Articles 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…
Mon, 11/12/2012 - 05:07
words by Carol KingFamed for its torrone sweet nougat, Cremona in Lombardy is the ideal place for those with a sweet tooth at any time of year, but mo…
Thu, 11/08/2012 - 09:26
words by Carol KingAn off-duty policeman found what is believed to be an 18th-century Spanish galleon near the tiny island of Capo Passero off the Sic…
Thu, 11/08/2012 - 05:40
words by Carol KingItalian chef Antonio Carluccio will prepare an Italian Christmas lunch alongside inmates of a British prison. The celebrity chef wi…
Wed, 11/07/2012 - 05:26
words by Carol KingThe Pope likes James Bond – or so it seems because the Vatican’s daily newspaper ‘L’Osservatore Romano’ has given a thumbs-up to th…
Tue, 11/06/2012 - 08:59
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American magazine ‘TIME’ has devoted its iconic front-cover slot to Italian soccer star Mario Balotelli.
A photo of the 22-year-…
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 Ve…
Thu, 11/01/2012 - 09:58
words by Carol KingResearchers all over the world are now able to view documents in the Medici Grand Ducal Archival Collection (Mediceo del Principato…
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 econo…
Wed, 10/31/2012 - 05:20
words by Carol KingPop star Lady Gaga is looking to buy a property in Milan according to Italian media reports.Magazine ‘Di Tutto’ reports that the so…
Tue, 10/30/2012 - 10:01
words by Carol KingCustomers at the L’è Maiala! restaurant in Florence can pay for a meal with fruit, vegetables, handicrafts, wine, olive oil, painti…
Tue, 10/30/2012 - 06:28
Words by Carol KingThe results of the regional elections in Sicily herald a new era in Italian politics. They signal how Italians may vote in the fort…
Fri, 10/26/2012 - 11:33
words by Carol KingA Milan court has convicted former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud and sentenced him to four years in prison.The cas…
Fri, 10/26/2012 - 08:51
words by Carol King
Former premier and leader of the Popolo della Libertà (People of Freedom, PdL) political party, Silvio Berlusconi, said farewell…
Fri, 10/26/2012 - 05:25
words by Carol KingThe most iconic churches in Rome and the Vatican will be the venue for November’s International Festival of Sacred Music and Art.No…
Thu, 10/25/2012 - 04:49
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Francesco Menegazzo is the winner of Italy’s first-ever season of the popular TV reality show ‘The Apprentice’.
A 29-year-old ba…
Wed, 10/24/2012 - 08:47
words by Carol KingEditor in chief of ‘Vogue Italia’, Franca Sozzani, has received the America Award presented by the Fondazione Italia USA (Italy-USA…
Tue, 10/23/2012 - 06:29
words by Carol KingAn Italian court found six Italian scientists and an ex-government official guilty of manslaughter over the earthquake in L’Aquila,…
Tue, 10/23/2012 - 06:15
words by Carol KingThe public prosecutor’s office in Caltagirone, Sicily has issued an order blocking the construction of the Mobile User Objective Sy…
Tue, 10/23/2012 - 04:47
words by Carol KingBritish celebrity chef Nigella Lawson has turned her attention to Italian cuisine with her BBC TV show ‘Nigellissima’. The UK’s fav…