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Mystery writers are often a mystery themselves, and few more so than Donna Leon. Until her latest book Uniform Justice appeared, her author profile was exceedingly discreet: she lives near Venice and teaches at a univers...
The Bottega del Mondo in Axa lives up to its name, with products from all over the world. No different from the supermarket around the corner, you might say. But it is.
The botteghe are Fairtrade shops. If you havent he...
As sure as tiger mosquitoes, stampeding tour groups and migrating swallows, the arrival of summer in Italy is heralded by the publication of Touring Club Italias guide to the countrys best beaches. The Guida Blu is compi...
Admit it. How long did you spend deliberating which bank to trust with your hard-earned euros? Did you compare interest rates, fixed charges, the price of a standing order? Or did you go for the bank closest to your hous...
Have you ever wondered who buys those glittery miniature colosseums, spoons with the popes likeness and bronze-like gladiator figurines? And more importantly, why? Whether you call them knick-knacks, keepsakes or kitsch,...
Ascroll of cloth rolled down, with a snatch of script on it. The laid-back, grinning audience of 300 read out with a roar: We dont want war!
The superpower (Rome) went to war anyway. The reason was clear: Julius Caesar...
Although I know this will win me no popularity, I must confess that there were certain aspects of the June heat wave that pleased me. On our farm in Canale-Monterano near Lake Bracciano northwest of Rome the temperature...
Staying in Rome for the summer? If you want to beat the heat and learn a bit about Roman and Etruscan history at the same time, the nearby beaches of S. Marinella and S. Severa are good places to start. Both within an ho...
Just a few days before it took over the EU presidency, the Italian government had a difficult situation on its hands. The concentrated arrival in Sicily of migrants heading north from Africa in the first three weeks of J...
It should have swollen eyes, if you prod it the flesh should be as compact as a hardened muscle, and it should have a tang of the sea about it. When cooked but not too much it should be just as firm, and its freshness...
Think of Rome and the ancient monuments, the priceless art, the timeless history come to mind. At the other end of the scale, perhaps you visualise a good plate of pasta served up in your favourite trattoria or, if you w...
July is the month for fashion collections, and as well as the shows presented by AltaRoma (see article Rome's High Fashion) and individual couturiers, the city is preparing for the impact of the annual spectacle known as...
The tiny Villa Lais in Piazza Cagliero off Via Tuscolana to the east of Romes city centre appears better suited as a play area and venue for the Sunday afternoon passeggiata than as the city councils answer to the questi...
Grab your tyre pump and get your bicycle ready, because the summer provides a good opportunity to see Rome from a different point of view.
Whats that you say? You dont have a bike? No need to worry, as rental shops are...
Short film, the traditional business card of the aspiring director, is enjoying something of a renaissance in Italy as a genre in its own right, with a range of festivals and events showcasing the cutting edge of Italian...
Many foreign cultural academies are taking part in the 2003 Venice Biennale, where 64 national pavilions aim to reveal a cross-section of the worlds realities in the 50th international exhibition of art. This year the ev...
The dream of Vittorio Bocca is to make artichokes fly. Bocca is the chairman of CAR, short for Centro Agroalimentare di Roma, the enormous, brand-new wholesale fruit, vegetable and fish market that opened last November i...
The spotlight on Italian politics is widening to take in the whole of the European stage. Next month, Italy picks up the rotating European Union presidency, so all of a sudden what goes on here is not just of national in...
This year Italian golf celebrates the venerable old age of 100. The sport was officially launched in Italy when Romes Acquasanta Golf Club situated between the ancient and new Appian ways and a stones throw from the tom...
Meet Giuseppe Mannino, artist and lawyer, politician and poet, and president of Rome city council. He occupies one of the top offices literally and figuratively of the Campidoglio, and as I ask my way there late one af...
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