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Italian Chickens Lay Chocolate Eggs

April 1, 2018 by Alex Roe

Professor Calogero Pollino of Pavia University'sGenetics and Microbiology department revealed that experiments on chickens had an unusual side effect: chickens laying chocolate eggs. "We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italy News Tagged With: chocolate

Find the Best Places to Visit in Italy with these 2018 Travel Guides

February 7, 2018 by Alex Roe

Milan's Duomo Cathedral

If you are planning on visiting Italy in 2018, you will want to know what the best places to visit in italy are. If so, then you will find that a good travel guide will help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Guide

It’s April 1st!

January 30, 2018 by Alex Roe

You April Fool, you! :-) Or pesce d'aprile (April Fish) as they say in Italy. Smiley from http://picpulp.com/smileys/ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funny Tagged With: chocolate

Venice Restaurants – How to Avoid the Ripoffs and Eat Well

January 23, 2018 by Alex Roe

Visit-venice

There's, another, story of visitors falling victim to ripoff Venice restaurants. This time it was a group of Japanese students who were charged €1,100 for four steaks and fish dishes. So how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How to

Entrepreneurial Spirit is Alive and Kicking in Italy

January 23, 2018 by Alex Roe

italy-feature

Video makers Journeyman pictures have just launched a short documentary showing the entrepreneurial spirit of a number of young Italians. It's quite inspiring. There's the Tuscan cowboy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italians Tagged With: Business

2018 – A Big Year For Italy

January 3, 2018 by Alex Roe

Heading in a better direction?

While it may not be apparent, 2018 is going to be an important year for Italy. In March, general elections are to be held. Nobody knows who might win but the leaders of the political pack … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italian politics Tagged With: Berlusconi, Renzi

Italy’s Less Corrupt Indicates Transparency International Report

January 26, 2017 by Alex Roe

Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index 2016 is out. Italy is one place higher than it was in 2015. It was in 61st place and in the 2016 CPI, Italy is in 60th place. This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italy News Tagged With: corruption

Here’s How Italy Could Combat Corruption

January 23, 2017 by Alex Roe

Corruption within the European Union

That Italy has a bit of a problem with corruption is well known. Transparency International ranked Italy in 61st place out of 168 nations in its 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italy News Tagged With: corruption

Calabrian Heat – Suriano Habanero Orange Chili Sauce

January 21, 2017 by Alex Roe

Hot chili Suriano Habanero Orange sauce

An colorful little pot labeled Suriano Habanero Orange caught my roving little eye at my local supermarket in Milan the other day. I had no idea what habanero was. I do now. It's super hot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italian food

Italy’s Economy – Regional GDP Growth – 2012 to 2015

January 17, 2017 by Alex Roe

The Bank of Italy, via data from Italy's national bureau of statistics ISTAT, publishes breakdowns of Italy's economy on a region by region GDP basis. Of note from the report on 2015 is that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italy News Tagged With: economy

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