Italy is making waves by turning stereotypes on their head — and selling the world its more serious side.
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Category: News
Waiting for #Expo2015… Pitti Taste is 10 years old
From 7 to 9 March 2015, at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence, a special edition will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the fair-event dedicated to excellence in taste and the culture of quality food.
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#Expo2015 denied Leonardo’s Annunciation
The Expo 2015 world’s fair has been denied Leonardo da Vinci’s Annunciation for a show on the Renaissance genius during the May to October event.
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Florentine school’s site hacked by Islamic group
Carabinieri police were investigating how the website of a high school in the Florentine suburb of Scandicci was hacked by a group calling itself the Moroccan Islamic Union Mail.
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#Expo2015, enjoy the multimedia Dome in Florence
It’s called I_Dome, it is one of the main projects that the Chamber of Commerce of Florence and PromoFirenze are realizing for the six months that Italy will see protagonist at Expo 2015.
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Schettino guilty, gets 16 years for Concordia disaster
Former skipper Francesco Schettino was found guilty by a Grosseto court on Wednesday February 11, 2015 of charges related to the January 2012 Costa Concordia disaster off the Tuscan island of Giglio and sentenced to 16 years and one month in prison.
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Heavy snow blankets Tuscany, snarls traffic
Heavy snowfall forced road closures, shuttered schools in north-central Italy in these days of winter.
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Sergio Mattarella elected Italy’s new president
Sergio Mattarella was elected Italy’s new president.
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An Unexpected Snow are covering Florence
Light snow are covering lowland areas throughout the province of Florence with the exception of the Era and Elsa Valley today January 29, 2015.
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#Expo2015 events to be promoted on Very Bello!
More than 1,300 cultural events in Italy will be publicized on a new website developed by the Cultural Ministry to encourage tourism.
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