Teatro alla Scala
Nestled in the heart of the city, La Scala, Milan’s renowned opera house, is considered among the most prestigious theaters in the world. For over two centuries, it has captivated its audience through...
Visiting Siena and The Palio
Italy is home to many cultural events, including this globally renowned horse race, the Palio, that happens semiannually in Siena. It is an incredible opportunity to immerse yourself in Italian cultur...
Best Outdoor Events in Milan this July
The unseasonably wet and windy weather of June has (hopefully) passed: Bring on the sunshine and warm summer evenings! Milan, at this time of year, always has a lot of outdoor events on offer: from mu...
Italy Beer Week
Italy Beer Week represents the evolution of Craft Beer Week, which had been the foremost national celebration in the sector for a decade. For many Italians, craft beer is no longer a new discovery, in...
MIA Photo Fair
MIA Photo Fair is an annual event known as one of the most important art fairs dedicated to photography in Italy, created with the aim of highlighting the transverse role that photography has to play ...
MIART
Held annually in April and organised by Fiera Milano and directed by Nicola Ricciardi, Miart – Milan’s International Modern and Contemporary Art Fair – is the exhibition that presents the largest chro...
Milano Summer Festival
Milano Summer Festival is an annual event that brings the city to life with a vibrant line-up of music and experiences. Held during the summer months, this festival showcases the big names of both the...
MuseoCity
MuseoCity is an annual celebration that highlights Milan’s rich cultural heritage and art. This vibrant event invites locals and visitors alike to explore the city’s renowned museums, galleries, and c...
Free Sunday Museums: Domenica al Museo
Milan offers residents and visitors alike a unique opportunity to delve into its cultural heritage. Every first Sunday of the month, Milan opens its door to art enthusiasts, history lovers, or just cu...
Italian Holidays
Moving to a new country has all sorts of novelties including a few new holidays to get used to. So before being the odd one racing to work on a day in which you could have stayed in bed, jot down thes...
48 Hours in Verona
Day 1 Itinerary What better way is there, than to spend Valentine’s Day in Verona, Italy’s city of love? Begin the tour at Castelvecchio (corso Castelvecchio 2). This medieval castle with its brick ex...
48 Hours in Rome
Day 1 Itinerary Rome is truly one of a kind. It is filled with incredible buildings and architecture, ancient ruins from the great Roman Empire, and some of the most important religious landmarks in t...
Movie Locations in Milan to Explore this Summer
While the streets of Milan may not be as familiar to international cinema audiences as those of New York, London or Paris, there are still plenty of places that have been used as the setting for Holly...
American Fashion Brands That Italians Love
This month, American expats in Italy will be commemorating the 247th year of our nation’s Declaration of Independence. As much as we love to integrate into our adopted culture, on close assessment, ma...
The “Shop, Sip & Save” Event Unfolds a Day of Exquisite Cultural Indulgence
Milan, Italy – – Serravalle Designer Outlet and Easy Milano international expat community, in collaboration with the Benvenuto Club of Milan, successfully hosted the highly anticipated “Sip, Shop & S...
Cosmopolitan Identities
“In an era where global vision and cross-cultural competencies are critical to business success, multicultural upbringing can be far-reaching. Multilingual, highly-skilled and international experience...
Gerard Logan Makes the Audience’s Hair Stand on End at the Menotti Theatre
It’s been a while, but it was well worth the wait. Watching Gerard Logan on stage again in Milan in “Night Terrors” at the Teatro Menotti was as much a treat as it was last time, when he played Oscar ...
Writing for Stage and Screen: English Theatre Milan Masterclass with Ann Marie Di Mambro
English Theatre Milan recently organised an online Masterclass “Writing For Theatre And Television” led by the acclaimed Scottish theatre and TV dramatist Ann Marie Di Mambro, who explained the differ...
The Armed Man, A Mass for Peace
As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to exact its appalling cost in terms of human lives and suffering, this was an opportune moment for hundreds of people in Milan to come together and demonstrate th...
Maneuvering in the Italian Health Care System
Italians health care may not appear as efficient and well managed as other countries, but considering its comprehensiveness, low ‘out of pocket cost’ and overall quality, it probably should get more c...
Ophelia, Herb-woman: Bringing Elizabethan England to Milan
Joan Field leads a double life (or maybe even a triple life). Her day job is that of herb-woman, out in the fields at dawn picking simples that she hawks in a basket to the country folk eager for natu...
Affordable Milanese Style Décor
How to decorate your home with Milanese Style without breaking the bank Now that you live in Milan, you have probably started dressing and eating like a local, but have you applied your knowledge of M...
Living in Italy is great, but it’s not always ‘la dolce vita’
Living in a new culture presents challenges and surprises. Mary Catherine Holcomb, writer, teacher and seasoned expat is now living in Milan, Italy. In this article, she shares her views and insights ...
Under Milk Wood comes to Milan with a stunning performance to help Ukraine
Milan April 6, 2022- It was was a rare opportunity in Milan: the chance to see the incredible Guy Masterson-Mastroianni performing all 69 roles of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood in a special charity p...
A Quick Guide to Living in Milan, Italy
Milan, Italy, is often described as the world’s fashion capital. In addition to being home to many global clothing and luxury brands, such as Bulgari, Prada and Versace, it is also Italy’s central bus...
The Octopus and the Wedding Proposal
“How did Salvatore propose?” a friend asked recently, referring to my Italian husband. When I told her that we’d decided to get married in Positano, she said that sounded breathtakingly romantic.Littl...
Learn Something New in 2022
January is always a time for making new year resolutions. Unfortunately, following through on resolutions is often frustrating and discouraging. Too frequently, people set their goals based on what ot...
Italian Style Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And although you may be far from home, make the most of the season with our tips on how to celebrate an Italian Style Christmas. Your beginner’s kit should...
Tracy Roberts talks about new international crowdfunding project
With over 50 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and over 48 million visitors per year, who doesn’t love Italy? It is this passion for Italy that has prompted Tracy Roberts fellow expat living in Italy for 33...
Sea bass baked in a salt crust – “Branzino al Sale”
Many of the recipes that Italian’s are most fond of are the simplest ones, like pasta al pomodoro e basilico (pasta with tomato sauce and basil), caprese di bufala (buffalo mozzarella topped with toma...
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