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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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 Men’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…