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Mario Balotelli Nike Footlocker ad and 1000 pounds to homeless

26 April, 2020
Italian footballer playing for Manchester City, Mario Balotelli, hasn’t had much chance to show his talent on the field, with recent weeks marred by on-pitch brawls and gossip of being thrown out of nightclubs and fighting with bouncers. England’s tabloid…

Italian ski resorts open for night skiing in Italy

24 April, 2020
In some Italian ski resorts, you actually don’t get the opportunity to be the last on the slopes, hiking down the hill in your ski boots because the chair lift closed early. In some alpine Italian ski locations, the slopes…

Pescara 2009 Mediterranean Games tickets on sale

24 April, 2020
Tickets for the Mediterranean Games in Pescara are already on sale, with seats still available for opening ceremony and for the finals. The Pescara opening ceremony will take place in the new Adriatic Stadium and tickets range from 15 to…

Melita Toniolo: Italy's sexy rugby girl

24 April, 2020
The national Italian rugby team has done the sensible (or silly?) thing of choosing a hot Italian showgirl as its ambassador. What Melita Toniolo knows about rugby is anyone’s guess but we figure that’s not the purpose. In fact, Melita…

Val di Fassa ski resorts open for season

24 April, 2020
Val di Fassa has just opened its slopes and Passa San Pellegrino/ Passo Costalunga ski tracks are now available. The season has started with a series of international skiing competitions and concerts (a tradition that Val di Fassa continues every…

Skiing in Italy: health spa deals in Piedmont

22 April, 2020
Skiing can be hard work, but skiing in Italy is nothing but easy with plenty of health spa offerings to relax. After a day of chair lifts and black run skiing with some ice, there’s nothing better than to unwind…

Adopt a cow on holiday in Italy

22 April, 2020
While skiing in Italy in the lovely Dolomites region, you can also contribute to the healthy upbringing of the region’s cows by staying at one of the Residence Hotels Dolomites accommodation. Until the end of winter, anyone staying in one…

Valentino Rossi is Italy's highest paid sports star

21 April, 2020
Italian sports stars apparrently don’t get much bigger than Valentino Rossi. After his move to Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati for the 2011 MotoGP season, it turns out Rossi is also the most highly paid Italian sports star around. It’s quite…

David Beckham to play for AC Milan football club

21 April, 2020
While rumours were circulating for some time, the news that David Beckham will play for AC Milan football in 2009 is almost official, after statements from Adriano Galliani.This makes Italy’s AC Milan football team the most resplendent with fancy international…

Water fun park for day trips from Milan

21 April, 2020
The new health spa opening in the Monza-Brianza region of Italy just north of Milan will soon be joined by Italy’s first undercover water amusement park. The fun park includes 9,000 square metres of space with a capacity to hold…

Night skiing in Italy: snow shoeing in Emilia Romagna

18 April, 2020
You can do your last skiing in Italy this month and a particularly spectacular way of finishing the ski season is with a snow shoeing expedition by night. At Comprensorio del Corno alle Scale a ‘ciaspolata‘ expedition by the light…

Valentino Rossi's motorhome for sale

18 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi has a new contract with Ducati and a new set of wheels - but we’re not talking his bike. Turning up at the last race of the 2010 MotoGP season, Rossi had a brand new motor home and…

Skiing in Italy: a slice of Austria in Val Gardena

17 April, 2020
If you’re looking for a quaint town and beautiful Italian ski resort in Bolzano, region of Alto Adige, check out the town of Castelrotto in the heart of the Val Gardena. The town is one of a population of only…