seafood dishes is definitely suggested when you visit small beach towns or travel in coastal areas. Every year during summer break, I love to go eat at Punta Secca, a small village that has a lighthouse as its namesake.…

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…

Milan women's fashion week autumn winter 2011/12: Gucci

9 April, 2020

Milan Fashion week started a couple of days ago and Gucci was one of the first to take to the catwalk. I must say right away that Frida Giannini’s new creations for next fall cut all the mustard! Beautiful, audacious…

B&B; in Porto San Giorgio Marche

9 April, 2020

There’s this small B&B in Porto San Giorgio called Marchelife that seems to have come out of one of those old postcards that people used to send home to friends and relatives. An old house perched on a green hill…

Italian actress Martina Stella cast in Rob Marshall's Nine

9 April, 2020

Italian actress Martina Stella has just been hired to play a character in Nine, the new musical directed by Rob Marshall. The movie based on Federico Fellini’s 8 ½ will star such big names as Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope…

Luxury restaurants in Rome: Ristorante Camponeschi in piazza Farnese

9 April, 2020

A great favourite with the rich and famous (among which the king of Morocco and the Spanish infanta), the Camponeschi restaurant in Piazza Farnese is one of best places where to eat in Rome. It goes without saying that the…

Milan Fashion week : Bottega Veneta Fall/Winter 2009/10 men's collections

9 April, 2020

Bottega Veneta does know how to create cool clothes. Its latest collection dominated by beautiful knits has written elegance all over it , but actually what I love most about these new creations, besides the exquisite palette of delicate browns…

Italian songs: "Azzurro" by Adriano Celentano sung by Italian football team

9 April, 2020

In the video above you can see Italian singer Adriano Celentano singing “Azzurro”: an Italian song that laments the arrival of summer and a girl gone away to the sea. Celentano has a story typical of many Italians who migrated…

Living in Italy: villas or churchs? New trend restores churches as homes

9 April, 2020

In a trend that is likely to be taken up by Americans living in Italy, and other Italian expat residents, it is becoming fashionable to seek old churches and religious dwellings as real estate and new residences.Abandoning the more traditional…

Touring Rome: cycling the Appian Way

9 April, 2020

Cycling in Italy, particularly in Rome, obviously has its romantic pleasures, and in the eternal city you can only imagine the stunning streetscapes and history you can explore when cycling. The Appian Way is perfect for a cycle in Rome…

Italian Art exhibitions: "The Mind of Leonardo" on display at Museo Nazionale in Rome

9 April, 2020

This new and rather unusual exhibition called The Mind of Leonardo - the Universal Genius at Work and devoted to one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance sheds a new, stronger light on Leonardo’s superb mind. The exhibition…

Sienna Miller and Balthazar Getty's dirty weekends in Positano, Italy

9 April, 2020

Sienna Miller and Balthazar have been spotted in Positano on the Amalfi Coast once again! They must have fallen in love with the place I guess. Well, if I can speak my mind, my heart goes out to Balthazar Getty’s…

Luxury holidays in Florence: Montebello Splendid hotel

9 April, 2020

Looking for a posh hotel in Florence? If so the Montebello Splendid hotel could be perfect for you! Located in a historical palace in a peaceful but central area of the city, the hotel has beautiful rooms with views over…

Vogue fashion Night Out in Milan

9 April, 2020

The Vogue Fashion’s Night Out in Milan, one of the world’s most famous cities for its fashion, takes place this evening in Milan, one night before the New York Vogue Night Out. The city will be focusing on high fashion…

Monica Bellucci sexy mum for Vanity Fair

9 April, 2020

Monica Bellucci and her baby Leonie grace the cover of Vanity Fair Italia; in the interview Monica talks of what it means to be a mum. She can’t bear to be saperated from her child for a second so they…

Ornellaia Imperiale sold for 4,320 euro

9 April, 2020

In an “en primeur” auction first for Italy, a bottle of Imperiale (six litres) Ornellaia 2005 has been sold for the sweet sum of 4,320 euro.A number of collectors contended each other in Rome (at Gelardini e Romani), challenging one…

Italian show girl Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney snapped in Mexico

9 April, 2020

The new year bodes well for Elisabetta Canalis. In february she will co host the Sanremo festival with Italian singer Gianni Morandi and Belen Rodriguez and, according to tabloids she will also find the time to marry her boyfriend (i.e.…

Touring Lombardy by canal: from Lake Maggiore to Milan via the marble way

Pillow fight in Rome vs Rome marathon this Sunday

Saint Valentine breaks in Tuscany: Castello del Trebbio

Giuseppe Zanotti bejewelled mules

Terrazza Martini: Milan skyline

Infamous figures at Naomi Letizia's party with Berlusconi

The Geometry of Pasta: new cookbook explains pasta shapes

Sophia Loren to become grandmother again

Italian recipes for fish-based dishes: cuttlefish, peppers, and potatoes

Miss World Italy 2008 finalists

Milan women's fashion week autumn winter 2011/12: Gucci

B&B; in Porto San Giorgio Marche

Italian actress Martina Stella cast in Rob Marshall's Nine

Luxury restaurants in Rome: Ristorante Camponeschi in piazza Farnese

Milan Fashion week : Bottega Veneta Fall/Winter 2009/10 men's collections

Italian songs: "Azzurro" by Adriano Celentano sung by Italian football team

Living in Italy: villas or churchs? New trend restores churches as homes

Touring Rome: cycling the Appian Way

Italian Art exhibitions: "The Mind of Leonardo" on display at Museo Nazionale in Rome

Sienna Miller and Balthazar Getty's dirty weekends in Positano, Italy

Luxury holidays in Florence: Montebello Splendid hotel

Vogue fashion Night Out in Milan

Monica Bellucci sexy mum for Vanity Fair

Ornellaia Imperiale sold for 4,320 euro

Italian show girl Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney snapped in Mexico

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