DOMANI 21.04.2009 If we are united, tomorrow is here already A couple of weeks after the earthquake in Abruzzo in April 2009, 56 Italian singers reunited to record this song with the aim to raise money for the reconstruction of the theatre and conservatory in L’Aquila. I’ve never seen so […]
Click to watch the video. Below is the translation: The mediterranean landscape shows itself in the Pre-Alps Lake Maggiore. On the Piedmont shore, Stresa boasts an old turistic tradition with its line of big international hotels bounded to the splendor of the belle epoque. Many villas were built after 700 AD, […]
Audrey Hepburn in the famous scene in which she rides a Vespa on the Roman roads with Gregory Peck, in “Roman Holidays” movie.
Le Marche, an underrated region of Italy, but definitely worth a visit. A great mix of nature (from crystal clear beaches to mountains), culture (with plenty of medieval villages) and food (from olive ascolane to fish and crescia). Learn more about this beautiful region in our dedicated section: Le Marche.
The Pizzica is a traditional dance of the Salento, a region in Apulia. Beautiful barefoot women with long skirts and hair down dance as if they were trying to avoid the bites of a poisonous spider. Click on this link for more info on traditional dances in Italy.
International artist Mika is very much loved in Italy. In September 2015 he surprised a few passers-by with this incredible street performance in Milan. Mika has lived in Italy for a few years and speaks fluently Italian.
The official soundtrack of Italia ’90, the FIFA World Cup disputed in Italy in the Summer of 1990. The Championship was won by (West) Germany, its last tournament before National unification.
This recipe for tiramisù is very simple, but extremely satisfying. And don’t forget that, when you make tiramisù, you truly are preparing a little slice of Italian food history! You can adapt it to your own taste, in the choice of the biscuits, in adding coffee beans or a layer of chocolate cream, […]
An easy recipe for the pesto alla genovese. The garlic is optional. The cheese used is different according to taste (the pecorino gives a more pungent taste than parmigiano). Pesto alla genovese 50 gr basil leaves 1 tablespoon grated pecorino cheese 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese 50 gr pine […]
At the beginning of 2016 Dolce & Gabbana launched a campaign for a new fragrance; protagonist of the video is Sophia Loren. The video proved extremely successful. Sophia Loren is a lady fixing the family villa in Bagheria, Sicily, with the help of her 5 children; once the villa is […]