The hilly Langhe-Roero and Monferrato regions of Piemonte have been added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, giving Italy the grand total of fifty nominations of more than any other country. The region covers some 100 sq kms with twenty-nine historic towns and villages in six areas of the provinces of Alessandria, Asti and Cuneo.

 

Posted on 28 Jun 2014 by Editor

Fine settimana a Firenze con 400 cornamuse | La Terrazza di ...

Cornamusa, cultura e musica scozzese a Firenze

 

The Veny Valley and the towns of Courmayeur and Saint-Didier will welcome some 350 artistes from Italy, Scotland, Wales, Poland, France and Canada between the 3rd -6th July 2014 for the 18th Great Celtic International Festival of music, art and culture.

 

Posted on 25 Jun 2014 by Editor

 

 

The Aricino-Nemorense branch of the Italian Archeoclub recently organized a historic re-enactment of the ancient Festival of the Latin Peoples (Feriae Latinae) on Monte Cavo, the highest point of the extinct volcano some 20 kms south of Rome.

 

Posted on 22 Jun 2014 by Editor

 

Summer is the time of Festivals. The Puccini Festival  the only festival entirely dedicated to the celebrated Italian composer - has been running for sixty years at the small town where the maestro created some of his best loved operas, like Tosca, Madame Butterfly, La Fanciulla del West, La Rondine and the Trittico.

 

Posted on 19 Jun 2014 by Editor

Le spiagge più belle della Versilia, libere ed attrezzate

 

The luxury hotel group Soft Living Places of Versilia has launched online a 3 minute video advising Russian tourists on how to behave when staying in Italian grand hotels.

Posted on 16 Jun 2014 by Editor

Il Gattopardo (1963)

 

This year's edition of the Globo d'Oro (Golden Globe) awarded to Italian cinema by the Foreign Press association in Italy had famous actress Claudia Cardinale as the star of the evening. Cardinale was assigned the prestigious prize for her career. The prize-giving ceremony was held in the seat of the French Ambassador to Rome, Palazzo Farnese, and was attended by a great number of Italian film producers, directors, scenographers and music composers, as well as actors and actresses and journalists.

 

Posted on 13 Jun 2014 by Editor

 

A secret bomb shelter built by Mussolini in the heart of Mt. Soratte, 45 kms north of Rome, is now open for guided tours. The labyrinth of tunnels, which extends over four kms, was created as a complete underground city, with independent water supply, drains, electric generator, heating and supplies storage to allow two months survival for some hundred top government officials in the event of devastating bomb attacks on the capital.

 

Posted on 10 Jun 2014 by Editor

 

Lungomare Caracciolo, Naples' elegant sea front promenade, will be the venue for the Caputo Napoli Pizza Village during the first week of September 2014, when 45 historic Neapolitan pizzerias will set up shop to serve an estimated 450,000 visitors over six action-packed days.

 

 

 

 

Posted on 06 Jun 2014 by Editor

 

170 wine cellars with a total 386 wines of Italy's South gather at the Resort Masseria Caselli of Carovigno (Brindisi) between the 4-9th June for the 9th edition of Radici del Sud, the foremost southern Italy showcase of the wines of Puglia, Basilicata, Campania and Calabria, made from autochthonous vines.

 

Posted on 31 May 2014 by Editor

View image

 

Nutella chocolate spread, one of Italy's most successful exports, celebrates its 50th birthday this year with a special commemorative stamp issued by the Italian post office, featuring the classic Nutella jar that is expected to be a hit with stamp collectors.

 

Posted on 28 May 2014 by Editor

<< Previous ... 2 ... 4 ... 6 ... 8 ... 10 ... 12 ... 14 ... 16 ... 18 ... 20 ... 22 ... 24 ... 26 ... 28 ... 30 ... 32 ... 34 ... 36 ... 38 ... 40 ... 42 ... 44 ... 46 ... 48 ... 50 ... 52 ... 54 ... 56 ... 58 ... 60 ... 62 ... 64 ... 66 ... 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 ... 90 ... 92 ... 94 ... 96 ... 98 ... 100 ... 102 ... 104 ... 106 ... 108 ... 110 ... 112 ... 114 ... 116 ... 118 ... 120 ... 122 ... 124 ... 126 ... 128 ... 130 ... 132 ... 134 ... 136 ... 138 ... 140 ... 142 ... 144 ... Next >>

Powered by CuteNews