Aug 1st 2012 3:00PM
By Philip Pullella Rome's Colosseum might be leaning slightly but its stability is not in danger, said officials who on Tuesday announced that the ancient amphitheatre is about to undergo its first comprehensive restoration in 73 years. An Italian newspaper reported at the weekend that the Colosseum, famous for hosting... Continue Reading »
Jul 2nd 2012 12:30PM
If you've ever thought about investing in Italian real estate (after all, it's going cheap these days!), here's a good opportunity: An 800-year-old hilltop hamlet near Florence, Italy, is up for sale on eBay for $3.1 million. Of course, Pratariccia is a bit of a fixer-upper. The little town has been abandoned since the... Continue Reading »
Sep 9th 2010 1:45PM
If Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie wanted to get into the business of bottling their own red wine, northern Italy's Valpolicella, where they reportedly just purchased an 18,000 square-foot villa for $40 million, is the place to do it. Not far from Verona, Valpolicella is not just a a gorgeous countryside famous for its... Continue Reading »
Mar 17th 2010 9:00AM
Spending her production per diem to the max -- and not doing a very good job evading the paparazzi -- Angelina Jolie, along with Brad Pitt and kids, are rumored to be renting the historic Mocenigo Palazzo on Venice's magnificent Grand Canal. The Pitt-Jolie's are in Venice while mama is shooting "The Tourist," a thriller... Continue Reading »
