Articles by ITALY
Thu, 03/15/2012 - 07:21
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperOn the 1st of March, Titian’s masterpieces, Baptism of Christ, left its home in the Pinacoteca Capitolina of Rome for t…
Thu, 03/15/2012 - 05:38
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperNamed after his family’s idol, Mohamed Ali Ndiaye, 32, was born in Dakar in Senegal. His father, an amateur boxer, had…
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 06:28
A few days ago, the Veneto Regional Environmental Agency launched a fire alarm for the region. The terrible "fire season" has already arrived in the V…
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 08:08
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperExperts claim that one of the most important monuments in the history of art, the fresco cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel…
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 05:05
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperFor the 17th anniversary of the Charity Celebrity Fight Night, and in honour of Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday, the Itali…
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 07:00
2011 was a special year for relations between Russia and Italy, it was the Year of Russian culture and language in Italy and the Year of Italian Cultu…
Fri, 03/09/2012 - 05:49
Italian attorney Nick Metta advises on key estate planning actions for Italian property investors in light of current Italian economic situation.Looki…
Fri, 03/09/2012 - 05:12
Franco Lamolinara, a 47-year-old engineer, was killed by the kidnappers along with British hostage Christopher McManus in a failed rescue attempt by B…
Thu, 03/08/2012 - 09:52
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperClaudia Ferrazzi, 34 years old and the mother of two young children, decided to leave Italy and go abroad to fulfil her…
Thu, 03/08/2012 - 05:00
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperTo celebrate the 8th of March, International Women’s Day, women will be offered free entry to museums, villas, monument…
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 07:03
Today Google's doodle is dedicated to Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni celebrating the 227th anniversary of his birth in 1785.The doodle shows the ma…
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 04:53
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperThe exhibition, Tintoretto, at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome from the 25th of February to the 10th of June, highli…
Tue, 03/06/2012 - 05:23
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperOn 29th of February, leap day, the birth of 56 “leaplings” was registered in Milan, a record number considering an aver…
Mon, 03/05/2012 - 11:25
words by Elizabeth Ganley-RoperLast Wednesday, Ferrari revealed its newest creation to the public. The F12Berlinetta is the Italian company’s fastest…
Mon, 03/05/2012 - 04:26
Lonely Planet, the largest travel guidebook publisher in the world, recently published a list of “10 of the world’s unsung places” on their website. T…
Thu, 03/01/2012 - 03:51
Earlier this month, a beta test for a new Italian search engine was launched in Padua, Volunia . The site takes its name from “volo” (flying) and “lun…
Thu, 03/01/2012 - 03:35
The recently published Labour Market Statistics report, based on 2009 data from companies with a minimum of ten employees, ranks Italian workers’ wage…
Wed, 02/29/2012 - 05:45
Last week, RAI, the Italian State broadcaster, showed the first episode of a prequel of its popular series Montalbano called Il giovane Montalbano (Yo…
Wed, 02/29/2012 - 04:07
A raid on Vicenza, has laid bare the startling levels of tax evasion within the rather unusual market sector of"luxury escorts", a signal of how the…
Tue, 02/28/2012 - 06:36
Italian designers proved a popular choice for stars at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles this year. Actors and actresses hit the red car…