Articles by ITALY
This morning, more than 200,000 people gathered in St Peter's Square in Rome for the inauguration Mass of Pope Francis. The Pope marked the start of…
Happy Birthday Italia!Today we celebrate the unification of Italy and remember "il Risorgimento" (The Resurgence), a 19th century political and social…
Welcome to Salento, Puglia. Nestled in the heel of Southern Italy, here we find an area envied by many across the country. Friendly, great weather, be…
When meeting new people in Italy, you will most likely find yourself asking either ‘tu come ti chiami?’ or ‘Lei come si chiama?’ Both mean ‘what is yo…
Italy's two-day general election begun this morning. Polling stations opened at 0700 GMT, with a second day of voting from 0600-1400 tomorrow. Exit po…
As the general election in Italy approaches many will have read references to the ‘par condicio’ rule and wondered what it is and what it covers. It i…
The winner of Italy’s top music festival Sanremo is Marco Mengoni with his song ‘L’essenziale’.
Mengoni beat two bands, Modà and Elio e Le Storie T…
The 63rd Sanremo festival continues this evening, with the Teatro Ariston hosting the final evening of the annual extravaganza. Main guest of the sho…
The festival della canzone Italiana commonly known as the Sanremo Music Festival is one of the oldest singing competitions in Europe. The song contest…
Codacons, one of Italy's top consumer group, has called for dishonest gondoliers to be stripped of their licenses for fleecing tourists at above-marke…
A spokesman for St James’ Palace has said that the palace is “disappointed” that photographs of the bikini-clad Duchess of Cambridge on holiday are pu…
Fabio Fazio and Italian comedian Luciana Littizzetto will present the 63d edition of the Sanremo Song Festival that begins tonight and goes on until…
The Vatican has announced that Pope Benedict XVI will retire on February 28.
The move has shocked Italy and Catholics worldwide, given that the post…
Today, 8th of February, Laura Pausini and her partner Paolo Carta have welcomed a baby girl named Paola. The name of the baby is the combination of t…
Saint Valentine's Day is approaching and many couples have already started planning a romantic evening to celebrate their love. Whether you plan a si…
Writing especially for italy magazine, award-winning Italian chef, tv personality and restaurateur Aldo Zilli shares some recipes to warm the cockles…
This morning, the inauguration of the Shoah memorial on railway station's notorious Platform 21 in Milan marked the anniversary of the day in 1945 whe…
Mario Monti, tendered his resignation in December from his post as prime minister of Italy after 13 months in government and will oversee ordinary adm…
Even this year, Italian designers proved a popular choice for stars at last night’s Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles. Actors and actresses hit the r…
"Non e' vero, ma ci credo." ( It is not true, but I believe it.) Italians say! And this goes for the horoscope too. Every year in Italy, during the fi…