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Italian football: seeing FC Inter at Milan's San Siro stadium

1 April, 2020

I finally had the opportunity to go to a Serie A football match in Italy, to see Inter play Catania at Milan’s stadium. Due to previous incidents (namely a riot on a train between Naples and Rome), my two Australian…

Adventure sports in Italy: canyoning in Sicily

31 March, 2020

Italy may not be the most likely destination for an adventure sports holiday, but it has some excellent options and could be great for people wanting to combine culture and sport in their travels. A nice glass of red wine…

Mourinho for Pope: live pics from Milan and Madrid celebrate FC Inter Champion's League final

30 March, 2020

It’s hard to say what 45 years of waiting to be European Champions does to people, but FC Internazionale fans had plenty of opportunity on Saturday and Sunday to celebrate the 2-0 win over Bayern. For the first time in…

AC Milan champion Billy Costacurta: wife says she doesn't cheat on him

29 March, 2020

Former Italian football player with AC Milan, Billy Costacurta, has been the subject of unpleasant rumours in Italy of late, which suggested that his wife, Martina Colombari, had been cheating on him. The rumour was spread by Tgcom and if…

AC Milan football team exhibition in Milan

29 March, 2020

In order to celebrate the history and greatest moments of the AC Milan football team, the city of Milan is hosting a major exhibition called “Milan 110 e lode” (Palazzo Bagatti Valsecchi - via Santo Spirito); the exhibition features not…

Is Paul the octopus Italian?

29 March, 2020

Could it be that the famous football predicting octupus Paul, is actually a Paolo? The famous octopus has been predicting football results for a while now, although his biggest success has been the 2010 World Cup where his predictions during…

Federica Pellegrini: I will never talk about it again

28 March, 2020

Just a few days before leaving for Bejing and the Olympic Games, Federica Pellegrini confessed to Vanity Fair that one of her wildest sexual fantasies was to make love to her boyfriend in the locker room while wearing high stilettos.…

Italian football vs rugby: Mirco Bergamasco strips on television, Marco Borriello wins

27 March, 2020

The fortunes of the Italian rugby team continue to play out as much in the PR world as they do on the playing field, and recently Italian television viewers had the chance to see a few of its star players,…

Madonna di Campiglio new ski area to open in December 2010

27 March, 2020

The picturesque town of Madonna di Campiglio in the Dolomites has partly lifted the veil on its much awaited new ski area which includes amazing ski slopes in Val Rendena and Val di Sole. The Dolomites region (including Pinzolo, da…

Italian football team where every player has the same name

27 March, 2020

An Italian football team is set to enter the Guinness Book of Records for a very strange reason: all the players have the same last name of De Feo. The team, Serino from the province of Avellino, has been created…

Streakers appear at Italian Azzurri soccer training

27 March, 2020

Training for the Italian national soccer team took a strange turn when the first day of training was peacefully invaded by two female streakers. As you can see in the photo, the girls didn’t get all their gear off, but…

Italian people: underdogs and investing in Italian football

27 March, 2020

As we head into some tense moments in the Italian championship Serie A, we share the story of one team from Altamura in the Bari province, who was famous last season for being the worst team in the competition.The figure…

Touring Italy: Pescara bridge cycling or walking

27 March, 2020

Pescara’s new Ponte del Mare, by architect Walter Pichler, is one of those civil engineering feats that combines practicality with tourism appeal. The long bridge offering a cycling and walking path, unites both shores of Pescara’s river. The two paths…

Hiking in Tuscany: the Val di Chiana in the heart of Tuscan countryside

26 March, 2020

In the heart of Tuscany you will find the Val di Chiana, a valley that runs from the northern part of Lazio, up through the provinces of Siena, Perugia and Arezzo. It’s a nature’s paradise where the famous chianina Tuscan…

2011 Formula 1 calendar: future to include new Rome race?

26 March, 2020

The 2011 Formula 1 calendar is the biggest for the world racing championship that has been planned so far. It includes 20 events starting in Bahrain in March and finishing in Brazil in November, and future plans are underway that…

Danilo Gallinari: basketball from Milan to the New York NBA

26 March, 2020

On June 26 another Italian basketball player could be on his way to the NBA. Danilo Gallinari is otherwise known as the “Gallo” (the Rooster), and is a talented 19-year-old from Sant’Angelo Lodigiano. He currently plays for Armani Jeans Olimpia…

Two Italian icons meet: Valentino Rossi in Ducati

25 March, 2020

The news that Italy’s biggest sports star and multiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi will ride for Ducati for the next two years is the achievement of a dream for many Italians (forgetting that fellow Italian rider Max Biaggi rides for…

Former Italian footballer Roberto Baggio wins 2010 World Peace Award

25 March, 2020

Sometimes it can be rare to see the world’s richest help the world’s poorest in significant ways but in this case, Roberto Baggio, former Italian footballer, has been awarded the World Peace Award for 2010 for his many efforts in…

Six nations rugby: Italy to hold wooden spoon…?

24 March, 2020

Italy’s six nations rugby union campaign is underway, but the initial results are not positive. Italy lost to England 11-36 in the opening match of the tournament, despite an unimpressive game by the English.In the second match against Ireland this…

Italian rugby on tour: loss to Australia before second match this weekend

23 March, 2020

Italy lost its rugby union match to hosting side Australia on the weekend, in a final score of 31-8. While the home side dominated, Italy’s Azzurri did show moments of spark, scoring a try in the second half of the…

Gianni Agnelli's yacht up for sale

23 March, 2020

The late Giovanni Agnelli had a passion for yachts with a classic design. A passion which started in the 1950s when the heir to the Agnelli fortune bought the Agneta, an amazing yacht designed by Knut Reimer; 25 metres long,…

World curling championship in Italy at Cortina d'Ampezzo

22 March, 2020

The 2010 Capital One World Menâ€™s Curling Championship will be held at Cortina d’Ampezzo in Veneto this year in what could prove to be an interesting event for Italians as they get to see a sport relatively unknown to them.…

Italy for 2010 World Cup: high hopes

22 March, 2020

2010 is another World Cup Year and reigning champions, Italy’s Azzurri football team, will be carrying many hopes and expectations on their shoulders to repeat the 2006 Italian Word Cup victory. As it’s Friday, and we know you enjoy funny…

New Year ski deals for Italy: skiing Val d'Aosta

22 March, 2020

Great deals for skiing in Italy this winter continue with Alpitour offering New Year’s Eve snow weekends in the Valle d’Aosta. The deal is valid for the Ski Club Lo Stambecco at the foot of Cervinio mountain, at about 2,500…

Italian ski season begins: Passo Tonale ski resort in Italy opens its slopes

22 March, 2020

We thought we’d update you on the Italian ski resort situation in case you want an early weekend deal for skiing in Italy as it’s currently snowing outside my window as I write. The “Passo Tonale” ski resort is already…