Custom Teaser: We follow couple Hayley and Andy on the emotional run up to their wedding day in Malcesine.. Words by Hayley Cubitt read more
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Wedding in Italy – Diary of a Bride
In this photo: actress Isabella Aragonese The 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival opens this evening with a screening of Daren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan”, a thriller about the rivalry between two New York ballerinas and starring Natalie Portman. read more
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67th Venice Film Festival opens
In an unusual exhibition at Milan’s Triennale Design Museum, 800 objects which together represent life in Italy are on display.
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"The things we are" – 800 objects on display in Milan
Custom Teaser: Every even-numbered year in the medieval town of Marostica, near Vicenza [Veneto] visitors can watch a spectacular open-air chess game with a difference, for the “pieces” are human beings and horses, all dressed in medieval costume. Words by Pat Eggleton Every even-numbered year in the medieval town of Marostica, near Vicenza [Veneto] visitors can watch a spectacular open-air chess game with a difference, for the “pieces” are human beings and horses, all dressed in medieval costume
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A chess game with a difference
A giant advertising poster for Bulgari featuring the American actress Julianne Moore has been banned by the Mayor of Venice, Giorgio Orsoni.
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Julianne Moore poster banned in Venice
After 900 years of male domination, the 425-strong Ente Gondola of Venice has accepted its first female member and the feminine word “gondoliera” has entered the language.
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First female gondolier for Venice
I’ve had a few emails recently from people who want to move to and work in Italy . Often, it seems, a pleasant holiday in Italy has provoked navel gazing, and lots of ‘life change’ thoughts. Well, here’s something which might help a few people working in programming , web development or web design and other tech jobs turn Italy dreams into reality.
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How Tech Types Can Work in Italy
Custom Teaser: Marc Dalessio is a painter based in Florence who created his blog to share information and ideas about techniques and materials as well as to keep people updated about his paintings and exhibitions. Marc also teaches and has travelled to some interesting and unusual places to paint..
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Blog of the Week – Marc Dalessio
Custom Teaser: Marc Dalessio is a painter based in Florence who created his blog to share information and ideas about techniques and materials as well as to keep people updated about his paintings and exhibitions.
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Blog of the Week – Marc Dalessio
Thanks to Gianluca, one of my tourism master students, I heard a charming story of Italian chivalry. The star of this story was a certain Luca Cordera di Montezemolo , who, when not acting as an impromptu taxi driver, runs Italian sports car maker, Ferrari. A brief hunt around the Italian internet unearthed a Corriere della Sera article on the Ferrari chairman ‘s act of selflessness
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Ferrari Chairman Montezemolo Helps Americans