The movie features three segments, each starring the iconic Neapolitan actress Sophia Loren and her co-star Marcello Mastroianni. While not exactly an Italy movie, since the main characters were traveling through the US West Coast, it’s considered a classic here. Sadly, many choose to neglect this part of history and associate it with fascism. It turned out that Italy started its colonial history by purchasing the Bay of Assab in 1869, 52 years before fascism started.

A really encouraging and solid debut that transported me to the Liguria region of Italy, via Ireland. Roughly one year ago, we launched the Italian Escape Podcast to provide more resources for beginners and intermediate Italian language learners and give you confidence in learning the language. In this episode, we chatted with Marta about her life, her experience in the Italian marketing scene, and working with Italian tech start-ups in Rome.

While this is one of the movies set in Rome, Fellini referred to his time spent in Chianciano Terme (Tuscany). Centro Storico in Arezzo is where La Vita è Bella was filmed Contemporary Italian films set in Italy La Vita è Bella (1997) – Life is Beautiful The movie takes place in Sicily, Italy. And it was filmed in Palermo, Trapani, and the Sicilian town of Scopello with its gorgeous beaches. Gomorrah made Naples popular – but Neapolitans have mixed feelings about it Gomorra (2008) – Gomorrah The final segment, “ Mara of Rome“, takes place in Rome and follows a prostitute, Mara (Loren), who falls in love with a timid seminary student (Mastroianni) who tries to reform her.

It stars Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, a man who is found unconscious with amnesia in the Mediterranean sea, and gradually discovers that he has a complicated past as a trained assassin. Bicycle Thieves” received critical acclaim upon its release and has since become a landmark of Italian cinema. The train journey from Rome to Naples takes approximately 75 minutes, while the train from Naples to Sorrento takes around 80 minutes. Therefore, the entire journey will take just over two and a half hours. You can count on 20 minutes less if you decide to drive from Naples to Sorrento, depending on the traffic. The film was shot primarily in Venice, with additional scenes filmed in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. It stars Burt Lancaster as Prince Don Fabrizio Salina, who is struggling to maintain his family’s aristocratic traditions in the face of societal and political changes.We're delighted to present an extract from The Italian Escape, the debut novel by Catherine Mangan, published by Sphere. Savoca is known as “The Godfather” city in Sicily Special Mention: The Godfather (1972) – Il Padrino

Naples is one of the iconic cities in Southern Italy where they’re always filming something Ieri, Oggi, Domani (1963) Slowly but surely, more people are becoming more aware of the dark past of colonialism that was led by countries such as Spain, Portugal, the English, and the French, to name a few. It tells the story of an Italian family from the 1960s to the 2000s, following the lives of two brothers, Matteo and Nicola, and their family and friends. A definitely more expensive but very convenient alternative to optimize your time once you arrive at the Napoli station is to hire a private driver who will take you directly on a tour of the Amalfi Coast and leave you at your Sorrento hotel in the evening.If you think that our podcast has helped you in any way please grab your phone now and send us a message. The movie is set in Italy during World War II and tells the story of a Jewish Italian man named Guido, who falls in love with a non-Jewish woman named Dora. Continue to the famous Bridge of Sighs. This particular structure, rich in historical and biblical friezes and decorations, owes its name to its original function: connecting the prisons with the Doge’s Palace. There’s a mambo dancing scene in this movie with Sofia Loren and Vittorio De Sica that has become the symbol of the Italian comedy movies in the ’50s. La Ciociara” is a classic Italian picture released in 1960, directed by Vittorio De Sica and starring our beloved Sophia Loren.

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Sparkling sea, sun, delicious food and Aperol Spritz - escape to Italy with the perfect summer romance . . . S parkling sea, sun, delicious food and Aperol Spritz – escape to Italy with the perfect summer romance . . . From then I was really rooting for Niamh, and really enjoying the person that she starts to become. I loved seeing places like Portofino through her eyes, and it was all really well described.