This spring the UK is getting a taste of La Dolce Vita as the best of Italy’s food, drink, property, travel and design comes to London.

From March 11-14, The Italian Festival in London takes over the Business Design Centre in Islington for a four-day celebration of everything we love about Italy.

Whether you’re looking to indulge your passion for pasta, hoping to track down a sprawling Tuscan villa to renovate or searching for that illusive undiscovered corner of Italy for your next summer holiday, the search begins at La Dolce Vita.

Celebrity chefs, winemakers, travel experts and property agents will all be on hand to introduce the best the country has to offer.

Highlights will include live cookery sessions at the Teatro del Gusto, wine tastings at the Italian Wine Academy and masterclasses in how to make your own pasta.

News Shopper: La Dolce Vita

If you’re looking for an opportunity to discover a new side to Italy, La Dolce Vita is an essential event for your diary.

For more information visit ladolcevitaevent.co.uk

News Shopper has 20 pairs of free tickets to the event up for grabs.

To be in with a chance of winning answer the following question:

David Beckham is currently on loan at which Italian football club?

Send your answer, with your name, address and contact number on a postcard or a stuck-down envelope to: La Dolce Vita Competition, News Shopper, Mega House, Crest View Drive, Petts Wood, Kent, BR5 1BT.

You can also enter by sending a text. Type DOLCE leave a space and send your answer with your name and address to 80360.

The closing date for entries is March 8.

Competition rules: Employees of Newsquest (London) Ltd, their families and anyone else connected with this promotion are not eligible to enter. Prizes are not transferable and there are no cash alternatives. The editor’s decision is final. Texts cost 50p plus your normal operator text charge. Text lines close 7/3/2010 at 11.59pm. For full terms visit newsquest.co.uk/terms. Service provided by Newsquest Media Group.