Gabi Logan
Articles by Gabi Logan
Mon, 07/02/2012 - 04:31
On an ancient street in Napoli, crowded with figurines destined for Christmas nativity scenes, a blue jersey with a white, green and red collar stands…
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 09:10
Parading figures outfitted in caps with half-metre tall plums and padded doublets with canary yellow and garnet red stripes twirl and throw flags bear…
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 04:49
The Azzurri defeated Germany, who had won all four of their previous games, 2-1 last night in Warsaw, Poland, in a game that will mark a decisive turn…
Thu, 06/28/2012 - 06:46
After several stone leaves fell off the top frieze of the Trevi Fountain in Rome earlier this month, visitors and city residents raised concerns over…
Thu, 06/28/2012 - 04:27
Abu Dhabi has announced plans to build the Palazzo Italia cultural centre and an Italian language school on its new cultural and residential island de…
Wed, 06/27/2012 - 04:39
On the left before restoration, on the right after restoration.After seven months of renovations, one of Caravaggio's most evocative works, "The Resur…
Tue, 06/26/2012 - 04:44
After closing in the nineties for renovations, Naples' Filangieri Museum, founded in 1888 to hold the personal collection of Gaetano Filangieri, has f…
Tue, 06/26/2012 - 04:27
From today through the first of July, Claudio de Florentiis and Maurizio Magnifico will host the inaugural Italian Contemporary Film Festival in Toron…
Mon, 06/25/2012 - 04:34
Through the 5th of August, the 2012 Torino Young City combines 47 previously separate festivals, camps, and workshops into a summer promoting the issu…
Fri, 06/22/2012 - 04:54
After last weekend's semi-final matches, the Bianchi and the Azzurri will face off in the calcio fiorentino (Florentine soccer) championship in Piazza…
Thu, 06/21/2012 - 13:04
words by Gabi LoganDespite the fact that it's muggy, searingly hot, and more crowded than a sports bar during the Euro Cup finals, summer is the most…
Thu, 06/21/2012 - 06:12
Verona's nearly 2,000-year-old amphitheater, the Arena di Verona, will open the 90th season of its internationally-renowned Lyric Festival this Friday…
Thu, 06/21/2012 - 04:23
Following the opening of the 90th season of its Lyric Festival, the Arena di Verona Foundation will inaugurate the Arena Opera Museum (Amò), the first…
Wed, 06/20/2012 - 06:19
Florence's Uffizi Gallery, always a central reference point for visitors to the city, has come into the public spotlight more than usual this week, as…
Wed, 06/20/2012 - 04:25
After a 2-0 victory over Ireland Monday, Cesare Prandelli's Italian squad qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2012 UEFA European Football Champions…
Tue, 06/19/2012 - 09:16
After single-handedly sponsoring the Louvre's exhibit centring around Leonardo da Vinci's "Saint Anne", Ferrgamo has finally claimed its priceless pri…
Tue, 06/19/2012 - 06:50
Before the Renaissance and the Medicis, Florence was not the undisputed cultural and economic capital of Tuscany. Siena flourished from the late 13th…
Mon, 06/18/2012 - 13:25
In front of Milan's cathedral, a very different type of music has been playing this month: Indian techno-pop, courtesy of the Bollywood film Ajab Gaza…
Mon, 06/18/2012 - 04:14
For the next ten days, an African heat wave is expected to bring record high temperatures to Italy. Experts predict that the mercury will rise well a…
Thu, 06/14/2012 - 19:37
Award-winning dancer and choreographer Luca Tommassini publicly accused Lady Gaga of stealing his staging concept for the opening of her current world…