Awards

Food & Drink

Winemaker Gianni Zonin Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 02/06/2014 - 04:19

Gianni Zonin, chairman and president of Casa Vinicola Zonin, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by Wine Enthusiast magazine. The wine…

Most Beautiful Park In Italy Winners Announced

by Carol King | Sun, 09/15/2013 - 06:30

words by Carol King The Parco Giardino Sigurtà in Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona, and the Villa Medicea di Castello Garden in Florence are the winners of the "…

Lifestyle

13 Italian Dogs Awarded For Heroism

by Carol King | Sun, 09/01/2013 - 06:30

Pictured in the photo: Kelli, who saved his mistress from a landslide. Thirteen Italian dogs received awards at an annual ceremony in San Rocco di Camogli in…

Lifestyle

Greenpeace Ranks Valentino Greenest Fashion Brand

by Carol King | Mon, 03/11/2013 - 07:15

Italian fashion house Valentino emerges as the most eco-friendly luxury fashion brand in a survey conducted by environmental organisation Greenpeace regarding…

Food & Drink

Wine Enthusiast Magazine Names Puglia Best Wine Travel Destination

by Carol King | Wed, 01/30/2013 - 05:07

Top wine title ‘Wine Enthusiast Magazine’ includes Puglia in Italy in its pick of the ‘10 Best Wine Travel Destinations 2013’.Each year, the American magazine’…

Food & Drink

Marsala Wins European Wine City 2013 Title

by Carol King | Thu, 01/24/2013 - 05:26

Marsala in Sicily has won European Wine City Competition 2013. The decision to award this prestigious title to Marsala was taken unanimously by the board of…

Culture

Director Ken Loach Declines Turin Film Award In Support Of Axed Workers

by Carol King | Thu, 11/22/2012 - 04:54

British film director Ken Loach has turned down an award from the Turin Film Festival in a show of solidarity for fired film-museum workers.The 76-year-old…

Travel

TripAdvisor Shows Italian Hotels Top In Europe And Honours Tuscany for Its Wine

by ITALY | Tue, 11/13/2012 - 05:06

A study conducted by the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor, reveals that Italian hotels are the best on the old continent.TripAdvisor presented the…

Travel

Condé Nast Traveler Readers Vote Florence Top City In Europe

by ITALY | Mon, 11/05/2012 - 05:26

Readers of ‘Condé Nast Traveler’ voted Florence the ‘Top City in Europe’ in the American magazine’s prestigious awards.Readers voted Rome third and Venice…

Lifestyle

Italy Triumphs at the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Awards

by Carol King | Thu, 09/13/2012 - 10:14

It’s confirmed: travellers love Italy more than anywhere else in the world. Readers of ‘Condé Nast Traveller’ voted Italy ‘Favourite Country’ in the luxury…