dolce vita
noun
dol·ce vi·ta
ˌdōl-chā-ˈvē-(ˌ)tä 
: a life of indolence and self-indulgence
called also la dolce vita
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Beyond all the decadence and dolce vita, the show was on home turf, all but guaranteeing blockbuster success.
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Amy Verner, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
The dolce vita playgrounds of Portofino and Santa Margherita Ligure are less than 30 miles from central Genoa, and a few miles west roost the pastel villages of the Cinque Terre.
—Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
The city did not disappoint, with fans and photographers crowding the Grand Canal — on which the wedding party commuted throughout the weekend aboard a flotilla of classic wooden water
taxis — for a glimpse of the dolce vita pageantry.
—Elizabeth Leonard, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Emily goes back to Paris Emily has had enough of pizza, pasta, tiramisu, and dolce vita, packs her bags, and heads back to Paris.
—Ursula Schmied, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
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Amy Verner, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
The dolce vita playgrounds of Portofino and Santa Margherita Ligure are less than 30 miles from central Genoa, and a few miles west roost the pastel villages of the Cinque Terre.
—Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
The city did not disappoint, with fans and photographers crowding the Grand Canal — on which the wedding party commuted throughout the weekend aboard a flotilla of classic wooden water
taxis — for a glimpse of the dolce vita pageantry.
—Elizabeth Leonard, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Emily goes back to Paris Emily has had enough of pizza, pasta, tiramisu, and dolce vita, packs her bags, and heads back to Paris.
—Ursula Schmied, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
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