Places

Giovanni Rana Opens First Restaurant In USA

by ITALY | Tue, 11/27/2012 - 05:38

words by Carol KingItalian chef and entrepreneur Giovanni Rana has opened a restaurant in Chelsea Market, New York City.Renowned as the producer of a range of…

The Italian Government has Approved two more Years of Messina Bridge Tests

by ITALY | Tue, 11/20/2012 - 05:10

words by Carol KingThe Italian government has extended feasibility tests for two years on a proposed bridge across the Strait of Messina.The controversial €8.5…

Culture

The Wines of Umbria: Tradition and Innovation in an Ancient Wineland

by Marc Millon | Wed, 11/14/2012 - 03:59

Come to Umbria, the ‘green heart of Italy’, and you will discover an ancient wineland where vines still grow up trees and other living supports as they have…

Travel

TripAdvisor Shows Italian Hotels Top In Europe And Honours Tuscany for Its Wine

by ITALY | Tue, 11/13/2012 - 05:06

A study conducted by the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor, reveals that Italian hotels are the best on the old continent.TripAdvisor presented the…

Travel

Condé Nast Traveler Readers Vote Florence Top City In Europe

by ITALY | Mon, 11/05/2012 - 05:26

Readers of ‘Condé Nast Traveler’ voted Florence the ‘Top City in Europe’ in the American magazine’s prestigious awards.Readers voted Rome third and Venice…

Culture

At Death's Door

by Pete Martin | Fri, 11/02/2012 - 09:38

The posters that go up around towns and villages announcing the death of a loved one are a very public way of expressing grief, and of course inviting the…

Travel

Italy Proves Fertile Ground For Ghost Hunters

by Carol King | Wed, 10/31/2012 - 10:13

Want to visit a haunted house? Carol King reports on some of Italy’s most spine-chilling locations. The arrival of Halloween on 31 October sets people thinking…

Pierre Cardin To Build Glass Skyscraper In Venice

by ITALY | Wed, 10/31/2012 - 07:47

words by Carol KingFashion designer Pierre Cardin is to build an 800-foot-tall skyscraper in the Veneto region that he hopes will help boost the economy in his…

Lifestyle

Italy Triumphs at the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Awards

by Carol King | Thu, 09/13/2012 - 10:14

It’s confirmed: travellers love Italy more than anywhere else in the world. Readers of ‘Condé Nast Traveller’ voted Italy ‘Favourite Country’ in the luxury…

Culture

Ostia Antica: the other Pompeii

by Wynne Crombie | Wed, 09/05/2012 - 05:35

Our sandals stumbled over the 2000-year-old stones as we made our way down the mile-long Decumanus Maximus. My husband and I had set out to investigate Ostia…