Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam left the track in tears Friday after crashing out of the 1000m event at the Olympic trials — with her fate for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in Italy now up in the air. Leerdam, who won silver in her signature 1000m event at the 2022 Beijing Games, slid into … Read more
Venus Williams is closing out 2025 as a married woman. The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion married Andrea Preti, an actor, model and producer, in a lavish Palm Beach ceremony — three months after tying the knot in Italy, Vogue reported Tuesday. “It was just the happiest, most beautiful, sweetest day,” the bride, 45, recalled … Read more
Say buongiorno to a new life. If you’ve ever dreamt of spending your days drinking wine, snacking on cheese and relaxing under the Tuscan sun, you can get paid to do so. One small Tuscan town is offering cash to potential residents willing to relocate there. Radicondoli, a small medieval town in the hills of … Read more
You won’t Fuhgeddaboud being good this Christmas. You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now there’s Guido on a Ledge — a plush doll decked out in a wife-beater tank, shades, slides, sporting facial — and chest — hair, and wearing a good-luck horn. Creator Christine Fiscardi Lentinello, a Red Hook, Brooklyn native who now lives in … Read more
Chiara Ferragni, a wildly glamorous fashion influencer who still boasts more than 28 million Instagram followers, was once a fixture on the Big Apple fashion scene. At New York Fashion Week after New York Fashion Week, she would post pictures of herself sitting front row at coveted catwalk shows, cozying up to Karlie Kloss and … Read more
Although Rachael Ray calls New York City home, she’s not the biggest fan of the Big Apple. The former Food Network star, who has homes in the city, as well as upstate New York and Italy, admitted that while her husband, John Cusimano, prefers the hustle and bustle, she enjoys the quieter life in their Tuscan villa. … Read more
It took her on a “trip” to the “falls.” Just in case we weren’t becoming overly reliant on Google Maps: A Polish tourist fell into a canal in Venice, Italy after the ubiquitous navigation app allegedly led her astray, per an Instagram video going viral. “When Google Maps says ‘go straight’ but you’re in Venice,” … Read more
Mamma mia. It’s common knowledge — maybe not to everyone — that Italian-American dishes are different than those served in Italy. Which means that you cannot order fettuccine alfredo or chicken parmesan at a restaurant in Italy and expect them to know what you’re talking about. Well, that’s exactly what one American tourist did while … Read more
They’re too good to be true. Italian police have seized 21 pieces of art suspected of being counterfeit at a Salvador Dalí exhibit. On Tuesday, a squad seized upon the exhibition in Parma — titled “Dalí, Between Art and Myth” — taking possession of the allegedly false works, which included drawings, tapestries, and engravings. Doubts … Read more
If only vacation could last over 100 years. For the first time ever, this time next year, New Yorkers will be able to fly Delta Airlines non-stop to one of the world’s most beautiful and healthiest destinations — Sardinia, Italy. Beginning next summer, will be able to fly non-stop to Sardinia, Italy. NurPhoto via Getty … Read more
Mama mia. Shut down just last week, a harrowing Facebook group in Italy called “Mia Moglie” (“My Wife”) gave more than 32,000 men a place to share intimate photos of wives, girlfriends, and even strangers — without permission. Running since 2019, the page was filled with everything from undressing shots to private sunbathing snaps, with … Read more
Three ancient “fairy houses” have been uncovered on the Italian island of Sardinia, according to local officials. The discovery was announced by the Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the Provinces of Sassari and Nuoro on July 29. Sardinia, an Italian island in the Mediterranean just south of France’s Corsica, is famed for its beaches and … Read more
George Clooney has fallen ill during the Venice Film Festival. The actor, 64, missed two events at the annual Italian festival on Wednesday and one on Thursday due to health issues. “George has been diagnosed with a sinus infection and is under doctors orders to cut back on his activities today,” the rep told The … Read more
NYC loves its nonnas. Italian grandmas are at the epicenter of the hottest accessory craze as summer moves into fall — silk scarves that sizzle as the new/old headpiece-de-resistance. “It” girls are eating up and scarving down the latest vintage, voguish vibe — a styling movement known as “nonnacore,” made haute by tastemakers from Rihanna to the … Read more
The party kept going well after Logan Paul and Nina Agdal said “I do” on Friday. Not long after the couple tied the knot in a dreamy daytime ceremony in Lake Como, Italy, the pair celebrated their union amongst family and friends at a lively reception, with Paul, 30, and Agdal, 33, both being lifted … Read more
WWE star Logan Paul and model Nina Agdal got married during a ceremony in Lake Como, Italy, on Friday, according to a video shared by his younger brother, Jake, on Instagram. It marked a return to the area where Paul proposed in July 2023, which was just over a year after the couple was spotted … Read more
WWE star Logan Paul and model Nina Agdal showed some PDA while doing water sports days before their wedding, which is set to take place Saturday in Lake Como. The couple, who welcomed their daughter, Esmé Agdal Paul, last September, got engaged in Lake Como in July 2023. Paul, 30, and Agdal, 33, hit the … Read more
Highway robbery! If you’re vacationing in Europe this summer, better bring along extra cash. Popular tourist destinations in European cities are combatting mass tourism by slapping some ridiculous, yet costly fines — some scaling into the thousands — on visitors they deem unruly. Wearing flip flops while driving, taking a shell or pebble from a … Read more
It was a salt and pepper shakedown. A diner who asked for pepper on his pizza at a restaurant in Italy was appalled after realizing he’d been charged extra for the seasoning. The incident reportedly occurred at an undisclosed pizzeria located in the center of Bari, a seaside hotspot teaming with tourists, Newsflash reported. The … Read more
Francis Ford Coppola has reportedly been hospitalized in Italy. The “Godfather” director, 86, was in the country to present his latest movie, “Megalopolis,” at the Magna Grecia Festival in Taranto when he was taken to the hospital for a scheduled heart surgery, according to The Mirror. Francis Ford Coppola during Paris Fashion Week on June … Read more