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Daniela de Rosa

Journalist, web-editor, blogger. Born in Milan, Daniela lived in Venice for ten years. Then she voluntarily left ‘the most beautiful place in the world’ and moved to London. She became a great admirer of Her Majesty and devoted herself to gardening. Daniela is the editor-in-chief of The IT Factor Magazine. She has two computers, two iPhones and one iPad and uses them all at the same time.

Ivana-Bartoletti
People17th March 2016

An Italian woman for Sadiq Khan

By Daniela de Rosa

There is a woman backing Sadiq Khan in his run for mayor. Her name is Ivana Bartoletti, and she is Italian. A 36-year-old tough…

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Portrait of a woman inspired by Lucretia, Lorenzo Lotto
Culture29th February 2016

The 10 most beautiful Italian works of art at the National Gallery

By Daniela de Rosa

Do you miss Italy and its cultural heritage? If you have not planned a trip to the ‘Belpaese‘ any time soon but we crave…

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The magazine Sirene
People25th February 2016

‘Water makes us happy’. Sirene, the first magazine dedicated to the ocean

By Daniela de Rosa

Alberto Coretti has always love the sea. Previously chief editor of Urban Magazine has been able to to what any journalist dreams about: building…

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Simonetta Vespucci - Allegorical Portrait of a Lady by Sandro Botticelli, c.1445-1510. Private Collection.
Culture17th February 2016

‘Botticelli Reimagined’ at the V&A. 500 years of Italian beauty.

By Daniela de Rosa

Somehow a woman whose body is irregular and wrong has become the archetypal beauty of the Western world. We are talking about Botticelli’s Venus,…

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in-bici-senza-sella
People27th January 2016

‘On a bike without a saddle’. The Italian dream of the job for life

By Daniela de Rosa

How do you think it might be going on a bike without a saddle? ‘Painful’, says the producer Alessandro Giuggioli. His little independent film…

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CYCLINGweb
C Y C L I N G8th January 2016

EDITORIAL

By Daniela de Rosa

Once you learn to cycle, you never forget - so they say. And that’s absolutely true. Pedalling is a skill for life. I began…

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9.14
C Y C L I N G8th January 2016

THE LADY IN BLACK WHO BROKE ALL THE RECORDS

By Daniela de Rosa

She always used to wear black. Not because she wanted to be particularly elegant, but because she wanted to be inconspicuous, as she was…

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9.26
C Y C L I N G8th January 2016

CYCLING IN VENICE IS A REAL ART

By Daniela de Rosa

Bicycles can be found in the most unexpected places. At the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, for example. Two of the paintings on display…

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Carmen Giannattasio
People22nd December 2015

Carmen Giannattasio: ‘If you go to opera to text on your mobile, you should simply stay at home’

By Daniela de Rosa

The Lady Gaga of opera, as Placido Domingo nicknamed her, speaks openly ahead of her performance in ‘Pagliacci’ by Leoncavallo at the Royal Opera…

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Luca Guadagnino-A Bigger Splash courtesy Alessio Bolzoni
People11th October 2015

Luca Guadagnino makes ‘a splash’ with his movie

By Daniela de Rosa

Four people on an island: desire, passion, love, sex, danger and the scorching sun of Pantelleria. ‘A Bigger Splash’, the last film by Luca…

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Manuela Salvi
People7th October 2015

Banned in Venice but welcome in London

By Daniela de Rosa

The Mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, has banned one of her children book as ‘dangerous’. Manuela Salvi, writer of more than 25 books, is…

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Gabriele Finaldi, National Gallery
People30th September 2015

The National Gallery speaks Italian

By Daniela de Rosa

A long program of exhibitions, that will start with Goya (7 October) and will continue with the Botticini’s Palmieri Altarpiece (4 November) and the…

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