Events

Lifestyle
by ITALY | Wed, 09/22/2010 - 06:59
The beautiful, medieval port of Trapani, on the western coast of Sicily, will play host to the penultimate round of the Extreme Sailing Series™ 2010 in just a…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 09/21/2010 - 12:21
Words by Pat Eggleton - Pictures by Corrado SaurinIf you are going to be in Piedmont over the first weekend of October, you will be able to see a fascinating…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 09/20/2010 - 10:03
Have you ever wondered why there is a Via XX Settembre in every Italian town? The first via XX Settembre was named after an event which took place 140 years…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 09/14/2010 - 05:15
In this photo: ScaleaWords by Pat EggletonPizza chefs, accordionists and wild mushrooms: here are three events to consider attending if you are going to be in…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 09/13/2010 - 06:38
The Venice Film Festival, which closed on Saturday, awarded the coveted Leone d'Oro for Best Film to director Sofia Coppola for “Somewhere”. In this film, a…
by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 09/09/2010 - 04:14
If you are interested in wine the latest exhibition at the Palazzo Pitti [Museo degli Argenti – Silver Museum] is for you: in “Vinum Nostrum. Arte, scienza e…
Food & Drink
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 09/07/2010 - 11:35
Words by Pat EggletonIf you are going to be in the Rome area on the first Sunday in October, there is wonderful, free entertainment and the opportunity to…
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 09/07/2010 - 05:08
The thirteenth Festival del Prosciutto di Parma [Parma Ham Festival] opens in the town on Friday. For the first time, the events will be coordinated by the…
Lifestyle
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 09/07/2010 - 04:48
In this photo: Maria Perrusi, Miss Italia 2009 The Italian media have dubbed the affair “the mystery of the transsexual”: for several weeks there have been…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:05
In this photo: actress Isabella Aragonese The 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival opens this evening with a screening of Daren Aronofsky's “Black Swan”,…