Archive for October, 2008
Perugia’s Eurochocolate fair is sweet success
Posted in Umbria,News from Italy andCulture25th October, 2008
Rome and Turin are the more famous tourist hotspots, but their chocolate fairs in February and March next year have a tough ‒ if sweet – act to follow. Perugia’s Eurochocolate 2008, which ends on October 26, has shown why it is arguably the continen...
Liguria Property: Ventimiglia
Posted in Liguria19th October, 2008
Italy’s Liguria coast has fewer more spectacularly festive sights than Ventimiglia’s La Battaglia dei Fiori (the Battle of the Flowers). Film legend Cary Grant is said to have called it “the greatest show in the world” when he saw it in the mid-50...
Gladiator hero's tomb found in Rome
Posted in Movie Stars,News from Italy,Lazio andCulture18th October, 2008
His story won Oscars when it was brought to life by Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius in the Hollywood movie Gladiator. Now Marcus Nonius Macrinus, who inspired the 2000 epic, is winning plaudits all over again, with the discovery of his tom...
Italian property: Experts remain confident
Posted in Property andNews from Italy10th October, 2008
Technorati Tags: real estate,homes,homes for sale,property in italy,homes for sale in italy,property for sale in italy Italian property experts have voiced confidence that the sector will weather the worldwide financial storm. As banks collapse and ...
Italy's art treasures
Posted in News from Italy,Lazio andCulture6th October, 2008
From the Pantheon in Rome to the ruins of Pompeii, no country has striven more than Italy to diligently preserve its centuries of art and tradition. Now another of those ancient monuments, the Colosseum in Rome, is staging an exhibition showcasing ...