Italy Blog

Tweet How about visiting Italy in the autumn ?  It will be cooler and much less crowded than in the summer, and it will be colourful.  As I mentioned recently, the autumn colours of the green Italian region of Abruzzo really caught my eye.  Luckily, quite a number of photographers have be capturing the mood and colours of autumn in Abruzzo and here are ten of their photographs. As you will discover, the Italian region of Abruzzo, which is photogenic all year round, becomes an absolute photographer’s delight in Autumn.

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Colourful Abruzzo in the Autumn

Tweet Well, I wax lyrical about all things Italy on quite a regular basis, as you may have noticed if you visit Italy Chronicles regularly.  There are moans and grumbles from time to time, but at the end of the day, I do love this quirky, if at times mischevious nation. I suppose it’s about time I told you just where I’ve been in Italy, but just do not ask me to pick a favourite region, as out of those I have visited, I simply cannot.  Every single Italian region I know has something interesting to offer, and that is no exaggeration.

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How Much of Italy Have I Visited? The List

Penelope Cruz is reuniting with Italian director Sergio Castellitto to play a single mother returning to Sarajevo with her teenage son. The film is based on a best selling Italian novel titled “Venuto al Mondo” by Margaret Mazzantini.

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Penelope Cruz Reunites with Sergio Castellitto

Tweet Having long been the poor relation of the premier destinations for golf Europe -wide, Italy is finally starting to gain widespread recognition and a growing reputation for its immaculate, sun-kissed golf courses . There was a time when many golfers questioned Italy’s passion for the sport and rejected the opportunity to visit courses and clubs that were poorly maintained and lacking in quality facilities

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Italy’s Golf Courses: Striving to Compete with Europe’s best

Tweet Europe has some of the best golf courses in the world for vacationers and professionals alike. The sunny links of Spain and Portugal are probably the most popular on the continent, attracting thousands of golfers every single year.

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Golfing in Italy

Tweet Aside from Italy’s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi who is facing charges of having paid for sex with underage prostitute Ruby, which he denies, three close associates of Berlusconi are now facing charges of aiding and abetting prostitution. Prosecuting magistrates have not minced their words, stating that it is their belief that the three people concerned effectively set up and ran a brothel for Italy’s prime minister . Running this personal house of ill repute took place, prosecutors say, in the style of a small business.

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A Brothel Fit for a Prime Minister?

Tweet After the recent defeats for the Berlusconi government in local elections, there is much talk of cuts in Italy. Tax rates are to be cut, maybe, and politicians salaries are to be cut too

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The Record Breaking Pay of Italy’s Politicians

Tweet This is shocking video footage. What you will see is young mafia members, for that’s what they most probably are, dumping rubbish on the streets of Naples in Italy.

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Video of Mafia at Work in Naples, Italy

Tweet The streets of Italian city Naples are once again playing host to festering, burning piles of refuse.

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The Trashy Battle for Naples

Donatella Versace, Creative Director of the brand Prada may have declared that the brand will never make fast fashion , but Versace has no qualms with pairing up with a major retailer to bring beautiful designs to less affluent customers. read more

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Versace to Design for H&M