Luna – the first female Italian golf star

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Diana Luna will be a member of the European Team of the Solheim Cup – the female equivalent of the Ryder Cup. She is the first Italian to enter the team. Diana Luna will be a member of the European Team of the Solheim Cup – the female equivalent of the Ryder Cup

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Luna – the first female Italian golf star

Foodie Fun in Abruzzo and Molise

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Words by Germaine Stafford Ten fun ways to enjoy two of Italy’s least touristy regions. 1. Get Real! Custom Teaser:  Ten fun ways to enjoy two of Italy’s least touristy regions..

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Schumi 2 – Ferrari will be driven by Schumacher once more

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

“I couldn’t say no to Ferrari” – that is how Michael Schumacher, the driver to hold practically all the F1 records, said yes and will be back in Formula 1. “I couldn’t say no to Ferrari” – that is how Michael Schumacher, the driver to hold practically all the F1 records, said yes and will be back in Formula 1. He is going to drive the F60 in Valencia on the 23rd of August and continue until the end of the championship

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Italian-style parties in Paris – "I love Silvio"

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

They’ve called it “I love Silvio” – an “Italian-style” party to take place in the famous “Globe” club of Paris and with the star guest Patrizia D’Addario, the escort that recorded her nights and telephone calls with Silvio Berlusconi and then released those recording to the police. They’ve called it “I love Silvio” – an “Italian-style” party to take place in the famous “Globe” club of Paris and with the star guest Patrizia D’Addario, the escort that recorded her nights and telephone calls with Silvio Berlusconi and then released those recording to the police.

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Panoramic villetta in Marina di Magomadas, Sardinia

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Words by Carla Passino Situated just 50m from the beach, this cream-coloured villetta affords far-reaching views over the turquoise waters and palm-lined coastline of Marina di Magomadas. Custom Teaser:  Situated just 50m from the beach, this cream-coloured villetta affords far-reaching views over the turquoise waters and palm-lined coastline of Marina di Magomadas…

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A new Ferrari – the Ferrari 458 Italia

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Ferrari recently unveiled the brand new Ferrari that is to replace the F430. It sports an impressive range of innovations all packed in an incredibly beautiful design. Ferrari recently unveiled the brand new Ferrari that is to replace the F430.

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The old empty towns of Calabria and their new inhabitants

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

A small child and the mayor, in a small town on the Calabrian coast with few other inhabitants, where it is even hard to rustle up a football team, are the central characters of Wim Wenders new film on immigration in Calabria.

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The Vatican’s Indiana Jones

Monday, July 27th, 2009

The newly appointed superintended of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology recently shared some insights into his job. What better job aspiring Indiana Jones’s can have than “taking care of ancient sacred cemeteries, look after their preventive preservation, further explorations, esearch and study, and also safeguard the oldest mementos of the early Christian centuries, the outstanding monuments and venerable Basilicas in Rome, in the Roman suburbs and soil, and in the other Dioceses in agreement with the respecti

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On the rails..the Faenza-Florence line

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Words and Pictures by Stefano Rossini Along the whole Italian peninsula, away from the routes of the new high-speed inter-city trains, there are still the old, smaller railways and trains, attractive not for their speed and comfort but for the scenery they run through.

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On the rails..the Faenza-Florence line

Fires in Sicily destroy large part of nature reserve

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Firefighters are hard at work in Sicily trying to save whatever is possible from a fire that started in the natural reserve Canva Grande di Cassibile, in the province of Siracusa. Firefighters are hard at work in Sicily trying to save whatever is possible from a fire that started in the natural reserve Canva Grande di Cassibile, in the province of Siracusa.

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