Events

Food & Drink

by Carol King | Wed, 10/03/2012 - 04:29

Gastronomes from all over Europe are descending on the Piedmontese town of Alba to visit the White Truffle Fair that begins on 6 October.It is the 82nd edition…

Guttuso Centenary Show Opens in Rome

by ITALY | Tue, 10/02/2012 - 05:02

words by Carol KingThe work of Sicilian painter Renato Guttuso is celebrated in Rome in an exhibition at the Complesso del Vittoriano.Marking 100 years since…

Lifestyle

Visiting Genoa during the 52nd International Boat Show

by Valerie Wilson | Mon, 10/01/2012 - 05:01

In the face of hard times, Genoa provides a rich Boat Show and a variety of correlated events.Genoa is known as “La Superba” (the Superb, or if you like, the…

Lifestyle

Black And White At Milan Fashion Week

by Carol King | Mon, 10/01/2012 - 04:03

Monochrome outfits, Perspex bags and bold, geometric shapes hit the Milan catwalks during September’s Fashion Week in what seemed a throwback to the Op Art…

Culture

Bernini Show Opens in the Big Apple

by ITALY | Fri, 09/28/2012 - 04:27

words by Carol King New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting ‘Bernini Sculpting in Clay’ from 3 October. The landmark exhibition assembles almost all…

Culture

Parma Hosts Verdi Festival

by Carol King | Thu, 09/27/2012 - 09:45

The month of October sees Parma celebrate the anniversary of the birth of one of the province’s most famous sons, opera composer Giuseppe Verdi, with a series…

Lifestyle

Trieste Holds Europe’s Biggest Sailing Event

by ITALY | Thu, 09/27/2012 - 06:13

words by Carol King More than 2,000 yachts will convene in the Gulf of Trieste in October for the Barcolana Sail Race. The spectacular annual race is the…

Culture

London Fashion Week – The Italians Come To Town

by Julie Burns | Wed, 09/26/2012 - 12:20

The Queen’s Jubilee, the Olympics and the recent London Fashion Week… swinging London completed this year’s hat trick of memorable events in high style – and…

Culture

Priests On Hand At Vatican Museums A Success

by Carol King | Wed, 09/26/2012 - 10:49

A pilot project making priests available to offer spiritual counselling at Rome’s Vatican Museums is being hailed as a success.The Catholic News Agency reports…

Ashby Gift to the City of L’Aquila

by ITALY | Wed, 09/26/2012 - 04:10

words by Barry Lilliephoto courtesy of ashbyelabruzzo.comOn Friday, September 28, during a ceremony to be hosted in the impressive Basilica of Collemaggio and…