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      What the Italians in London think of Brexit
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      Augustus was an ‘old reptile’. Interview to May Beard, that makes ancient Rome funny and entertaining
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      ‘Italians and the UK’. A documentary on the lives of Italians on National Geographic
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      The House of Peroni returns to London. Enjoy the Italian lifestyle
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      Elena Ferrante’s Brilliant Friend to become a radio drama on BBC Radio 4
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      Have your lunch in Sicily tomorrow (without leaving London)
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      On ISIS, Bandura, and the lessons we never learnt
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      Five post-Brexit investments you should consider
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      Five music festivals you cannot miss in Italy this summer
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      Caravaggio comes to Lampedusa. A museum for the refugees
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      A new life for the Riace bronzes and their museum in Calabria
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      London crazy for Italian gelato
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      Is French pizza better than the Italian one?
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      Don’t listen to the French: the 6 steps to cook the perfect carbonara
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      A real Italian food market in London. Mercato Metropolitano to open soon
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      Why War? Gino Strada at the Royal College of Surgeons
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      Evil comes to London: Suburra at Curzon Cinema Soho
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      Filomena Campus and her secret London
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      My London weekend: soprano Carmen Giannattasio
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Ottavia Zanetta

Born in a small village on the shores of Orta Lake in Northern Italy, I moved to southern Spain during my studies for one year and then I decided London has a better weather. Here I gained a Postgraduate diploma at the London School of Journalism and now I am trying to write about all my passions: arts, music, culture and travel (aka mission impossible).

Massimo Vitali, courtesy the artist and Ronchini Gallery
London Life24th May 2016

Massimo Vitali’s photographs at Ronchini Gallery

By Ottavia Zanetta

Massimo Vitali’s first UK solo exhibition in five years opened on 20 May at Ronchini Gallery. This exhibition showcases later works from across Vitali’s 22…

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the-house-of-peroni
Lifestyle18th May 2016

The House of Peroni returns to London. Enjoy the Italian lifestyle

By Ottavia Zanetta

The House of Peroni returns this year from May 19 to July 1 for another immersive showcase of Italian lifestyle and food. The six-week…

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university gratuation hats
News17th May 2016

In arrivo in UK l’istruzione ‘scontata’

By Ottavia Zanetta

Se l’università non raggiunge un certo standard, sarà costretta ad abbassare l’importo ../../../../author/ottavia-zanetta/page/3/delle tasse_ offrendo così un_istruzione __8216.css;scontata’. Questa è la buona notizia che…

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Culture17th May 2016

Elena Ferrante didn’t make it. The Story of the Lost Man Booker Prize

By Ottavia Zanetta

We don’t know who she or he is, we just know that Elena Ferrante wrote eight novels under that name. The Story of the…

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Riace Bronzes
Travel11th May 2016

A new life for the Riace bronzes and their museum in Calabria

By Ottavia Zanetta

Do the Bronzi di Riace remind you of  anything? Those two handsome bronze guys, the full-size Greek bronzes of naked warriors, cast about 460-450 BC, and…

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gomorra-la-serie-tv
News9th May 2016

Torna in TV la seconda stagione di ‘Gomorra’

By Ottavia Zanetta

“Sta’ senz pensier”, Gomorra-La serie sta tornando. Don Pietro Savastano, Genny e Ciro Di Marzio ricompaiono nella seconda stagione che va in onda dal…

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labiennale
Travel6th May 2016

La Biennale Summer School and the V&A join forces this summer

By Ottavia Zanetta

This summer the link between London an Italy will be stronger than ever. In fact, from 9 to 17 July 2016 La Biennale Summer…

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A traditional pizza
Food4th May 2016

Is French pizza better than the Italian one?

By Ottavia Zanetta

We thought that the culinary rivalry between France and Italy was over after the Carbonara gate. But in fact, it is not. The pizza…

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polling station
London Life3rd May 2016

Zac, Sadiq e il resto della banda. Breve guida ai candidati alla poltrona di sindaco

By Ottavia Zanetta

La sfida alle imminenti elezioni del sindaco di Londra che si terranno il 5 maggio è essenzialmente tra Sadiq Khan (Labour) e Zac Goldsmith…

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Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Travel28th April 2016

The home of ‘The Leopard’ closes for 50 cents loss

By Ottavia Zanetta

The Sicilian novelist that wrote The Leopard (Il gattopardo), one of the most famous novels of the world, was inspired by the landscape he could…

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Partisans Venice 1945
Travel25th April 2016

Films and books to understand 25 April in Italy

By Ottavia Zanetta

It’s not easy to explain Resistenza, Italian resistance movement that fought against Nazi-Fascism, in a few words. Resistenza is an umbrella term for resistance groups that opposed German forces…

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siracusa_ortigia
Travel22nd April 2016

There is more in Sicily than the British Museum. Six places you should visit

By Ottavia Zanetta

The British Museum has opened the first exhibition in the UK to explore over 4000 years of history in Sicily. The largest island in…

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