zoomata.com staff posted:Thu Oct. 2 15:12 pmItalian environmental groups stopped the impending auction of a Tuscan island — only to have a new isle put up for sale instead. Days after Giannutri, one of three islands up for grabs in November, had its ‘for sale’ sign taken down after protests by Legambiente, government officials put [...]
zoomata.com staff posted:Fri Sept.19 10:24 am Carpina Zuccarina was crowned Italy’s favorite granny, after a summer-long contest that saw almost 200 wisecracking women over 65 compete for the title. Her winning moves? She beat the competition by dancing a tarantella barefoot. Zuccarina, 72, took the cardboard crown of TV show "Velone" dry-eyed, no doubt already [...]
by Nicole Martinelli posted Thu 11 Sept. 8:24 am Northern Italy’s hospitals are overflowing with a bumper crop of newborn bambini after decades of low birth rates. Milan alone counted a record 2,000 stork visits in July and August, an 8% jump over 2002. After similar reports came in from the provinces of Venice and [...]
An Italian sparkling wine company has set out to find the perfect breast — to serve as a mold for a new champagne glass. Family-run winery Pittaro is running a contest with twelve finalists demurely covered in semi-strategic grape leaves to promote a spumante. The one voted as having the ‘ideal breast’ will see her [...]
Each month we introduce you to someone who has made the dream of picking up and moving to the Bel Paese a reality. In their own words they share the good parts, the bad parts and the just plain absurd moments of day-to-day life in Italy.Looking to move to Italy?Try the reader-recommended Survivor Package If [...]
Ceregate is a tiny town in Italy’s Val Staffara, suspended between the borders of Lombardy, Liguria and Piedmont, with five stone houses surrounded by wild cherry trees and a small church. It has no residents, no electricity or running water. A symbol of innumerable ghost towns in the area, where industrialization has led young people [...]
The Fenice opera house of Venice, one of Italy’s most important venues, will finally reopen in December 2003 for a series of concerts.In February of this year, it seemed that Italian officials were trying to convince themselves as much as everyone else about the never-ending restoration by putting up a website documenting the reconstruction. The [...]
