Olympain swimmer Federica Pellegrini bares it all on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine ; the Italian athlete poses like a sea goddess while her body painted gold seems to be a good omen for the gold medal she hopes to win at the upcoming Swimming World Championships in Rome . Source: Vanity Fair Federica Pellegrini poses naked for Vanity Fair
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Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini poses naked for Vanity Fair
An explosive world event will be held in Italy this summer , with the world championship musical pyrotechnics competition, Caput Lucis 2009 taking place at the Valmontone outlet from July 30th to August 4th. The event includes choreographic fireworks displays by world masters
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International pyrotechnics event Caput Lucis 2009 in Italy
According to the Metropolitan Post, this afternoon Italian actress Manuela Arcuri will distribute tickets for the superenalotto lottery at the Trevi Fountain . The online magazine also reveals Miss Arcuri’ s plan to take a plunge into the fountain – just like Anita Ekberg did in Fellini’s La Dolce Vita (back in the 1960s)
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Italian actress Manuela Arcuri with tickets for 95 million euro lottery
Italians (especially Italian men ) and their mums are famous the world over, in a stereotype that characterises the country as much as pizza, pasta and the mafia. We’ve already looked at Italian sayings regarding the word mother, including “ mammone ” and expressions such as “there’s only one mum” (”di mamma ce n’è una sola”). Italy has taken this a step further with a beauty contest for Italian women who are mothers, with various age categories.
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Miss Mamma beauty contest for mothers
Following Frederic Mitterand’s definitive goodbye to Rome (he has been just nominated Minister of Culture and Communication in France, his home country), the Academy of France in Rome has decided to open the doors of the beautiful Villa Medici to the public. The villa will host a series of events and art exhibitions which are sure to delight tourists and Romans alike. The first exhibition to be called Villa Aperta or the Open Villa will focus on the history and life of this amazing 16th century palace; for the first time visitors will have the unique opportunity to see and enjoy areas which have never been revealed to the public before, including the gardens and the private art collections
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Rome: Villa Medici opens its doors to the public
Scroll down for departures from other cities London Departures Costa Del Sol, Spain from £395: Prices for a seven night holiday at the 3 star Casino Royal AI on an all inclusive basis.The largest and liveliest resort in the region it attracts both families and groups of holidaymakers. Boasting five sandy beaches Lloret de Mar is perfect for sun worshippers as well as those seeking something a little livelier and has a great range of water sports on offer. The price also includes return f
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This easy Italian recipe is great for summer , being light and tasty, which can either work as a dish on its own accompanied by vegetables, or used in main courses or as an antipasto. All you need is two large tomatoes, one garlic clove, four slices of provolone , half a glass of red wine vinegar, some rocket lettuce, and olive oil. Method: wash and peel the tomatoes, cut them in quarters and remove the seeds
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Italian recipes for summer: fried provolone cheese
Rome pays homage to one of the most loved Italian comic strip heros of all time: Diabolik . I don’t know if the word really suits him, after all we are talking about a thief, but a thief , mind you, that readers love dearly. Now for the first time an exhibition in Rome will be devoted to him and Eva Kant, his beautiful girlfriend turned thief for love.
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Rome celebrates comic strip hero Diabolik
The Top 10 selling African American books, featuring African American issues and authors, published in June 2009 from Amazon.com (7/10/09).Black Water Rising: A Novel by Attica Locke(Harper, 06/01/09, Hardcover) Writing in the tradition of Dennis Lehane and Greg Iles, Attica Locke, a powerful new voice in American fiction, delivers a brilliant debut thriller that readers will not soon forget. Jay Porter is hardly the lawyer he set out to be. His most promising client is a low-rent call girl
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Bestselling African American Books, June 2009
Gentlemen Broncos to kick off Fantastic Fest 2009 A couple of months ago, the Fantastic Fest programming team had the pleasure of viewing an early cut of Gentlemen Broncos and absolutely loved it. In his third film, Hess continues to craft his very rich alternate-reality universe dominated by awkward but lovable losers, inappropriate fabric pairings and charmingly homespun handicrafts. The themes of creativity and fantasy (let alone the interspersed movie-within-a-movie rec
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Jared Hess and Jemaine Clement to kick off Fantastic Fest ‘09!
With the G 8 summit taking place here in Italy, Greenpeace has sent its activists to Rome where they are right now promoting their new campaign aimed at raising awareness of climate change; the activists dressed as polar bears and with placards hanging from their necks and reading “ Victims of Global warming” have been spotted all over Rome; from the Colosseum to Castel Sant’Angelo, from Via della Conciliazione to the Circo Massimo. Carlo Tedesco, Greenpeace Italy Energy and Climate chief, said that with the polar ice caps melting at such a fast rate, the bears risk extinction in twenty years’ time. But, added Mr Tedesco, 20-30 % of all animal species will be in danger if earth’s temperature continues to increase.
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Greenpeace homeless Polar bears in Rome for G8 summit
Looking for a four star hotel on the island of Ischia ? If so, the hotel Aragona Palace offers a really irresistible package which includes a series of spa treatments such as Turkish bath, tanning shower and hydro massages. The price starts at 700 euros for seven days’ stay (half board service – beverage excluded) and for a room with sea view you must be ready to pay some extra money (15 euros)
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Summer Holidays on the island of Ischia: the four star Hotel Aragona Palace
This is a must read for anyone wanting to avoid the traffic along the Amalfi Coast , while still travelling to Positano. Touring the Amalfi Coast is now much easier with the Metrò Del Mare , whose services have been developed further recently. The network now covers the entire Naples Gulf and that of Salerno, taking in the major towns along the way.
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Touring the Amalfi Coast: from Naples to Sorrento, Positano and Salerno by transport
Venice is one of the most romantic places in the world, so if you are planning a romantic getaway, the Luxury romance package offered by the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice hotel could be the answer to all your prayers! Here’ s the description taken from its website: LUXURY ROMANCE PACKAGE Make dreams come true in Venice. Make your loved one’s dreams come true with a romantic break in Venice, staying at the newly opened Hilton Molino Stucky Venice hotel
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Romantic Venice getaways: Hilton Molino Stucky Venice hotel
Along with the Photography festival, the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome is hosting an art exhibition dedicated to one of the most famous Italian actresses in the world: Gina Lollobrigida . However the spotlight, this time, is being cast not on her many movies but upon the photos that Mrs Lollobrigida has over 50 years taken travelling around the world. As an actress Gina Lollobrigida was photographed by such great artists as Douglas Kirkland and worked with important directors and great actors such as Burt Lancaster, Sean Connery and Tony Curtis.
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Gina Lollobrigida’s photos on display in Rome
According to a PTI report, as per a policy note presented by Suresh Rajan, Tourism Minister, Tamil Nadu in the state assembly, Tamil Nadu witnessed an increase in the number of tourists with about 6.40 Crore people visiting the state in 2008, registering a growth of 23.4 per cent compared to the previous year. Foreign tourist arrivals also increased from 15.53 Lakh in 2007 to 20.40 Lakh in 2008, registering a growth rate of about 16 per cent.
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Tamil Nadu registers 23.4 per cent growth in tourist arrivals in 2008
Iron Maiden – Flight 666 DVD (2009, Universal Music)DVD 1Iron Maiden – Flight 666 (Film Documentary) – (113 mins)DVD 2Tour Setlist (with a song filmed in each of 16 different cities) – (102 mins)Churchill’s Speech (Mumbai, India)Aces High (Mumbai, India)2 Minutes To Midnight (Melbourne, Australia)Revelations (Sydney, Australia)The Trooper (Tokyo, Japan)Wasted Years (Monterrey, Mexico)The Number Of The Beast (Los Angeles, USA)Can I Play With Madness (Mexico City, Mexico)Rime Of The Ancient Marine
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Iron Maiden – Flight 666 DVD (2009)
If you like thrill of full scale drama and daring scenes, the Opera et Gusto restaurant in Florence is for you. Just look at the decorations! The restaurant is also a theatre and open bar created by Piera Dabizzi, Alberto Orlandi, Gennaro Napolitano and Paolo Becherucci
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Restaurants in Florence: drama and dining meet at Opera et Gusto
This curious mosaic has been spotted by one of our colleagues from 06blog , while on the queue to enter the Vatican Museum. The little tile decoration looks like something out of Space Invaders, sitting inconspicuously on the side of a building in Viale Vaticano. It’s a bit of a mystery really, but looks like it could come from the Invader street artist who has conquered the streets of the world’s cities since 1998
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Space Invaders in Rome: the mystery of the Vatican’s Space Invader mosaic
I’m sure that in your pantry along with the usual can of tomato sauce and a jar of marmalade you will find dried mushrooms left over from your last risotto. If so I think that this fettuccine recipe is really perfect for you. Ingredients: 300 g fettuccine, 150 g dry mushrooms; 2 garlic cloves; chilli; oil; black pepper; Parmesan cheese or grated pecorino.
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Italian recipes: fettuccine with mushrooms