Simona Ventura (Photo from Wikipedia) Simona Ventura stole the scene in Italian television, becoming a famous name and a bankable host for the networks. Ventura started her career with small appearances on local TV stations, like most in the business. Her first break came when she started working at Mediaset, and […]
Just as Elvis Presley revolutionized music and dance with his unique voice, look, and moves, Adriano Celentano brought a completely different style to Italy, a style that was destined to change the musical scene forever and to create perhaps the biggest icon in Italian showbusiness. Since 1965, when his […]
Our listing of some of the best monasteries in Italy continues from Part 1. Tuscany is a beautiful region, artistically very rich. Here we find Vallombrosa, a Benedictine abbey, 30 km south-east of Florence. It was originally built in 1038 and kept its original form until the fifteenth century, when it […]
Men: Some Tips and a Look at Cultural Differences between Italy and the United States Tips for dating a woman in Italy. Ph. drufisher on flickr (flic.kr/p/sKNHRH) For dating tips for ladies, click on the link. While there are no hard and fast rules when it comes […]
Valentino Rossi (Photo from Wikipedia) Italy always produced great bikers: it’s almost like the country’s racing in its blood. When, in the 1960s and 1970s, Giacomo Agostini reached the Olympus of world motorbike racing, it seemed nobody could do as well as him. It was truly so for decades, until Valentino Rossi came […]
The Nobel Prize is universally considered the most prestigious – possibly because the best known – among all prizes. Born off the will of notable Swedish chemist and businessman Alfred Nobel (who, by the way, invented dynamite), the Nobel Prize is assigned each year to members of the science, art, […]
See also Part 1. Here come more exceptional museums nestled within the beauty of the land of art, Italy. The detail of the House of the Faun mosaic (in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples) depicting Alexander the Great (The Guardian DEA/G Nimatallah/De Agostini/Getty Images/wikimedia) La Pinacoteca di […]
With 119,804 inhabitants, Latina is one of the youngest cities in Italy, pretty much built from scratch in 1936 during the Fascist era. Differently from other towns, Latina doesn’t really have any ancient historical elements, and all the buildings seem to be square and to follow the classic/futuristic style that Mussolini […]
Emilio Fede The younger generations see Emilio Fede as an anchorman who is able to deviate from just telling the news. Nowadays, Fede is known more as a showman and comedian, than a journalist. The truth is, however, that Emilio Fede has a long history in journalism and is […]
Brittany Murphy – Ph. Rob & Jules on wikimedia Many will remember Brittany Murphy from her tragic death, and the equally shocking passing of her husband not long after in similar circumstances. Still, fans of Brittany Murphy know that the actress also left behind a different kind of […]