International Rome Film Festival to open in October

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The fourth edition of the International Roma Film Festival is officially planned from 15 to 23 october. Among the 14 films competing for the final prize “Alza la testa” with Sergio Castellitto, “Up in the air” by Jason Reitman – Juno’s author – and “Plan B” by Marc Berger.

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International Rome Film Festival to open in October

Camorra and Mafia celebrated on Facebook

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Mafia has expanded on the Internet and reached Facebook, the social network website joined by uncountable users daily. Among thousands of groups and fan pages on Facebook, mafia supporters have been taking their own spaces and promote them.

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What you can buy with up to €170,000

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Encouraging property news have been coming from Italy lately.

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What you can buy with up to €170,000

Triumph of the sexy look

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Words by Carla Passino Leg is in, long is out. This, together with a revival of big, sexy, 1980s glamour, was the message of the first big day of Milan’s fashion week . Which is why Alberta Ferretti’s ethereal, romantic and serenely beautiful collection surprised the fashion crowds on Friday morning

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Triumph of the sexy look

Campervan Holidays in Italy

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Italy, in many ways, is ideally suited for a campervan holiday. Its shape and wealth of interesting small and big places means that to get the most out of it one needs to travel around.

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Campervan Holidays in Italy

Red Mullet with Chanterelles

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Words by Antonio Carluccio – Images courtesy of Quadrille Publications It is unnecessary to say that the common denominator of all the given recipes is mushrooms, and these are an autumnal speciality ‘par excellence’. People in all Custom Teaser:  Antonio Carluccio, renowned chef and mushroom expert shares some of his favourite autumn recipes.

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Red Mullet with Chanterelles

Berlusconi does it again – calls Obama and Michelle Obama "tanned"

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s Prime Minister, has done it once more. In a public speach in Milan he called Obama tanned and then went on to say “”You wouldn’t believe it, but they go sunbathing at the beach together – his wife is also sun-tanned.”.

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Berlusconi does it again – calls Obama and Michelle Obama "tanned"

Ferrari, Peace and Crunchy Roast – Italy’s Three Guinness Records

Friday, September 25th, 2009

A special 10-year edition of the Guinness Book of Records reserves three places for Italy – Ferrari for an amazing 2004 performance, the largest peace protest and the world’s longest roll of porchetta.

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Chocolate Walnut Cake

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Words and Pictures by Germaine Stafford ‘CHOP!’ Rino says to me.

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Chocolate Walnut Cake

EMERGENCY UK organises charity fine art exhibition in London

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Emergency UK, the UK arm of the long-established Italian charity, has scheduled a fine art exhibition at Unit 24, an art gallery in South Bank, London. Starting on the 1st of October, the exhibition will be on show until the 29th of October.

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EMERGENCY UK organises charity fine art exhibition in London