Natalie Aldern
Articles by Natalie Aldern
Concerned with the economic slowdown impacting summer plans for needy families, a town near Lucca is offering free beach umbrella rentals to residents…
Getting to Sardinia just got a lot more expensive. Ferry companies have raised their rates 90% to 100%.Authorities are now launching an antitrust inv…
A 22-month-old girl has died after being left in a hot car for five hours.Her father, Lucio Petrizzi, is facing a criminal investigation for the negle…
A new sculpture of John Paul II has been revealed outside of Rome’s central train station and a disappointed Roman public is clattering to have it rem…
A demographer for the National Research Council, has run a statistical projection to determine when men and women will finally reach gender equality.…
On the last Sunday in May, wineries throughout Italy will open their doors to the public. Cantine Aperte, or Open Cellars, is an event that unites wi…
Italian weddings are on the decline, but an Indian heiress has had the Bollywood wedding of a lifetime- held right in Venice.The daughter of Indian ir…
The national statistics office in Italy (Istat) has released a report that found marriages in Italy fell by 6% from 2009 to 2010.Weddings have been on…
Cherries are on sale for rock bottom prices throughout Italy as the entire crop unexpectedly ripens at the same time.In normal years, Italian cherries…
The most beautiful road race in the world has crowned its 2011 winners in Brescia. Husband and wife team Giordano Mozzi and Stefania Biacca have won t…
A dirty campaign for Milan’s mayor turned into bad news for prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. The Berlusconi-backed candidate lost the first round t…
Italian fashion house Fendi has been told to change their Fall/Winter collection if they want to debut their new line in South Korea. Official in Se…
Retired designer Robert Burns has never seen the Sistine Chapel in Rome, but he sleeps under the Renaissance masterpiece every night.
For the last ei…
The eight American guidos and guidettes have touched down on Italian soil. The cast of MTV’s Jersey Shore arrived in Florence on Friday to find a cro…
Gastronomes have a new reason to visit the Umbrian town of Torgiano: Foodie Academy.Already home to the Wine Museum and the Olive Oil Museum, the anci…
Italy’s summer weather forecast predicts cooler than average temperatures during the vacation season.The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm…
Roberto Benigni will be working on Woody Allen’s Rome-based feature film when shooting begins this summer.Allen, who has kept the project under tight…
George Clooney does not wear jean shorts, and his superior fashion choices have been officially recognized in a court of law.The American actor has wo…
Rome’s schools and offices are expected to be half full today. Wednesday boasts no holiday or strike to account for the absences. Romans are packing…
The time has come to start planning Italian seaside holidays, and one destination that should be on the list is Liguria. The well-respected Blue Flag…