During the last weekend of May, 25/26 is the great “Cantine Aperte” or “Open Cellars” and in its 21 st  year, across the region of Umbria.  The event is sponsored by the Wine Tourism Movement, is considered among the most popular and famous in  Italy, is much anticipated by wine experts and sommeliers from the [...]

The ‘Radio Times’ has revealed that the BBC has bought three Italian drama series to air later this year.  BBC4 will show a new four-part series of ‘Il Commissario Montalbano’ (Inspector Montalbano). The show is set in Sicily and features Sicilian detective Salvo Montalbano played by Luca Zingaretti. The mystery series is based on the thrillers by [...]

VERONA:   Vinitaly – the world’s top exhibition in the wine and spirits sector.  Spread over four  days of major events, meetings, tastings and targeted workshops to encourage contacts between exhibiting cellars and trade operators, together with an impressive convention programme discussing and analysing topics associated with supply and demand in Italy, Europe and the rest [...]

(ANSA) – Rome, February 20 – The world’s most beautiful beach is found in Sicily, beating sand-and-sea destinations in the Caribbean and Australia, according to travel website TripAdvisor. Spiaggia dei Conigli, or Rabbit Beach, at Lampedusa in Sicily boasts white sand and a crystal clear sea in an unspoiled setting near a nature reserve where [...]

The infamous l Venice Carnival began on Saturday with an aquatic evening show, followed by a concert on the banks of the main canal.  Hundreds of locals and tourists crowded the two banks of the canal to watch the water parade by French theatre company Ilotopie. “The theme is colour,” said Davide Rampello, Artistic director [...]

Restorers also discovered fragments of brightly coloured frescoes, suggesting that the ancient monument was gaudily decorated when it hosted gladiatorial fights and wild animal hunts under the emperors.  The fragments – in ochre, red, blue and green – are in stark contrast to the monochrome grey and white of the travertine marble that covers the [...]

(ANSA) – Rome, December 22 – The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy’s art exhibitions: ALBA – Fondazione Ferrero: Carlo Carra’, 76 works; until January 27. CASERTA – Reggia: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Images and Words; until January 14. FLORENCE – Uffizi: The Medici and Alchemy in the 16th and 17th centuries; until February [...]

(ANSA) – Rome, November 23 – The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy’s art exhibitions: ALBA – Fondazione Ferrero: Carlo Carra’, 76 works; until January 27. CASERTA – Reggia: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Images and Words; until January 14. FLORENCE – Palazzo Strozzi: Francis Bacon, including three unfinished works never seen in Italy; until [...]

(ANSA) – Rome, November 16 – The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy’s art exhibitions: ALBA – Fondazione Ferrero: Carlo Carra’, 76 works; until January 27. CASERTA – Reggia: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Images and Words; until January 14. FLORENCE – Palazzo Strozzi: Francis Bacon, including three unfinished works never seen in Italy; until [...]

(ANSA) -  Paris, October 31 -  Personalities and politicians in Paris on Tuesday celebrated the exclusive twinning arrangement between the capitals of Italy and France, forged some 52 years ago. The commemoration took place at the Hotel de Ville, the local municipality headquarters, and reflected on the current state of the relationship between the two [...]