Events

by ITALY | Thu, 04/05/2012 - 05:14
The Italian city of L'Aquila is holding a series of events to mark the third anniversary of the earthquake that killed 308 and left 60,000 homeless.The night's…
by ITALY | Wed, 04/04/2012 - 05:20
Giorgio Armani will be designing the uniform for the Italian Olympic team while Prada will sponsor the the Italian national sailing team. EA7 Armani, the…
Culture
by ITALY | Tue, 04/03/2012 - 08:54
An unprecedented exhibition and media event, "Lux in Arcana", has recently opened at the Capitoline Museums in Rome to mark the 4th Centenary of the foundation…
Culture
by Elizabeth Ganl… | Mon, 04/02/2012 - 05:29
Easter is a wonderful time to explore Italy. Perhaps the most important holiday of all, Easter (Pasqua) is celebrated for a full week, with rites starting on…
Lifestyle
by ITALY | Mon, 04/02/2012 - 04:31
Last week, Carolina Kostner won the gold medal at the ISU 2012 World Figure Skating Championships in Nice with a new personal best of 128.94 in Saturday's free…
Culture
by ITALY | Thu, 03/29/2012 - 09:58
Earlier this month, the newly appointed Italian Ambassador to the United States, Claudio Bisogniero, announced that 2013 will be the Year of Italian Culture in…
by ITALY | Thu, 03/29/2012 - 03:54
On the 24th of March, a new exhibition entitled "Lazzi, sberleffi e dipinti" (jokes, mockery and paintings) featuring paintings and art creations of the actor…
Lifestyle
by ITALY | Wed, 03/28/2012 - 05:32
As the sole sponsor of the Louvre’s latest exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian fashion house, Salvatore Ferragamo, has been granted the historic…
Culture
by ITALY | Tue, 03/27/2012 - 06:32
The Louvre Museum proposes a major exhibition as part of the restoration of St. Anne by Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo’s masterwork The Virgin and Child with…
Lifestyle
by ITALY | Fri, 03/16/2012 - 06:50
Until now, American audiences have had to make do with mere glimpses of the brilliant career of Lorenzo Cherubini, better known as Jovanotti, Italy’s best-…