Articles by ITALY

words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperOn the 1st of March, Titian’s masterpieces, Baptism of Christ, left its home in the Pinacoteca Capitolina of Rome for t…
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperNamed after his family’s idol, Mohamed Ali Ndiaye, 32, was born in Dakar in Senegal. His father, an amateur boxer, had…
A few days ago, the Veneto Regional Environmental Agency launched a fire alarm for the region. The terrible "fire season" has already arrived in the V…
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperExperts claim that one of the most important monuments in the history of art, the fresco cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel…
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperFor the 17th anniversary of the Charity Celebrity Fight Night, and in honour of Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday, the Itali…
2011 was a special year for relations between Russia and Italy, it was the Year of Russian culture and language in Italy and the Year of Italian Cultu…
Italian attorney Nick Metta advises on key estate planning actions for Italian property investors in light of current Italian economic situation.Looki…
Franco Lamolinara, a 47-year-old engineer, was killed by the kidnappers along with British hostage Christopher McManus in a failed rescue attempt by B…
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperClaudia Ferrazzi, 34 years old and the mother of two young children, decided to leave Italy and go abroad to fulfil her…
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperTo celebrate the 8th of March, International Women’s Day, women will be offered free entry to museums, villas, monument…
Today Google's doodle is dedicated to Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni celebrating the 227th anniversary of his birth in 1785.The doodle shows the ma…
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperThe exhibition, Tintoretto, at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome from the 25th of February to the 10th of June, highli…
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperOn 29th of February, leap day, the birth of 56 “leaplings” was registered in Milan, a record number considering an aver…
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperLast Wednesday, Ferrari revealed its newest creation to the public. The F12Berlinetta is the Italian company’s fastest…
Lonely Planet, the largest travel guidebook publisher in the world, recently published a list of “10 of the world’s unsung places” on their website. T…
Earlier this month, a beta test for a new Italian search engine was launched in Padua, Volunia . The site takes its name from “volo” (flying) and “lun…
The recently published Labour Market Statistics report, based on 2009 data from companies with a minimum of ten employees, ranks Italian workers’ wage…
Last week, RAI, the Italian State broadcaster, showed the first episode of a prequel of its popular series Montalbano called Il giovane Montalbano (Yo…
A raid on Vicenza, has laid bare the startling levels of tax evasion within the rather unusual market sector of"luxury escorts", a signal of how the…
Italian designers proved a popular choice for stars at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles this year. Actors and actresses hit the red car…