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Celenza Valforte in Puglia take a day every year to celebrate the past. Shops are closed, electric lightning is switched off, burning torches lit and…
A new salami joined recently the Italian salami hall of fame - otherwise known as salamis with the IGP recognition - the Ciauscolo salami from Marche.…
The news that a hotel neat Venice was selling room nights at one cent a night spread like wildfire around the web.Unfortunately for the hotel the pric…
The world famous Italian singer Tiziano Ferro is under investigation by Italian authorities for possible tax fraud. The Inland Revenue (Agenzia delle…
Benigni spent the 16th of August visiting the various sites where the earthquake victims of L'Aquila - the destroyed city of Onna, the tend city of Pa…
Ferragosto is the must have fun summer holiday in Italy. The country is virtually shut down during the days before and after the 15th of August everyo…
Photo by Kugelfish After a busy day at sea or exploring museums or town centers it is time to relax, dress up and go out to dinner. But just before yo…
Anyone passing by Piazza Armerina in the second week of August will find this Sicilian city engrossed in the celebrations and activities surround the…
The prize for the Italian Superenalotto now stands at 131.5 million euro.Discussions around kitchen tables and on the beach revolve around what each…
"I would like to live in Villa Certosa or Palazzo Grazioli". This is what a man from L'Aquila put in the form he had to complete in order to eventuall…
The famous English football striker and TV presenter Garry Lineker will get married with lingerie model Danielle Bux on the Amalfi coast.Lineker has b…
If you are wandering through the streets of Foggia in Puglia don't be suprised if you see the famous Kitt of the Knight Rider series pass you by. We…
The American Holywood star is filming a new movie to show in 2011, entitled "Eat, Pray, Love" that describes the journey of a woman through Rome for p…
The rising temperatures are giving farmers and producers of salami and cheeses problems and worries for the future.Products "Made in Italy" and unique…
The NH Hotel chain released leaflets in German and English that described Sicily, amongst other terms, as "the cradle of the Mafia". This was meant to…
It seems that the comeback of the greatest Formula 1 driver was just too good to be true. Schumacher announced today that he can't run for Ferrari,"I…
The night of San Lorenzo is one of the favourite August nights for Italians that gather in outdoor locations to watch the shooting stars or "tears of…
The Russian billionaire Abramovich is having a hard time in Italy. Last year a restaurant in Forte dei Marmi told him he couldn't have dinner as they…
The aim is to throw a mobile phone as far as possible and the competition grounds are the beach of Bellaria Igea Marina.The organisers have set-up an…
Italians are going lottery-crazy with people that have never considered taking part standing in rather disorderly queues outside of shops waiting to c…