Fashion in the Bag – The Gleni Blog

The recession is feeling tougher and more lasting than ever, in every corner and in every sector, especially in the pockets of  individuals, who are forced to balance budgets with extra care so as not to waste the money that they have saved up with many sacrifices during this period.

Back to work and to our daily routine after an intense period of festivity, how many of you are still thinking about the way they have spent their Christmas period, enjoying the excitement of children waiting for their gifts, the hugs and greetings of families meeting up together, the feasting, the laughter, the lights and the good and delicious culinary dishes to eat? It’s a delicious thought, remembering these few

Are you planning your summer vacation but have not yet decided on the destination?

Are you tired of the average summer resorts, full of people and noise everywhere day and night?

Would you like to spend your holiday in a peaceful country area, where you can finally relax and re – discover your connection with Nature and the natural rhythms and traditions?

Christmas has just gone by  and everybody here in Italy organized a delicious Christmas lunch to delight and impress their invited relatives and friends with many delicious Christmas dishes!!!!
Christmas is probably the most heartfelt celebration here in Italy and there are a few typical culinary dishes which are exclusively prepared at Christmas time by our [...]

It’s that time of year again! The warm weather and the beginning of the summer don’t only herald the end of the school year and well deserved time off from work….they also signal the start of the summer sales!!

Italy has long been renowned world over for its fine traditions of craftsmanship, and has been the source of countless unique masterpieces over the centuries. Italian manufacturers have a fine reputation for their excellent taste, which reflects in their products, and have never stopped producing top quality luxury goods, using the skills and expertise passed from generation to generation over several centuries.

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25 APRIL 1945 – 25 APRIL 2009
64th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION
What a better occasion is there than the 25th April, this coming week-end, to brush up on a bit of our history, celebrate our past and why not visit some of the most beautiful places in Italy too?

In Italy, the 25th April marks a very [...]

In a few days, next Sunday, April the 12th, most Christians will celebrate Easter day, a very important religious feast in which the death and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Unlike Christmas Day, which is kept on December the 25th in most of the world, Easter day is not celebrated by all Christians on April the 12th, but this date changes according to the different countries and branches of Christianity.

However, whenever your Easter Day is, we wish you all a joyful and peaceful day, full of harmony and wonderful surprises.

An endless tragedy touching the whole of Italy on the raw.

A few nights ago on April the 6th, Italy was hit by a dramatic tragedy which has left everybody at a loss for words: a tremendous earthquake shock destroyed l’Aquila, a beautiful historic city in the Abruzzo region and the seat of one of the most important Italian universities and artistic monuments.

On Monday morning at 3:32 a.m. (Italian time), while everybody was sleeping, a loud rumbling followed by an incredible earthquake shock, estimated at about 5.8 on the Richter scale, (according to other sources it was 6.3 on the Richter scale) provoked a complete apocalypse in Aquila and in neighbouring areas.

A few weeks ago, from Wednesday 4th to Saturday 7th March, Milan trade center hosted MIPEL, the international market of leather products and accessories, which, for more than 40 years, has been the opportunity for many Italian and international leather companies to exhibit their leather creations