Articles by ITALY
Sun, 04/06/2014 - 20:57
Harvesting olives to make your own olive oil may not be everyone’s idea of a holiday, but for Margherita Piliero and her family, it’s splendid.
Marghe…
Tue, 04/01/2014 - 01:00
In an unprecedented turn of events, Pope Francis appeared as special guest on talent show The Voice of Italy to support Suor Cristina's performance an…
Wed, 03/05/2014 - 23:00
What an impressive sight for Florentines and tourists alike when they looked up and saw a crane right by the central rose window (rosone) of Florence’…
Tue, 03/04/2014 - 23:30
David and Victoria Beckham bought the villa owned by the late Gianni Versace in Miami for $60 million, according to Spanish news agency Europa Press.…
Tue, 03/04/2014 - 23:00
From Mirabella Imbaccari, a small town in the province of Catania, comes a story of entrepreneurial success that brings a message of hope to the milli…
Sun, 03/02/2014 - 21:41
10,000 marshmallows and half a billion sprinkles decorated the huge, 12-square-meter cake prepared to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Michelangelo’…
Mon, 02/10/2014 - 03:00
It all started in early November when we asked you to nominate your favourite blogs. We got an amazing number of nominations and reduced that to a sho…
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 03:44
"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 firs…
Thu, 05/30/2013 - 10:02
What to ask when you get to a rented holiday house in Italian.As more and more people prefer renting a house or apartment for their holidays in Italy,…
Fri, 04/26/2013 - 10:47
The British Library has digitised a notebook of sketches by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci and published it online.The organisation owns the genius’…
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 09:21
Today, Italian President Napolitano handed Enrico Letta, deputy of the centre-left Partito Democratico (Democratic Party), a mandate to try to form a…
Fri, 04/19/2013 - 11:59
Romans are ready to celebrate the city’s 2,766th birthday this Sunday, 21 April.The Eternal City is preparing itself for the festivities, concerts and…
Fri, 04/19/2013 - 05:42
The ‘Radio Times’ has revealed that the BBC has bought three Italian drama series to air later this year.BBC4 will show a new four-part series of ‘Il…
Fri, 04/05/2013 - 08:00
BACKGROUND
Aida is a four-act opera written by Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antoni Ghislanzoni, which was based on a scenario by French Egyptologi…
Wed, 04/03/2013 - 06:06
A study of items located in the drains and on the floors of Ancient Roman baths reveals that they were used for more than bathing.The study examined f…
Fri, 03/29/2013 - 11:10
The Via Crucis devotion (Stations of the Cross or Way of the Cross) has been practiced by Roman Catholics for many centuries. It commemorates the pass…
Fri, 03/29/2013 - 05:01
Following six days of consultations, Italian centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani told President Napolitano on Thursday that he had not been able to…
Mon, 03/25/2013 - 06:39
Pisa and Florence celebrate the traditional New Year ceremony that marked the life of the Tuscan cities from the middle ages to the 18th century.
This…
Fri, 03/22/2013 - 14:14
Following two days of consultations, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano handed Democratic Party leader Pier Luigi Bersani a mandate to try to form a…
Thu, 03/21/2013 - 07:00
Italian 1980 Olympic 100m gold medalist and longtime world 200m record-holder, Pietro Mennea, died today in Rome at 61 after a long battle with a term…