Natalie Aldern
Articles by Natalie Aldern
Now through 17 April 2011, all Italian monuments and museums owned by the state are offering free entrance in honor of Culture Week.La Settimana della…
Advocacy groups are calling for the legal drinking age in Italy to be raised from 16 to 18 after a new report was released detailing alcohol abuse amo…
Vinitaly, one of the largest international events showcasing wine and spirits, began in Verona yesterday.
The 5-day exhibition has drawn 4,500 produc…
When Italians go house shopping there is one room that matters more than the rest: the kitchen.A new survey by Immobiliare.it confirmed that the kitch…
Since antiquity, Italy has been the home of artistic treasures. Now an exhibit at the Uffizi is bringing some of the rarest pieces of artwork back to…
Many were skeptical that Italian luxury brand Tod’s would donate funds for the restoration of the Colosseum with no strings attached. The cynics were…
A group of art historians wants to uncover the remains of the woman believed to have been the model for Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. They hope that…
Genoa will be in bloom with flowers from five continents when the 10th program of Euroflora begins.The aim of the blossoming show is showcase a variet…
A shocking new book from two German historians includes appalling wartime dialogues that recount the atrocities committed by Nazi soldiers.“Soldiers,…
Domenico Martino has been providing an essential service for families from Southern Italy since the late 1990s. The enterprising Calabrian truck driv…
Italian TV critics are weighing in on news that the popular MTV show Jersey Shore is Italy-bound for season four.Entertainment reporter Roberto Del Bo…
The Vatican has started a firestorm in the art world by issuing a statement condemning the symbolic “depravity and nudity celebrated by the morally co…
In the ongoing saga of Silvio Berlusconi’s multiple criminal trials, the defense is getting creative with witnesses. The team defending Italy’s premi…
Women in Italy are breaking out their skinny jeans after being named some of the thinnest in Europe. Italian ladies came in second, only behind an ev…
Keeping with the trend of creative Italian world records, Madonna di Campiglio earned its place in the Guinness Book of World Records this weekend whe…
After securing a spot for the Mediterranean Diet on UNESCO’s “intangible” heritage list, Italians are getting specific about foods that deserve their…
When Pope John Paul II died in 2005, millions of pilgrims flocked to Vatican City for his funeral. The huge crowd began chanting “santo subito!” or…
A supporter stands by a sign that reads '100 trials, 0 convictions = Persecution'
Italy’s embattled prime minister may be facing four separate trials…
Family court shows are expected to create TV drama, but a recent reality-TV trial is generating a very real uproar in the Italian town of L’Aquila. A…
Located within the heart of Rome sits the smallest country in the world. The population of Vatican City is a mere 831. Most of these residents are pri…