Italy Blog

I’ve been a bit too snowed under with work recently to write much about what’s going on in Italy.  Meanwhile though, little storms have been blowing up all over the place in the Living Museum. To kick off, we’ve got the allegations of corruption leveled at Guido Bertolaso, the head of Italy’s civil defence organisation, still fizzling away, although Bertolaso seems to have evaded most of the flack. The Bertolaso affair, though, was merely the tip of an iceberg

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Little Storms in Italy

Custom Teaser:  Prices remain steady in Venice and the Colli Euganei but, throughout the region, savvy buyers have greater room for negotiation… Words by Carla Passino Stability is the name of the game in Veneto’s most sought after areas

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Good opportunities available in ‘stable’ Veneto property market

If you have not been to Venice, then you really should.  If you like the idea, but are put off by the expense, then how about seeing Venice by hiring your very own floating self-catering appartment? Although a floating self-catering appartment might sound an expensive way to see this magical Italian city, it’s not as expensive as you might think, especially if you travel as a group.  Plus you get to see Venice from the best place imaginable – the water

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Floating Self-Catering in Venice

Sunday 28th February is “Anti-Smog Day” in Northern Italy, with over 80 towns planning to block non-emergency traffic for the day. Many Italian cities have had anti-pollution days before but this is to be the first time that the effort has been coordinated on such a scale.

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Anti-smog day

Custom Teaser:  It takes slightly longer than it did a year ago to sell a home in a big city centre, but out in the provinces sale times are the same as in January 2009 .. Words by Carla Passino Trying to sell your home in Italy

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Property sales times unchanged in Italian provinces

There has never been a Sanremo last night like it: a Prince was openly booed, the orchestra threw their music on the floor, the entire audience stood up at one point to protest and now the police may be involved in investigating the vote.

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Sanremo – an eventful last night

In this Photo: Arisa singing at Sanremo Festival 2010 The 2010 Festival di Sanremo – the sixtieth edition – has been very eventful and, at the time of writing, there are still three evenings to go.

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An eventful Sanremo

By dawn on Monday at least 2,000 people were queuing outside Padua’s Basilica di Sant’Antonio for the first display of the saint’s remains since 1981. The remains have been resting in the Basilica’s San Giacomo Chapel during restoration work on the Cappella Dell’Arca and were being transferred back to this part of the Basilica.

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St Anthony’s remains on display in Padua

Custom Teaser:  Katia Amore retraces the origins of Venetian masks with original photos from two of the best workshops in Venice.. Words and Pictures by Katia Amore Visiting Venice during Carnival celebrations is once in a life time experience. First recorded in 1296, when the Senate of the Republic issued an edict declaring the day before Lent as a public holiday, this tradition has attracted visitors since the early seventeenth century becoming a regular attraction of the Grand Tour .

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Venetian Carnival masks

Custom Teaser:  There are various Carnival traditional recipes, especially for sweets.

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Fritole, the typical Venetian Carnival sweet