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Bologna: A Day Trip

Beautiful Italy

We woke up on Saturday morning to a lovely bright sunny day, and somewhat out of character, Italian other half decides on the spur of the moment she wants to go somewhere.  Great I said, as I did my level best to exploit this rare moment of impulsiveness to the full.  Ferrara was suggested, as […]

Documentary on Italy – Shopping, Design, Luxury, and Quality

Christmas in Italy

The world wide web holds many hidden gems, such as this half-hour BBC 4 documentary which examines Italy’s small business mentality as well as Italy’s expertise in design and producing quality luxury goods. Interviews with Diego Della Valle of Tods and Miuccia Prada provide plenty of insight into the ‘made in Italy’ concept.

Inside Bologna – Places to Eat – Part 2

A while back I wrote about a selection of places to eat in Bologna, Italy. Well, here, finally, is part two of Bologna resident, Tiziana Zanasi’s, recommendations on restaurants in Bologna which are worth trying.

The Italian Piazza

Every town or city in Italy has a piazza. Many are masterpieces, whereas some are smaller, less majestic and more intimate. As a rule though, the larger the Italian town, the larger the piazza will be, and most of Italy’s cities have many more than one single piazza.

Beppe Grillo rattles the establishment.

Various Italian politicos are going on both the defensive and the attack with regard to Mr Grillo’s attempts to get Italy back onto a truly democratic track. Aside from Bertinotti, we now have D’Alema and Fassino having a go at dismissing Mr Grillo for having had the temerity to have stated that all is not […]